[Asis-l] Job Posting: Digital Resources Archivist, Tufts University, Medford, MA

[Anne Sauer]

Hello to all,

The following position, Digital Resources Archivist, is at Tufts 
University's Digital Collections and Archives, in Medford, Massachusetts.

A complete description and information on how to apply is available at:

https://recruiter.kenexa.com/tufts/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=12052 


Or go to http://www.tufts.edu/ and choose Careers>Job Listings, and 
search for "Digital Resources Archivist"

Position description:
Digital Collections and Archives (DCA) is the steward of the 
University's permanently valuable records and collections created in any 
format, ensuring their permanent preservation and accessibility. The DCA 
supports the Tufts Digital Repository and Tufts Digital Library, the 
University-wide Records Management Program, and the University Archives 
and Manuscript Collections. As a central library, the DCA serves all 
schools and divisions of the University. The DCA seeks an individual 
with extensive knowledge of current trends in digital library and 
repository issues as well as the ability to convey technical concepts in 
understandable ways to non-technical staff, faculty, and students to 
fill its Digital Resources Archivist position. The Digital Resources 
Archivist is responsible for:

  * Creating and managing digital collections generated from the
    holdings of the DCA and produced by members and organizations of
    the Tufts community according to accepted standards and best
    practices;
  * Managing the ingest process for objects going into the TDR/TDL;
  * Serving as a knowledge resource for the DCA and its constituents
    on rapidly changing standards and practices for digital content
    creation and management;
  * Helping to set policies, priorities, and practices for the
    production and management of digital objects;
  * Conveying DCA policies on digital object creation to content
    creators including faculty, staff, administrators, and students;
  * Working with colleagues in accessing and processing electronic
    records.

The Digital Resources Archivist is also responsible for assisting the 
Digital Repository Program Manager in the research and development of: 
digital content creation and transformation tools such as metadata 
crosswalks and automated data retrieval applications; automated XML 
document creation applications; XML transformation and reorganization 
applications; data models for new types and formats of digital content.

*Basic Requirements:*

  * ALA - accredited MLS
  * One to two years of relevant experience
  * Knowledge of XML

*Preferred Requirements:* Experience in creating and providing access to 
research and scholarly materials in digital form is preferred. 
Experience with XML text-encoding, metadata standards, digital object 
modeling is valuable. Experience with digital asset management tools and 
Web services is a plus. Knowledge of XML and related technologies, TEI, 
EAD, Perl, Unix shell scripting, XSLT, HTML is also preferred. Special 
collections and/or archives training and experience is strongly desired.


-Anne

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Anne Sauer
Director and University Archivist
Digital Collections and Archives
Tisch Library
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
617-627-3737
(fax) 617-627-4650
anne.sauer at tufts.edu
http://dca.tufts.edu/