Job Duties

Digitize oral history interviews from cassette tape or minidisc
Record information about the digitization process in a spreadsheet
Listen to interview, and write a description of the content
Record keywords and other information about the interview
Clean up old transcripts according to current guidelines
Prepare interviews for publication on the web
Attending departmental and library wide meetings, which often include presentations from departments across campus as well as professional discussions of library business.
Attending oral history project meetings where appropriate
Interacting with departmental staff, who comprise a wide range of library and archive professionals with various specialties
Attending archive and library related webinars or presentations
Other duties may include assisting with in-house oral history projects, selecting clips from interviews, and assisting with social media posts and online exhibits to highlight collections. 

Required Skills

Ability to use Windows and Macintosh computers
Attention to detail
Preferred Skills

Excellent communication skills, especially listening and writing skills
An interest in history or popular culture studies
The ability to work independently after training
Attention to accuracy and detail in record creation

Justification:

Atkins Library’s oral history program is an important component of Special Collections’ efforts to preserve and share the history and culture of UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte region. SCUA faculty, staff, and students work together to conduct, collect, and process oral history interviews and associated materials. Creating metadata necessary to contextualize oral histories and make them findable and accessible via our Goldmine repository is a time-consuming activity and backlogs in processing can quickly accumulate as our projects grow. Having additional staff to assist with these tasks will significantly shorten the amount of time between accessioning and making oral histories publicly available. Additionally, the student will be able to help with promotion of the collection as a historical and scholarly resource.