Digital Collections Coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries are recruiting a Digital Collections Coordinator.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position number: 00870143):

The UWM Libraries currently hosts 27 digital collections via CONTENTdm, developed over the past several years. Digital collections include a wide variety of formats, such as rare books, maps, manuscripts, photographs, audiovisual materials, and born-digital materials. UWM has a large inventory of materials for future projects as well as commitments to current projects.

The ideal Digital Collections Coordinator requires a combination of excellent project planning and priority-setting skills, ability to communicate and work in a variety of environments with staff, faculty, administrators, colleagues in-depth knowledge and direct experience with digital collection building, copyright, and international standards and trends, solid technical skills, and an intellectual appreciation of special collections in all formats and the context of their organization and use. The Digital Collections staff consists of full-time and part-time staff and has traditionally included a number of students, interns, and field workers. This position is responsible for providing excellent customer service in a professional manner and serving as a model representative of UWM and the Libraries.

The Digital Collections Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Systems and Digital Initiatives.

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