Trinity
College seeks a staff that reflects the changing demographics of our
student body. Our student body is diverse, representing 41 states and 70
countries, with 21 percent U.S. students of color and 50 percent who
identify as women. More than 90 percent of students live on campus.
Trinity is a highly selective, independent, nonsectarian liberal arts
institution located in the capital city of Hartford, Conn. With more
than 2,100 full-time undergraduate students and 91 graduate students,
the college maintains a rigorous academic profile complemented by a
vibrant and diverse co-curricular program. We consider our location in a
culturally and socioeconomically diverse capital city to be among
Trinity’s most distinctive assets, and we cultivate strong connections
with our surrounding neighbors and with institutions and organizations
throughout Hartford and the region. As a preeminent liberal arts college
in an urban setting, Trinity College prepares students to be bold,
independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.
Reporting to
the Digital Archivist, the Digital Media Librarian actively supports
the creation and promotion of digital collections, collaborating
especially with Special Collections and other library staff in support
of public and Trinity access, research, digital scholarship, and
curriculum. They hire, train, and manage student staff in the Digital
Imaging Studio, oversee digital capture workflows, ensure the proper
handling and safeguarding of materials, and perform quality assurance.
They will also develop a strong knowledge of copyright, fair use, and
open access resources, and will promote and advocate for the library’s
digital collections and services to faculty, staff, and other college
departments.
• Provides support to faculty and students needing
digital assets for publication, coursework or projects. Collaborates
with other staff as needed.
• Participates in identifying
library and archival collections for digitization, and in establishing
specifications and workflows for each project in accordance with best
practices of the profession. These include choice of appropriate digital
capture hardware, handling requirements, metadata schema, filenames and
accession numbers, file types, master file storage/directories,
location and protection of physical materials.
• Manages student
staff digitizing for Trinity repositories (print, image, and video
formats) as well as the hardware and software in the Digital Imaging
Studio, fulfilling faculty and student requests. Ensures proper handling
of fragile and rare materials, executes project workflows, oversees pre
and post processing and archiving of master files. Ensures accuracy and
quality of all digitization workflow output for publication to online
repositories.
• Explores feasibility and methods of providing
expanded online support for faculty course requirements, such as digital
print reserves and open access resources. Investigates workflows and
process, staff and time.
• Uploads digital content to digital
repositories, backs up master files, and maintains and updates
spreadsheets of published content.
• Promotes the library’s
digital collections and digitization services and works with the Digital
Archivist to make collections more discoverable. Creates blog postings
and other materials promoting library and archival collections available
online. Collaborates with others in LITS to promote services to campus
community; may lead workshops, promotional presentations or
communications.
• Participates in relevant professional
associations, workshops, and meetings to stay current with issues and
best practices related to digital collections including digital capture,
access, storage, DEI, software, hardware, copyright, fair use, and
digital preservation. Maintains relationships with CTW and other
professional colleagues.
• Supports and assists nontraditional
and digital scholarship efforts of faculty and students focusing on
projects utilizing the department’s digital collections.
• Performs other duties as needed by the department.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred. 1-3 years related experience.
MLS, MIS preferred (or equivalent certification, training, or
experience). Proficiency with media capture hardware and software and
ability to quickly learn new skills. Familiarity with metadata
standards. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Excellent
attention to detail. Ability to successfully execute multiple concurrent
responsibilities.
Special Instructions to Applicants: All applicants must apply online by submitting their resume, cover letter and 3 references to https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/postings/2577.
In your cover letter or application materials, please address how you
would foster and promote an environment of diversity, equity, and
inclusion in this role.
Review of applications will begin three weeks after the role posting date.
Trinity College requires proof of COVID19 vaccination and booster or an approved exemption prior to beginning employment.
Trinity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
