Job title: Deep Blue Documents Student Assistant at UM Library

Time period: Jan to Aug 2025

Application deadline: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 11:55pm

Instructions for Applying:

1 - Complete the U-M student temporary employment application located under:

Wolverine Access > Student Business  

2 - Apply online at:

https://forms.gle/89Q9grYMnCmUXPjz9

Hours 5-10 hours per week

Work Study This job is eligible for work-study

Pay Rate $ 17.50 per hour

Supervisors Joanna Thielen

Office Shapiro Undergraduate Library Room 3020 (remote work possible after training)

# of Positions 1

Job Duration

We are looking for a student to work during the winter and spring/summer 2025 semesters (approximately January to August 2025). Accepting this position does not preclude the applicant from seeking other employment or internships during summer 2025, as long as they can continue working in this position. 

Description

This position will run from approximately January to August 2025, and is located within the Deep Blue Repository and Research Data Services (DBRRDS) department of the University Library (https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/our-divisions-and-departments/michigan-publishing/deep-blue-repository-and-research-data). 

The Student Assistant will provide routine support to the operations of the Deep Blue Documents repository  (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/documents), the Library’s repository for publications, presentations, and other research outputs produced by researchers at the University of Michigan.

In particular, this position will assist the DBRRDS staff in updating the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of Deep Blue Documents (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/static/about/deepbluefaq.html). This section is a group of fourteen HTML pages. This repository is being upgraded which includes an updated user interface. Much of the FAQs content needs to be updated, which will require review of internal staff documentation and working with Data Curation Specialists within DBRRDS, as well as software developers on occasion, to determine up-to-date information. Additionally, this position will research and write more robust guidance on how to create accessible files of various formats (PDF, text files, images, audiovisual material, etc) for the FAQs. In this course of this project, the student will gain knowledge on a leading academic document repository service and the capabilities of the DSpace platform software.

Based on time and interest, this position may be able to take on additional responsibilities with the repository. 

Responsibilities:

• With DBRRDS staff, revise FAQs section of Deep Blue Documents;

• Keep detailed records of work completed;

• Conduct usability testing from the perspective of an end user;

• Proofread documentation;

• And other duties as assigned.

On-premises work (at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library) is expected, with possibility of remote work following training and probationary period dependent on performance.

Schedule is flexible; to be determined with supervisor upon hiring; hours must be worked between 9am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment as a Masters or PhD student.

• Demonstrated skills in content organization, record keeping, and documentation.

• A keen attention to detail and an ability to express concepts and ideas clearly and concisely in writing.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, ask appropriate questions to direct work, and complete tasks on-time.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Desired Qualifications

• Current or previous study of library science or other relevant information field; or previous work in an academic or public library. 

• Knowledge of HTML