Digital Initiatives Librarian, Emerson College, Boston, MA
Posted July 1, 2015
The Digital Initiatives Librarian works with the Executive Director of the Library to implement and maintain digital initiatives including: digital archives/repositories, digitization of analog records and digital curation. Coordinates with Head of Archives and Special Collections on digital preservation. As part of these initiatives, the DI Librarian is required to liaise with Library and IT staff, external vendors, and consortia. Core responsibilities will include identifying digitization projects, organizing teams to develp workflows, and liaising with stakeholders.
Required:
- ALA accredited master’s degree in library/information science.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current trends in digital curation theory, standards and technologies to enable access to digital records.
- Demonstrated experience with digital repository platforms (open source or commercial).
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and implement effective programs, complex projects, and service.
- Knowledge of metadata schemas (Dublin Core, METS, MODS, PREMIS, and TEI)
- Experience with original cataloging of both analog and digital objects. Including DACS andMARC cataloging standards.
- Excellent, interpersonal, oral, and written communication and presentation skills.
- 3-5 years experience with digitization projects or digital initiatives, preferably in an academic environment
Preferred:
- Knowledge of issues related to the ingest and preservation of electronic records
- Awareness of developments in the Digital Humanities
Duties:
- Develops policies and procedures concerning digital objects and metadata, establishes workflow, implements appropriate standards and best practices and conducts quality assurance for digital collections
- Work with IT and external vendors to maintain, troubleshoot and/or implement systems, both open source and commercial, that form the underlying infrastructure for the Library’s digital platforms. Collaborates with FLO librarians, staff, and stakeholders to develop and maintain an institutional repositor
- Provides complex and original cataloging or metadata for materials in all formats including print and electronic
- Works with library staff and faculty to identify and prepare items from library and archives collections for digitization
- Assists the library by identifying and applying for grants and external funding
- Remain current with emerging standards and professional best practices in digital curation