Digital Collections Librarian
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Raleigh

The NC Government & Heritage Library (GHL) seeks an enthusiastic, innovative,
and detail-oriented Digital Collections Manager (Librarian) to support the
GHL's work to preserve and provide access to the valuable resources of North
Carolina government. As part of the Content and Information Delivery Services
branch, this position coordinates the GHL's access and preservation
repositories, digital preservation education and outreach initiatives, and
specialized digital projects. Develops and delivers in-person and online
training. Develops policies, guidelines, best practices, and workflows
regarding digital information management. Researches, tests, and makes
recommendations regarding digital preservation and access tools as they
concern born-digital and digitized publications. Serves as the liaison between
vendors and the GHL and State Archives for select systems, including CONTENTdm
and DuraCloud. Position works closely with staff throughout the GHL and State
Archives on collaborative projects and initiatives, including the NC Digital
Collections, Digital Preservation Education site, and State Government Website
Archiving & Access Program. Continuously works to improve access to digital
materials, and advises on copyright and intellectual property rights, as
appropriate. Supports the research and development of grants concerning
digital information management and digital projects. Provides in-person and
virtual customer assistance, which includes occasional Saturday work.

  
Demonstrated thorough knowledge of and hands-on experience with current
practices, policies, and standards in library science and digital information
practices and curation concepts such as the OAIS framework, distributed
storage, open-source tools for validation, normalization, and authentication.
Thorough knowledge of and experience with digital library collection
management, including collection identification and selection, file
structures, metadata schemes, controlled vocabularies, and web interfaces.
Knowledge and understanding of content and digital asset management systems
(e.g. Drupal, CONTENTdm), digital preservation tools and systems, and web
scripting languages (e.g. HTML, PHP, Javascript). Knowledge and understanding
of intellectual rights and copyright laws. Strong written and verbal skills
and demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues to a variety
of audiences. Strong customer service skills. Experience developing and
delivering in-person training and/or creating online tutorials. Demonstrated
ability to cultivate strong working relationships, to act as a lead on
partnerships and collaborations, and to work independently as well as in a
collaborative environment. Prefer experience with responsive web design,
linked data, usability testing, and reference and customer service.



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