Digitization and Digital Preservation Associate

Digital Library Federation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Digital Services Associate position at the Digital Services Lab supports the creation, management, preservation, and accessibility of digital collections through digitization, digital migration, metadata, and preservation services. This role works on projects involving scanning, AV format migration, and born-digital processing to enhance long-term access for teaching, learning, and research.

Based in Birmingham, AL, this role emphasizes collaboration, attention to detail, and a hands-on

Responsibilities

• Performs digitization and digital migration services including physical scanning, data extraction, and AV format migration.
• Extracts, prepares, and organizes born-digital materials.
• Packages print and audiovisual materials for online access and long-term preservation.
• Contributes to metadata creation, enhancement, and maintenance for digital and web archives collections.
• Assists with digital collections maintenance, linking updates, image thumbnails, and troubleshooting issues.
• Supports reporting on digital services activities and contributes to department documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

The Digital Services Associate (working title) supports the creation, management, preservation, and accessibility of digital collections by providing a variety of digitization, digital migration, metadata, and digital preservation services. Working within the Digital Services Lab, this position contributes to projects involving the digitization of physical materials, migration of legacy audiovisual formats, processing of born-digital content, and enhancement of metadata that supports discovery and long-term access to digital resources. This position is ideal for an individual with strong technical aptitude, attention to detail, and an interest in digital libraries, archives, cultural heritage collections, or digital preservation. This position offers an opportunity to contribute directly to the preservation and accessibility of unique digital collections that support teaching, learning, research, and community engagement. The successful candidate will gain experience with emerging technologies, digital preservation workflows, metadata standards, and large-scale digital collection initiatives while working in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of digitization and digital migration services including physical scanning, data extraction, and AV format migration.
• Extracts, prepares, processes, and organizes born-digital materials.
• Processes and packages print and audiovisual materials for online digital access and long-term preservation storage.
• Contributes to the creation, enhancement, and maintenance of metadata for digital and web archives collections, ensuring adherence to established standards and best practices.
• Assists with digital collections maintenance including updating access links, generating image thumbnails, identifying linking issues, and troubleshooting technical issues.
• Assists with reporting on digital services activities, including tracking progress and contributing to department documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.