Digital Initiatives Librarian

About the role

The Digital Initiatives Librarian will lead the creation, ingestion, management, and preservation of digital assets for the Georgetown Law Library. Reporting to the Head of Digital Initiatives, the role shapes local standards, prioritises digitisation projects, and refines workflows to support the library’s digital collections.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure access to digital collections through the Law Library’s repository and develop ingest workflows.
• Develop detailed metadata standards and workflows for digital collections.
• Oversee production‑level digitisation of library materials, creating workflows for staff and students.
• Coordinate and plan digital preservation activities.
• Collaborate with library staff to plan and prioritise digitisation projects.
• Manage database maintenance projects and standards for bulk import/export of digital objects.
• Assist in managing the DigitalGeorgetown repository and act as a liaison for shared development with campus libraries.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
• Five to eight years of library experience.
• Proven experience with digitisation best practices, large‑scale scanning equipment, and image editing software.
• Experience with institutional repository systems and digital asset management.
• Strong knowledge of metadata standards and digital preservation workflows.

Required skills

• Large‑scale scanning equipment
• Image editing software
• Inventory control procedures
• Institutional repository systems
• Metadata standards development
• Database maintenance
• Digital preservation workflows