Digital Archivist
Emerson College
Boston
The Digital Archivist works with the Head of Archives and Special Collections
and Digital Initiatives Librarian to plan and execute workflows for the
digitization of analog records. Core responsibilities will include
acquisition, appraisal, description, and preservation of both digitized and
born-digital records. The Digital Archivist will also monitor the activities
of interns and work study students.
Primary Duties, Responsibilites, and Tasks
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Education (including hardware, software, and
equipment)
* ALA accredited master's degree in library/information science with course work in archives, digital curation, or digital preservation.
* Comprehensive knowledge of current trends in digital preservation theory and standards and technologies that enable effective preservation of permanent digital records.
* Communication skills and customer service orientation including the ability to work with all academic levels, including administrators, staff, and faculty.
* Demonstrated experience with digital repository platforms (open source or commercial).
* Knowledge of current preservation technologies and the OAIS reference model.
* Ability to plan, coordinate, and implement effective programs, complex projects, and service.
* Experience generating checksums, preservation metadata, and working with tools that verify file authenticity and tools that identify potentially restricted content.
Preferred/Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Education (including hardware,
software, and equipment)
* Knowledge of metadata schemas such as Dublin Core, METS, MODS, PREMIS, and TEI
* Knowledge of issues related to the capture and preservation of electronic records
* HTML/CSS/Javascript/other coding language expertise
* Graphic/web/user experience design expertise
* Experience with one or more of the following systems: Preservica, AtoM, ResCarta, and Omeka
Required Prior Work Experience
* 1 or more years working with a digital archive, preferably in an academic environment
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