Large Scale Digitization Project Assistant/PSA-II-Annex (part-time, 20 hours per week, term)

About Cornell University Library

With welcoming spaces, expansive collections, and innovative services across our libraries on campus, Cornell University Library is a unified community empowering academic achievement and intellectual exploration at Cornell and beyond.

About the Library Annex

The Library Annex is a state-of-the-art high-density facility with a climate-controlled environment of 50-55⁰ F and 30-35% relative humidity. It consists of five modules built between 1978 and 2004 and provides a clean and secure home for library materials in various formats.  Access to materials is provided by electronic and physical document delivery with a 24-hour turn-around time or using an on-site reading room equipped with wireless access, computers, printer, copiers, and microform readers. Currently, the Library Annex serves primarily as a storage facility for lesser-used materials from the on-campus collections of CUL and carries significant responsibilities for housing and preserving the Rare and Manuscript Collections print heritage materials. The Library Annex is committed to providing adequate protection and security for this historic material.

The Opportunity

This Large-Scale Digitization Project Assistant position is a part-time, 20 hour per week, benefits-eligible term appointment until 2/28/2026, with possibility of extension. Under the supervision of the Google Project Manager or the Annex Administrative Supervisor, the person in this position will be responsible for the preparation of outgoing and incoming shipments for a large digitization project that involves meeting specific deadline dates.  

As a Large-Scale Digitization Project Assistant, you will work with:

Materials housed in the Library Annex:

• Use of a variety of software on an iPad type of equipment and various software programs.
• Operation of Orderpicker/forklift to retrieve (outgoing) and refile (incoming) shipments.

Materials housed in Campus Unit Libraries:

• Locate, retrieve, and process library materials for outgoing shipments.
• Check-in and reshelve materials for incoming shipments.

This position’s responsibility are physically demanding, requiring frequent management of heavy book carts over a variety of grades and surfaces.

Large-Scale Digitization Project Assistants work, on-site at the Library Annex, located on Bookbank Drive (take Route 366 to Palm Rd, near the Cornell apple orchard).  Core work hours for this position are between Monday through Friday, 7:40AM to 4:00PM.  Exact hours for this position will be mutually determined between you and your supervisor.

What We Need

• A cover letter and resume outlining your interest and how your experience and goals align with the potential for mutual success in the role are required for consideration.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• High School degree and equivalent experience of 1-2 years.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of people in a team environment.
• Aptitude for detailed and repetitive work; accuracy in recordkeeping.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Familiarity and ease with computer technology.
• Valid drivers license with a good driving record.
• Ability to pass a test for the forklift/orderpicker license.  Training provided on site.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds. 
• Ability to safely manage heavy loads on wheels (800 lbs.) over a variety of grades.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

• Experience with academic libraries, Library or Congress call number system, large scale book movement.

Rewards and Benefits

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

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