Digital Media Metadata Analyst

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

ID: 7299028 (Ref.No. BSU46328)
Posted: Newly posted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Evaluate, describe, and codify digital assets for inclusion in the University Libraries' online digital resource collections to facilitate user discovery of digital content that supports research, teaching, and learning; support an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work environment and service culture to advance the strategic direction of the University Libraries.

Ball State University Libraries is searching for an energetic, detail-oriented person to join our committed and highly-engaged team of Metadata and Digital Initiatives staff, responsible for evaluating, describing, and codifying a variety of digital assets for inclusion in University Libraries Digital Media Repository, a full-text searchable database of over 260,000 digital assets in over 340 collections of primary source materials and learning objects. If you are excited by the possibilities of this important role, we invite you to consider joining us in our mission “to create transformative experiences for diverse communities of learners.”

Job Function:

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Minimum Experience:

Over one year of related experience.

Preferred Experience:

Library cataloging or archival experience; experience with metadata, controlled vocabularies and/or object description; experience with repositories and/or content management systems; experience with digitization equipment, best practices, and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Analyze and describe digital artifacts (video, audio, still image, text or other type), including the creation of new standards-based metadata records and subject assignment based on controlled vocabularies.
Organize, evaluate, and codify digital materials, including the adaptation or normalization of existing descriptive data (e.g., scientific or archival databases) for new or existing collections.
Prepare and manage resources for on- or off-site digitization, collect descriptive data, and create/modify digital objects as needed.
Execute other aspects of digital project workflow (e.g., digitization, quality control, OCR processing, or transcription) as needed.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.

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