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Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS), Osney One Building, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0EW
THIS POST COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY
About the role
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. 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 communicate with curatorial staff and academic staff as needed, conducting research, reformatting existing catalogue entries, or analyzing images to ensure the data about the digitized books in our repository is accurate and comprehensive.
This is a full-time position, working 36.5 hours per week, fixed-term for 12 months. Hybrid working is available on a flexible basis, with some office-based work required, especially during onboarding.
About You
You will be highly computer literate, with experience using common software applications such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and the ability to quickly learn and use specialized software. You will have experience working with structured records like cataloguing or metadata and possess excellent attention to detail, especially regarding accurate and efficient data entry.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing, offering benefits 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 loans
More information is available at Diversity.
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