Digitization Services Coordinator

Digital Library Federation; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Libraries seek a Digitization Services Coordinator who reports to the Head of Digital Collections. This role oversees in-house digitization at the Hornbake Digitization Center and supports outsourced work, coordinating with collections managers to balance priorities.

You will hire, train, and supervise hourly student assistants, ensure metadata quality, maintain equipment, and develop procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manages in-house digitization operations at the Hornbake Digitization Center.
• Hires, trains, and supervises hourly student assistants for digitization work.
• Develops QA standards and quality control for digital files and metadata.
• Coordinates with collection managers, vendors, and Head of Digital Collections.

Job description

A member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Association of Research Libraries, the UMD Libraries are nationally recognized for excellence in advancing the role of academic libraries. We are dedicated to fostering a welcoming and collaborative workplace where employees can grow, contribute their strengths, and be part of a community that advances discovery and learning.

The Digitization Services Coordinator reports to the Head, Digital Collections and is a valued member of the of Digital Programs and Initiatives in the Digital Services and Technologies Division. The incumbent manages the in-house digitization operations at the University of Maryland Libraries in the Hornbake Digitization Center (HDC) - the central location in which most textual, photographic, and audio materials are digitized - and assists with outsourced digitization operations. The successful incumbent manages people, projects, vendor deliverables and estimates, and relationships with collections managers in coordination with the Head of Digital Collections. The Coordinator hires, trains, and supervises hourly student assistants to perform digitization work and quality control of all files and metadata.

The individual manages and prioritizes short-term, user-initiated requests, and balances these with managing long-term projects. The Coordinator establishes quality assurance standards and manages quality control for all digital files and associated metadata records uploaded to all digital repositories. The individual provides oversight for digitization requests and projects, maintains digitization equipment, requests and negotiates quotes and purchase orders, and reports production and inspection statistics.

The Coordinator maintains updated digitization and file management procedural documentation, and creates documentation and instructions for projects with the Head of Digital Collections. The Coordinator assesses digitization operation needs, is expected to remain current with evolving digitization standards and best practices, and will research development for expansion into additional formats