Digital Archives & Preservation Specialist

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Education Reimbursement Program

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is seeking a Digital Collections and Preservation Specialist to develop and curate technical collections within the SD Knowledge Management repository system, ensuring quality assurance and metadata review.

You will work with subject matter experts to organize materials, apply archival principles, and support long-term discoverability, with a hybrid schedule after a probationary period.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Experience working in a library, archives, or repository environment, with knowledge of metadata standards and collection development practices.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and quality assurance discipline.
• Experience working with subject matter experts to identify and organize technical or historical content.
• Ability to work independently and reliably in a secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and curate technical collections within the repository, from source materials through to a published, discoverable entry.
• Recommend collections, resources, or materials for addition to the repository based on programmatic needs identified with subject matter experts.
• Perform quality assurance and metadata review of digitized and repository content, verifying accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established metadata standards.
• Apply established metadata practices when preparing content for repository ingestion.
• Support duplication and completeness checks prior to collection development or ingestion.
• Use established taxonomies to organize knowledge collections.
• Maintain records and documentation associated with collection development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Identify and recommend specialized knowledge collections to support programmatic goals, in collaboration with subject matter experts and program stakeholders.
• Apply archival appraisal, retention, and digital-preservation principles to evaluate, prioritize, and develop specialized knowledge collections.
• Perform metadata remediation on existing repository content, identifying and correcting inconsistencies or errors, using scripting or bulk-editing tools (e.g., Python, OpenRefine) as needed.
• Modify, maintain, and provide input on specialized taxonomies used to organize knowledge collections, based on collection development experience and subject matter needs.
• Independently represent the collections and preservation function in cross-team and cross-program planning, developing work plans and coordinating collection development activities.
• Contribute to documentation and best practices for repository content management, supporting long-term archival succession planning.
• Train, mentor, and provide technical guidance to less experienced staff on collection development and quality practices.

Skills

Metadata standards

Quality assurance

Repository systems

Python

OpenRefine

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Master's degree in Library and Information Science, Archives and Records Administration

Tools

Python

OpenRefine

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Repository systems

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is seeking a Digital Collections and Preservation Specialist to develop and curate technical collections within the SD Knowledge Management repository system, ensuring quality assurance and metadata review.

You will work with subject matter experts to organize materials, apply archival principles, and support long-term discoverability, with a hybrid schedule after a probationary period.