Posting Number 101220

Position Title Digital Archivist

Campus Pomona

Org/Department 5401-Library

Type of Position Staff

  
Job Summary

Under the direction of the University Archivist, the Digital Archivist's
primary focus is to provide leadership and management of existing collections
(such as photographs, newspaper articles, year books, videos, and museum
items), including the ingestion, annotation, metadata schema and authority
control, cataloging, storage, and retrieval of digital assets; and supervise
the digitization and dissemination of information to patrons and the campus
community.

  
  
Essential Job Functions

1. Digitize photographs, newspaper articles, year books, and museum materials
and maintain assets in a digital asset management system.

2. Supervise and train staff, interns, and volunteers on digital curation and
the digital collection management software.

3. Develop and implement workflows and processes enabling the effective
acquisition, description, access, management, and preservation of digital
content. Develop appropriate metadata and authority control standards.

4. Create procedures and protocols and establish a sustainable workflow for
the digital asset management infrastructure. Establish procedures for future
migration of assets while retaining authenticity, context, and reliability of
assets. Collaborate with the Multimedia and IT Departments for the transfer of
born-digital media assets to the digital repository.

5. Process photographs, negatives, and slides: research, arrange, describe,
and prepare finding aids. Create displays to showcase archival holdings.

6. Develop guidelines, practices and strategies for the preservation of
photographs, negatives, and slides, including selection criteria, handling,
and storage.

7. Respond to a wide variety of inquiries and requests for research assistance
from inside and outside the campus community.

8. Develop workshops and presentations to educate and promote the use of the
on-line digital collections. Develop outreach materials to raise awareness of
the collections.

9. Actively research and procure additional photograph collections within and
without the university. Research grants and funding where appropriate.

10. Stay abreast of emerging standards and professional best practices for a
sustainable digital repository. Attend regional and national conferences and
workshops.

  
  
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Individuals must possess the knowledge, as well as the following skills and
abilities or be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or
without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and
abilities.

  
1. Knowledge of archival theory, standards, and practices and their
implementation.

2. Knowledge of conservation and preservation needs of photographs, negatives,
and slides.

3. An understanding of historical research methods in both primary and
secondary resources.

4. Knowledge of principles of digital preservation, curation, and stewardship.

5. Knowledge of metadata and authority control standards. Ability to
effectively communicate with others.

6. Knowledge of copyright law and managing rights in digital data ownership.

7. Ability to effectively plan and manage projects from vision to
implementation.

8. Strong organization and self-management skills and attention to detail.

9. Knowledge of image file formats and quality measures.

  
  
Required Qualifications

Bachelors of Science degree. Course work or Certificate in Digital Curation.

Preferred Qualifications

A Masters in Library & Information Science or Masters in Museum Studies
preferred.

  
Have one-two years of relevant experience in archival administration and
implementation of policies, standards, and procedures for stewardship of
digital material. Experience processing photograph collections or museum
curating. Experience with ContentDM preferred.

  
  
Posting Date

10-21-2013

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

  
  
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