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UK Higher Education Digitisation Service (HEDS*)
University of Hertfordshire
Consultant In Digital Document Conversion
Salary: £29,642 - £31,769 p.a.
Ref: W3412
The task of HEDS is to convert large information resources held on a wide
variety of media to electronic form. These resources are often scholarly
materials or other valued assets for which increased access and
availability is required. HEDS clients include libraries, museums,
universities, local authorities and government departments.
We are looking for a consultant with a suitable technical background to
join our existing team in this highly successful and rapidly expanding service.
Essential:
- Graduate or equivalent expertise
- Good knowledge of the technology relevant to image capture and the
conversion of both textual and visual materials into digital form.
- Minimum of 2 years of consultancy or research or equivalent commercial
experience in digitisation and image capture.
Desirable:
- A good understanding of the impact of the digital world on libraries and
other information repositories
- A proven track record in analysing collections of documents with a view
to digitisation
- Project management experience.
* HEDS is a service of the Joint Information Systems Committee of the UK
Higher Education Funding Councils. http://heds.herts.ac.uk/
Further details available from the Personnel Department, University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB or telephone (01707) 284802 (24
hour voicemail) quoting reference no. W3412.
Closing date: 15th June 2001
The University is committed to Promoting Equal Opportunities
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