Digital Archivist, Stanford University Libraries

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Full-Time
Stanford, CA

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* This is a career track position posted at Librarian levels 1 and 2.

Stanford Libraries is seeking an innovative Digital Archivist to develop and maintain a sustainable program for long-term curation of born-digital materials – including appraisal, transfer, and processing, as well as collaborating with staff across the libraries to test and implement discovery and access solutions. They will report to the Head, Collection Services & Born-Digital Program.

Digital Repository Specialist, The David Booth Conservation Department, Museum of Modern Art

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Full-Time
New York, NY

Manages and operates the Museum’s Digital Repository for Museum Collections (DRMC), one of the first digital repositories for art at a major US museum. Manages the day-to-day operation of an OAIS-compliant repository ecosystem to support the ingest, storage, preservation, discovery, and distribution of the Museum’s digital art collection. Prepares art materials for ingest; examines SIP transfer and ingest status; resolves errors; ensures quality control over the ingest process from submission to storage at the object level; tracks support tickets with vendors; and liaises with programmers, IT staff, media conservation, and outside partners as needed. The Museum’s repository ecosystem includes software applications: Archivematica and AToM/Binder by Artefactual Systems, The Museum System (TMS) by Gallery Systems, and NetX. These are supported by NoSQL document-oriented databases (Elasticsearch, MongDB, Solr, etc), REST, and JSON. Metadata standards used are primarily Dublin Core, METS, and PREMIS. All development is largely written in PHP, Javascript, and Python. Works with internal and external partners on the ongoing development of the DRMC, which incorporates Archivematica and the application “Binder.” Works closely and collaboratively with Information Technology (IT) on the development, maintenance, and internal management of the core technical infrastructure of the DRMC. Works closely with Media Conservation, Registrar, curatorial, and Collection and Exhibition Technology teams on DRMC improvements and workflows. Evaluates and tests new digital-preservation technologies, tools, and protocols. Leads discussions with diverse stakeholders on the development of digital-preservation strategy, policy, and procedures for the DRMC. Creates and maintains documentation and training materials. Works with the Conservation department and the Archives on the sustainability of digital records and data pertaining to artworks in the Museum’s collection. Actively participates in open-source development community forums and working groups related to aspects of the DRMC. Reports to the Agnes Gund Chief Conservator.

Digital Repositories Unit Head, Colorado State University

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Full-Time
Fort Collins, CO

Working Title	Digital Repositories Unit Head
Posting Number	201700306F
Proposed Annual Salary Range	$60,000-$65,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience
Position Type	Faculty
Work Hours/Week	40
Description of Work Unit	Digital Collection Services supports Colorado State University’s academic and research needs by creating and providing access to digital resources through digitization and the application of metadata; providing data management services to researchers, faculty and students; and managing the consortial and CSU digital repository, Digital Collections of Colorado (https://dspace.library.colostate.edu/) and its content.

Digital Repository Librarian, Lafayette College Libraries

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Full-Time
Easton, PA

Lafayette College Libraries, winner of the 2014 American Library Association Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, is nationally recognized for its leadership modeling innovative approaches to digital scholarship in a liberal arts college setting.  The Department of Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) at Lafayette College Libraries seeks a curious, ambitious Digital Repository Librarian eager to grow professionally in the dynamic field of open-source digital repository implementation.  As a Samvera partner institution, Lafayette College Libraries is committed to the values of open-source software development for academic libraries and digital scholarship.  We are currently in the process of migrating our digital assets from an Islandora framework to a Samvera framework.  The faculty-status position of Digital Repository Librarian comes with excellent professional development support.

Digital Archivist, Emerson College

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Full-Time
Boston, MA

The Digital Archivist implements ongoing digital preservation and digitization projects in the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections. Core responsibilities include collaborating with the Archivist & Records Coordinator to acquire, appraise, describe, preserve, and provide access to both digitized and born-digital records. The digital archivist also works with the Head of Archives & Special Collections and Digital Initiatives Librarian to plan and execute workflows for the digitization of analog records. He/she will also monitor the activities of interns and work study students.