Digital Access Compliance Coordinator (Finance)
Dept Number/Name: 0-4001-000 / USF Libraries
College Division: Acad Affairs-Tampa Library
Salary Plan: Staff
Job Code/Title: 2796 / Collections Specialist
Hiring Salary/Salary Range: $35,000 - $40,000
Position Number: 00059578
ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:
The University of South Florida Libraries - Tampa Special Collections supports the research and teaching missions of the University of South Florida by acquiring, preserving, and providing access to strategically developed collections of rare and unique primary sources and other, relevant materials.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Associate Director of Digital Initiatives, and in accordance with the procedures of the USF Libraries Special Collections, this Collections Specialist position will involve the generation of transcripts, alt-text, and captioning for digital library resources to encourage the broadest possible access to our digital collections. The role will supervise student employees to ensure all resources in the collection are brought to standards and current file formats.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Review over 150,000 digital collections items, as well as born-digital acquisitions, and digital collections exhibits to determine accessibility requirements and improvements.
Co-develop a plan to track, conduct, delegate, and finalize the project by 2026.
Create and upload accessible transcripts, alt-text, and captioning for digital collections items. Prepare accessible transcripts, alt-text, and captioning for born-digital
objects, digital exhibits, and other web content.
Reprocess digital collections files into accessible PDF-A formats with full optical character recognition.
Supervise student employees and coordinate schedules and workloads to ensure timely completion accessibility work on Digital Initiatives materials.
Other duties as assigned.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
MINIMUM:
This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Library Science, English, History, or related field and two years of experience. Directly relevant work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year for year basis.
FLSB1310 Equivalency:
4 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.
PREFERRED:
Experience working with archival materials. Familiarity with digital collections repository and exhibiting platforms. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Information for Applicants
This position is subject to a Level 1 criminal background check.
Job Opening Number: 38840
Posting Date: 02/21/2025
Posting End Date: 03/07/2025
How to Claim Veteran's Preference:
This position allows eligible veterans and their spouses to claim Veterans' Preference pursuant to Florida Statute 295.
Applicants claiming preference are responsible for providing required documentation AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING APPLICATION; such documentation is required for eligibility determination.
Supporting documentation, in addition to the DD214, may be required based on eligibility criteria. If you are submitting a DD 214, please ensure the social security number and date of birth is redacted/removed.
For information on obtaining a DD 214 visit http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ or call 1-866-272-6272.
How To Apply
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Equal Employment Opportunity
USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution that embraces diversity in the workplace.
The University of South Florida does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sexual harassment. Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator. Reports may be made at any time either online or directly to the University's Title IX Coordinator.
Federal Rights
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) .
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