Digitization Assistant
University of Oxford, New Osney, Oxford
Digitization Assistant
£27838-£31459
University of Oxford, New Osney, Oxford
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 10 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: e002b8b2497247038fcdb7f6bd6c72c2
Full Job Description
You will play a key role in ingesting Bodleian and Oxford colleges' materials into Digital Bodleian, including images of rare books and manuscripts, maps and modern archival items. You will use online information sources and printed catalogues to source and check bibliographic metadata for items being digitized and carry out data entry within the digitization workflow. You will talk to curatorial staff and academic staff where necessary, carrying out any research, reformatting of existing catalogue entries, or analysis of images to ensure that the data held in our repository about the digitized version of the book is as accurate and complete as possible.
You will be highly computer literate, with demonstrable experience in using common software applications e.g. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and have the ability to learn quickly and use specialist software. You will have experience of working with structured records such as cataloguing or metadata and have excellent attention to detail, with particular regard to accurate and efficient data entry.
Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) are seeking a Digitization Assistant to work within its Digital Bodleian team. Digital Bodleian is the Library's flagship platform for digitized collections: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
This is a full-time post, working 36.5 hours per week, fixed-term for 12 months. Hybrid working is offered on a flexible basis, although some office-based working will be required especially during the onboarding period., As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
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