The Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network is an innovative
 Millennium project using multimedia and Web technology to make the
 treasures of museums, galleries, libraries and historic buildings
 widely available. SCRAN grant-aids small projects throughout the country
 to digitise these resources and add machine-readable captions and
 metadata to them. This data is then loaded into a searchable resource
 base on the World Wide Web. 

 The SCRAN team now needs additional staff to assist in the quality
 control of records added to the database. Tasks will include liaison with
 information contributors, editing records for consistency and upgrading
 them with indexing and other information.

 The post, which will be in Edinburgh, will be on a Salary Scale of
 12,009 - 14,337 pounds (under review)

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Title:
Database Editor

Responsible to:
The Officer will be responsible to the Resources Manager but will be
expected to work within a Team Matrix.

Responsibilities:
-Liaise with data contributors 
-Edit records for consistency with SCRAN Data Capture Standards 
-Upgrade records with indexing and other information

Liaison:
Liaise with System Administrator, Data Coordinator, Data Manipulator
and other Database Editors and with individual SCRAN Project staff, in
pursuit of duties

Other:
any other duties consistent with the post and detailed by Resources
Manager or Chief Executive

Skills:
An enquiring mind, good general knowledge and attention to detail are
essential, as are database and information retrieval skills.
Qualifications and/or experience in libraries, archives or museum
documentation would be a positive advantage.


Salary  #12,009 - 14,337 (under review)

appointment according to experience and qualifications

 Contact for Application Pack:
 Mhairi Russell, SCRAN, Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent,
 Edinburgh EH16 5HW

 Phone: 0131 662 1211  Email: [log in to unmask]  Web: www.scran.ac.uk.

Completed applications by 3 May 1999.










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