ZAI has an immediate opening for a library or archives technician to support our customer, a major government library, in its efforts to digitize portions of its collection. Reformatting includes scanning historical source materials, processing images and metadata, and performing QA/QC on images and metadata. Specific responsibilities are detailed below. 

This position is performed 100% onsite.  

Hourly Rate: $24.07/ $50,065.00 plus $4.57 H &W 

Responsibilities:

• Select, gather, track, and prepare biomedical materials for scanning
• Prepare material for scanning, such as review batch spreadsheet, scanning notes, and condition of the source
• Inventory and rehouse source materials
• Ship and receive source materials scanned or copied offsite
• Scan source materials
• Process images and metadata
• Perform QA/QC on images and metadata
• Review the condition of scanned source materials and send for repair, as needed

Qualifications: 

• Associate's Degree; Bachelor Degree preferred
• One or more years of recent experience working in a library or museum
• One or more years of recent experience working on reformatting collection materials, including scanning and processing images or performing QA.QC on images and metadata
• Experience with library services platforms, preferably Alma, including interpreting bibliographic data elements and searching and updating bibliographic holdings, and items records
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Ability to organize and prioritize workloads and meet deadline
• Careful attention to detail, and ability to take direction from staff members
• Excellent oral and written professional communication skills in English
• U.S. Citizenship

ZAI provides best-in-class benefits including:

Core Benefits

• Basic Life Insurance
• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical
• Dental

Leave

• Vacation
• Sick
• Holiday (10 Federal Holidays per year)
• Military
• Jury Duty
• Bereavement

Optional Benefits

• Vision
• Retirement 401(k) Plan (company matches a portion)
• Flexible Spending Account (Health Care and/or Dependent Care)
• Pre-Tax Transportation Benefits
• Short-Term Disability
• Enhanced Optional Life Insurance (for employee and dependents)

Additional Benefits

• Educational Assistance
• Training Assistance
• Direct Deposit
• NASA Federal Credit Union (eligible for membership)

ZAI is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions applied for without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran’s status, or any other legally protected status.

Tags: #archives technician #library technician #reformatting #library digitization #scanning

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