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      "description": "<p>Description</p><p> LAC Federal is seeking a <strong>Digitization Technician/Clerk </strong>to work at a federal agency in the Washington, DC metro area. The selected individual will be responsible for providing clerical support for the agency’s collection development activities. The Digitization Technician will support a digitization program by ensuring a steady, high-quality workflow of materials through mass digitization and specialized digitization programs. This role performs metadata preparation, physical materials handling, and technical imaging work for general, special, rare, and fragile collections. 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