Commensurate with education + experience; not spec...
Arkansas digital newspaper project
Metadata collection and quality review
Coordinate with institutions and vendors
The Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) Director is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments, and collaborating with institutions, vendors, and the Library of Congress to implement quality review of digital assets
Job Summary
The Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) Director is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments, and collaborating with institutions, vendors, and the Library of Congress to implement quality review of digital assets.
This temporary full-time position, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, will manage the day-to-day operations of the ADNP to digitize over 100,000 pages of historic newspapers for the Library of Congress Chronicling America site.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university committed to providing accessible, quality education and preparing students to be innovators and responsible leaders.
Matching Summary
The Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) Director is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments, and collaborating with institutions, vendors, and the Library of Congress to implement quality review of digital assets.
Salary
Commensurate with education and experience; Not specified; Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project
Metadata collection and quality review
Coordinate with institutions and vendors
Digitize historic newspapers
Project record keeping and reporting
Nice-to-have
Grant management and writing
Knowledge of Arkansas history
Experience with OCR optimization
Excellent organizational skills
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in History, English, or related field