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Semi-Annual Status/Activity Report I
STUDENT
ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTIONS Digitizing Project Support Student Assistant V
UNIX Image Server System Admin. Support
Student Assistant V
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Division Information Technology
Department Systems
Job Title Digitizing Project Support Student Assistant
V NARRATIVE
OF DUTIES:
The
Student Assistant V is required to perform highly specialized,
technical and complex tasks requiring particular skills and/or
knowledge (after receiving a project assignment) with no supervision.
The student will normally have completed an undergraduate
degree and be in a post-Baccalaureate program with relevance
to the project (e.g. Library and Information Studies, Historic
Preservation, History, etc.). The Student Assistant V will
be assigned work by the IMLS grant Principal Investigator
and will also work with the other grant participants: the
Pacific Curator, the Hawaiian Curator, and the University
Archivist. Assignments involve Hawaiian language newspapers
on microfilm, Trust Territory of the Pacific catalog records
and digital images, Hawaii War Records finding aids and photographs
which support the stated goals of the federally funded project.
DUTIES
WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
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Conversion of existing digital images from one format
to others (e.g. TIFF to GIF or JPEG, GIF to PDF).
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Verification and quality assurance testing of converted
images.
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Transfer of existing images from one storage platform
to another (e.g. PC workfile to WWW server).
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Scanning of printed pages from Hawaiian newspaper microfilm,
photographs or other materials such as 35mm negatives.
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Capture, creation, editing of cataloging and other textual
finding aids.
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Design, creation and/or updating of web pages.
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Creation or updating of web indexing.
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Research and/or documentation related to digitization
projects.
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OCR conversion of images to text and/or PDF conversion.
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Install, test, evaluate, and use graphics and digitization
software programs and scanning equipment.
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Write, update, and maintain procedures and operations
documentation (either online or in hardcopy) for digital
image projects.
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Other duties as assigned.
Work
will take place in Hamilton library and will be performed
on PCs located either in the Systems Office or in Special
Collections. Work should be scheduled in minimum 2 hour segments.
Schedule may include early or late hours or weekends once
student is familiar with project assignments. REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: -
Complete a minimum of one semester of graduate level work
in the U.H. Library and Information Studies Program or
other relevant graduate program.
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Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
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Ability to set priorities, interpret documentation manuals,
prepare procedures and documentation.
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Familiarity with Windows personal computer functions and
basic software.
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Familiarity with WWW, HTML encoding.
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Ability and desire to do work that requires attention
to detail and pattern recognition skills.
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An aptitude for learning new technologies.
DESIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Knowledge and experience with scanning hardware and software
and experience with graphics programs.
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Hawaiian language reading ability.
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Two years experience working with microcomputers or in
web page design and construction.
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Division Information Technology
Department Systems
Job Title UNIX Image Server System Admin. Support Student
Assistant V NARRATIVE
OF DUTIES: The
Student Assistant V is required to perform highly specialized,
technical and complex tasks requiring particular skills and/or
knowledge (after receiving a project assignment) with no supervision.
The student will normally have completed an undergraduate
degree and be in a post-Baccalaureate program with relevance
to the project (e.g. Library and Information Studies, Computer
Science, Electronic Engineering). The Student Assistant V
will be assigned work by the IMLS grant Principal Investigator
and will also work with the other grant participants: the
Pacific Curator, the Hawaiian Curator, and the University
Archivist. Assignments will involve support of the Unix Enterprise250
server hardware and software which provides access to digital
files created from Hawaiian language newspapers on microfilm,
Trust Territory of the Pacific catalog records and photographs,
Hawaii War Records finding aids and photographs. DUTIES
WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING -
Assisting or performing all tasks related to installation,
configuration, maintenance and support of a Unix server
running the Solaris operating system.
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Assisting or performing installation, configuration, maintenance
and support of web server software (initially to be Sun
"Easy Access Server" software; later may be
Apache server software).
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Transfer of existing images from one storage platform
to another (e.g. PC workfile to WWW server).
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Design, creation and/or updating of web pages.
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Creation or updating of web indexing; configuration and
maintenance of web search engine (initially will be "Swish-E").
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Any and all tasks generally included in the responsibilities
of "web master".
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Research and/or documentation related to digitization
projects.
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Design, creation and/or updating of web forms, java scripts,
etc.
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Capture, manipulation and analysis of web site survey
forms, comments.
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Write, update, and maintain procedures and operations
documentation (either online or in hardcopy) for server
administration.
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Other duties as assigned.
Work
will take place primarily in Hamilton library and will be
performed on the web server located in the Systems Office
computer room, PCs located either in the Systems Office or
in Special Collections. Work should be scheduled in minimum
2 hour segments. Schedule may include early or late hours
or weekends once student is familiar with the project and
server support assignments. Some work may be performed remotely
from off-site, and/or on an on-call basis once student is
well versed in the support role. REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Completion of a minimum of one semester of graduate level
work in the U.H. Library and Information Studies Program,
Computer Science or other relevant graduate program.
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Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
-
Ability to set priorities, interpret manuals, prepare
procedures and documentation.
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Familiarity with Windows personal computer functions and
basic software.
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Familiarity with Unix system level tasks, WWW, HTML encoding.
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Ability and desire to be a "web master".
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An aptitude for learning new technologies.
DESIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Knowledge and experience with Unix system administration,
SolarisOperating System and web server software administration.
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Two years experience working in web page design and construction.
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Experience with internet protocol and networking hardware
and software
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