Historical Magazines Digitization Assistant, Libraries and Learning Technologies: Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL), Grant Position

Reports to: Assistant Director for Special Projects and Electronic Media

Purpose: To digitize historical magazines collections in order to move them into the active resources of the RBSCL 

Principal Accountabilities:

• Digitize historical magazines using overhead and flatbed scanners
• Perform post-processing and material preparation
• Apply basic metadata description
• Handle meta data entry
• Perform quality control and check on scans
• Monitor preservation and conservation treatment of damaged volumes before scanning in coordination with the conservation team
• Assure the safe retrieval and return of materials requested by digitization lab from various areas of the RBSCL
• Assist in all matters relevant to security of our collections
• Perform any other duties as required

Requirements:

Minimum Education Requirement:

•  Intermediate diploma
• Bachelor degree is an asset

Experience:

• At least five years of experience demanding technical expertise

Skills :

• Experience in working with special collections found within libraries, archives and/or museums
• Ability to work with close attention to details
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge
• Good manual skill with the ability to concentrate on tasks that require careful handling of delicate materials
• Skilled in digitization techniques and using an overhead book scanner
• Photography skills is preferable
• Good service mentality, interpersonal and communication skills
• English preferred; Arabic skills required

The position is open until July 15, 2021

Placement is based on the candidate’s experience and skills. Only candidates who make it to the short list will be contacted.

“We thank all individuals who have expressed interest in working at The American University in Cairo.”