5209 Coordinator, Digital Lab – Library

 

POSITION IDENTIFICATION

TITLE 5209 Coordinator, Digital Lab – Library

CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 5209

GRADE 44

CLASSIFICATION Exempt

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Director of Resource Management and Discovery

GENERAL FUNCTION

The digitization lab of the Missouri State University Libraries leads and coordinates the digitization of content (including three-dimensional content) owned by the MSU Libraries, or loaned to it specifically for the purpose of digitization, preservation, and user access. This position leads and manages all facets of the digitization lab, including but not limited to budgets, personnel, equipment, software, processes, metadata, archiving, inter-organizational collaboration, promotion, and donor relations. Collaborate with other units and individuals at the MSU Libraries, at MSU, in the region, the state, and elsewhere to identify and solidify digitization initiatives and projects.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Master’s degree in Library Science, Computer Science, Media and Film, or a related field is required. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.

Experience: A minimum of two years of experience with the digitization process and necessary equipment is required. A documented proficiency in relevant software and technology, including three-dimensional scanning, knowledge of metadata standards and cataloging principles, knowledge of various file types and file management best practices is required

Skills: Familiarity with cataloging, various computer applications, and establishing metadata descriptions required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Experience in outreach activities and supervisory experience are preferred. Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills as well as strong organizational and management skills are also required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversees digitization Lab including operating and maintaining the digitization lab, ensuring it meets professional standards and safety protocols, as well as managing the equipment, software and other lab resources.

2. This position heads up the digital projects area, including leading the development and implementation of digitization workflows and processes as part of a comprehensive reformatting program that includes campus, community, state, and regional partnerships, vended services, as well as extensive in-house digitization.

3. Coordinate lab projects with the Library management team to establish priorities for the projects, with achievable deadlines for specific projects.

4. Confers and collaborates with others within the MSU Libraries, across the University, and throughout the region to identify materials suitable for a digitization project.

5. Coordinates with others to make informed decisions about when to outsource certain digitization projects, or facets of specific digitization projects.

6. Ensures the quality and accuracy of digitized content, adhering to best practices and standards by using specific methods to ensure that digitized content is acceptable, and useful to users of digitized content.

7. Coordinates and advises donors, potential donors, and intermediary individuals and organizations to identify collections suitable for digitization.

8. Identifies and pursues, when appropriate, external funding (grants, gifts, etc.) for digitization projects.

9. Collaborate with other units and individuals at the MSU Libraries, at MSU, in the region, the state, and elsewhere to identify and solidify digitization initiatives and projects.

10. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

11. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as directed by the supervisor.

12. Contributes to the overall success of the department by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Resource Management and Discovery.

SUPERVISION

The Coordinator, Digital Lab supervises other employees, including other full-time staff, graduate assistants, interns, student employees, non-student part-time employees, and others.

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

OCTOBER 2023

JOB FAMILY 4

Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery

Level 4.0 - 2300 Points: Knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques of an administrative, managerial, or professional field such as accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, engineering, social sciences, communications, education, law, or medicine. Knowledge permits the employee to complete assignments by applying established methods to recurring types of projects/problems susceptible to well-documented precedents or to schedule, plan, and carry out precedented projects. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out precedented projects requiring considerable experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty along with significant related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with substantial work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with substantial work experience. Knowledge requirements generally also include a significant amount of related work experience and may include administrative or supervisory experience.

Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility

Level 2.0 - 130 Points: Regular, but limited, supervision, training, or directing the work assignments of (a) small numbers of student, part-time or temporary workers, or (b) one or more permanent, full-time employees. The nature of supervision is largely confined to scheduling work and assigning tasks. Supervision at this level typically does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities, and supervisory duties typically do not consume a large portion of the work day.

Factor 3: Interactions with Others

Level 3.0 - 250 Points: The purpose of interactions is to advise or counsel others to solve recurring and structured problems, and/or to plan or coordinate work efforts with other employees who are working toward common goals in situations where relationships are generally cooperative. Interactions are moderately structured and routine and may involve employees in different functions, students, and/or the general public. These types of interactions require normal interpersonal skills.

Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines

Level 3.0 - 500 Points: The employee operates under general supervision expressed in terms of program goals and objectives, priorities, and deadlines. Administrative supervision is given through statements of overall program or project objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are relatively comprehensive and the employee need only to fill in gaps in interpretation and adapt established methods to perform recurring activities. In unforeseen situations, the employee must interpret inadequate or incomplete guidelines, develop plans, and initiate new methods to complete assignments based on those interpretations. Assignments are normally related in function, but the work requires many different processes and methods applied to an established administrative or professional field. Problems are typically the result of unusual circumstances, variations in approach, or incomplete or conflicting data. The employee must interpret and refine methods to complete assignments. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing single-purpose programs or performing complex, but precedented, technical or professional work.

Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility

Level 3.0 - 850 Points: Work involves providing significant support services to others both within and outside of the department that substantially influences decision-making processes. Work activities are complex and others rely on the accuracy and reliability of the information, analysis, or advice to make decisions. Work activities have a direct, but shared, impact on further processes or services, affect the overall efficiency and image of the department, and may have material impact on costs or service quality within the cost center. Incumbents may be responsible for identifying areas of need and for developing proposals that request funding to fulfill those needs.