Digital Archivist

Overview

Historical Collections and Services at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library seeks applications for a Digital Archivist
. This is a term position, renewable for up to three years.

Historical Collections and Services is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the history of the health sciences at the University of Virginia and around the world. The department collects materials in any format it can sustainably steward, with current priorities focused on documenting the history of UVA Health.

Reporting to the Alvin V. and Nancy Baird Curator of Historical Collections, the Digital Archivist will be responsible for managing all born-digital and digitized archival assets. The Digital Archivist will process digitized and born-digital collections, utilize Archives Space to create and publish finding aids and digital objects, create and implement digitization workflows in accordance with national standards, help identify materials for digitization, and perform legacy processing as needed.

The Digital Archivist will collaborate on metadata strategies to enhance access and discoverability of online guides and digitized content and assist with the department’s web archiving program. As time permits, the Digital Archivist will curate online exhibitions that showcase and create new access points to Historical Collections’ holdings.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative and service-oriented team dedicated to making collections accessible, engaging, and understandable for a wide range of patrons. They will actively participate in professional development opportunities and stay current with best practices, standards, and trends in the field.

• Serve as the primary resource for born-digital records issues and solutions in Historical Collections.
• Prepare and package digital content for preservation in APTrust.
• Arrange and describe hybrid and born-digital archival collections in Archives Space.
• Develop and maintain documentation of digital archival processing workflows and tools.
• Appraise and assist with transfers of hybrid and born-digital collections, in consultation with the Curator.
• Assist with the Historical Collections web archiving program, in collaboration with the Archivist.
• Produce digital scans of archival materials as part of the department’s reference services.
• Maintain awareness of emerging standards, technologies, and practices in digital archives and apply them to improve workflows and systems.
• Collaborate with colleagues across UVA Libraries and the institution to align practices and share expertise.

Education:

Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program or relevant graduate degree. Experience equivalency substitution:
Bachelor’s + 4 Years relevant experience considered in lieu of degree.

Experience:

0-4 years experience.

Licensure:
None.

• Two or more years of professional experience working as an archivist, with hands-on experience processing born-digital materials.
• Knowledge of archival strategies such as MPLP, particularly as applied to born-digital content.
• Familiarity with tools and software used to capture, manage, transfer, and deliver born-digital records, including web archiving systems.
• Knowledge of archival description and preservation standards such as DACS, EAD, METS, and PREMIS, as well as other related metadata standards.
• Substantial experience creating metadata using a variety of controlled vocabularies used in linked data.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical considerations in digital archives and digitization activities in a higher education setting, including acquisition, access, and intellectual property.
• Ability to work effectively in both collaborative team environments and independently.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The role may require traveling to attend meetings and programs.

The anticipated hiring range is $65,000 - $69,000, commensurate with education and experience. This is an exempt-level, benefited position.

This is a restricted position, dependent on funding and funding…