Head of Digital Initiatives - Georgetown University Law Center

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The Head of Digital Initiatives is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and advancement of the Law Library’s digital collections. Reporting to the Associate Director for Resource Management and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Library, this position leads a cohesive digitization program and works to implement an effective and achievable strategy to ensure long-term protection and access to Georgetown University Law Library’s digital assets.

The Digital Initiatives department is responsible for production digitization of Law Library materials and for making them available through a number of digital repositories. The department includes two full-time staff and a team of 4-6 student assistants. Responsible for the operations of the department, this position delegates tasks, provides general oversight and direction for the daily work of the department, and monitors the physical space to ensure safety and an appropriate work environment. The incumbent sets the goals and priorities for the department, develops and maintains the policies and procedures to meet those goals, and provides opportunities for training and development of the staff in the department. This position represents the department’s work and interests in communications with peers, collaborators, and vendors both internal and external to Georgetown, and participates in strategic planning and decision-making with respect to major purchases and new initiatives.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Execute large-scale digitization efforts and supervision of personnel involved in digitization.

• Create procedures, documentation, and workflows, maintaining the equipment and software required for digitization and image processing.

• Track and manage digital files utilizing standards and best practices, uploading and managing content in the Law Library’s instance of DigitalGeorgetown.

• Facilitate and maintain access to Law Library digital assets through integrations in the Law Library catalog, in cloud storage platforms, and through web-based repositories.

• Develop and maintain metadata standards for digital collections and assets.

• Advise and coordinate digital preservation activities and standards.

• Assess digitization needs and generate ideas for future digital initiatives, serving as a point of contact for external partners and assisting in acquiring digital collections.

Work Interactions

The position is the Head of the Digital Initiatives Department and reports to the Associate Director for Resource Management and Technology. Other staff members in the Department are the Digital Initiatives Coordinator, Digital Initiatives Assistant, and student assistants. Other close interactions are with the Head of Special Collections, Head of Law Library Technology, the Collection Development Librarian, and the Head of Access Services.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science (or equivalent)

• Six to ten years of library experience (including supervisory experience)

• Experience with standard digitization workflows, including the use of large-scale scanning equipment, image editing software, and inventory control procedures

• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to design and implement long-term digitization projects

• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems, implement new equipment and so