Digital Collections Technician: Digitization & Preservation

UAB Medicine; University (FL); On-site; USD 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

UAB Libraries is seeking a Digitization & Digital Preservation Associate to support creation, management, and long-term access of digital collections. The role involves digitization, AV migration, metadata enhancement, and digital preservation within the Digital Services Lab.

The ideal candidate has strong technical aptitude, attention to detail, and interest in digital libraries or heritage collections. A Bachelor's degree and 3 years’ related experience are required; MLIS is preferred and may

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; related library/science fields considered.
• An ALA-accredited MLIS or current MLIS student preferred.
• Experience with digitization, audiovisual migration, metadata and digital preservation workflows is expected.

Responsibilities

• Performs digitization and digital migration services including scanning and AV format migration.
• Extracts, prepares, and organizes born-digital materials.
• Packages print and audiovisual materials for online access and preservation.
• Contributes to metadata creation and enhancement for digital/web archives.

Skills

Digitization

Metadata work

Technical troubleshooting

Workflow documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MLIS preferred

ALA-accredited MLIS enrollment

Tools

Library systems

Image editing software

Job description

UAB Libraries is seeking a Digitization & Digital Preservation Associate to support creation, management, and long-term access of digital collections. The role involves digitization, AV migration, metadata enhancement, and digital preservation within the Digital Services Lab.

The ideal candidate has strong technical aptitude, attention to detail, and interest in digital libraries or heritage collections. A Bachelor's degree and 3 years’ related experience are required; MLIS is preferred and may