Digital Archivist

Duties

• Facilitates the digitization of archival materials by identifying, organizing, processing, and ensuring access to historical collections.
• Creates, designs, and manages digital collections using established archival standards.
• Provides leadership in the development, implementation, promotion, and assessment of AIU digital archive and scholarship initiatives.
• Maintains current knowledge of standards used in the creation of digital archives collections including best practices.
• The Digital Archivist will apply professional standards to the processing, arrangement, and preservation of records; oversee creation of finding aids and creation of MARC catalog data.
• Surveys collections, develops and implements processing plans in consultation with the relevant stewards of institutional records.
• Creates and maintains the research repository-related documentation and workflows.
• Maintains and does quality checks for research repository-related metadata standards.
• Conducts quality checks on research repository submissions from the AIU user community.
• Identifies conservation concerns and performs basic preservation practices.
• Recommends best practices regarding the development of both print and digital access to the records.

• Coordinates the work of interns or work-study students (when applicable).
• Serves as an advisor for digital archive and projects across university
• Stays abreast of emerging, innovative trends and technologies, standards, publishing models, and digital archive developments
• Other duties as assigned.

Reporting Positions

1. Student workers (where applicable)

Skills

• Experience with DSpace or other open access collection management systems preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of current practices in digital scholarship
• Evidence of effective project planning and management across departments.
• Knowledge of descriptive content standards and best practices.
• Broad knowledge of current technological applications for archival management and access.
• Aptitude for technology; willingness to learn new systems and integrate to enhance services.
• Must be well organized, and able to meet deadlines and multiple demands
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
• Must be results-oriented, flexible, and have an ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• Demonstrated history of flexibility, creativity, and a strong customer service commitment.

Experience and Education

• Advanced degree (Masters Preferred) from an accredited institution in Library and Information Studies, Archival Management, or a related field.
• At least five years’ experience managing a digital archive or research repository in an academic environment.
• Knowledge of rights administration and management issues for digital scholarship and archival collections.
• Experience in creating and maintaining documentation of policy and procedures.