Job Summary
The Rights and Reproductions Coordinator serves as a proactive ambassador for Special Collections UTA Libraries and the University by providing extraordinary customer experiences for the UTA Community guests partners and colleagues. This role is responsible for providing access to Special Collections materials through facilitating rights/reproduction requests and reference requests coordinating with University partners in the operation of the cold/cool storage vaults and performing archival activities for collections located in cold/cool storage.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Rights and Reproductions Coordinates and communicates with customers to fulfill reproduction requests. Evaluates and approves digitization requests based on purpose time constraints available resources and Copyright restrictions. Manages financial transactions for all SPCO rights and reproduction orders. Ensures customer completes all required paperwork to process digitization requests and maintains completed paperwork. Collections and Access Collaborates with university partners in the operation of the cold/cool storage vaults. Performs a variety of archival activities for collections located in cold/cool storage under the guidance of the Archives Unit Manager. Supervises student employees assisting with duties related to the collections located in the cold/cool storage vaults. Reference Facilitates the completion of SPCO reference requests including virtual or inperson requests. Works assigned oncall shifts at the SPCO reference desk and occasional Saturday hours. Organizational and Professional Engagement Engage in ongoing professional development initiatives to maintain and enhance skills. Collaborates on crossdepartmental Libraries initiatives. Performs other duties assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in a related field. Three 3 years of related experience or an equivalent mix of education and relevant experience in similar role Proficiency and experience in use of scanning equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in related field. Three 3 years of related experience. Familiarity with Copyright law. Experience reformatting materials from analog to digital format. Experience working in a library or archival setting.
Work Schedule
MondayFriday; 8:00am5:00pm. Occasional Saturdays required. Flexibility is required to ensure the department is appropriately staffed in order to satisfy all service needs. Professional development conferences and training may require travel and/or overnight accommodations.
Required Experience:
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