Digital Collections Librarian: Assistant/Associate Lead

Miami University (Ohio); Oxford (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Miami University Libraries seeks a collaborative Digital Collections Librarian to lead its digital collections program, with primary responsibility for digitized and born-digital special collections and shared responsibility for digital preservation.

Reporting to the Head of Special Collections & Archives, the librarian develops sustainable workflows for managing digital materials through their lifecycle—from selection, acquisition, rights review, digitization, description, preservation,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Library Science or related field.
• Education or experience in digital collections, digitization, born-digital materials, metadata, archives, or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation, documentation, and assessment of digitized and born-digital special collections and archival materials.
• Develop and manage sustainable workflows for digitization, preservation, and access.
• Create policies and procedures for born-digital materials, web archives, and long-term access.
• Coordinate and supervise student employees and project participants.

Skills

Digital collections

Digital preservation

Metadata

Archives

Project coordination

Education

MLIS from an ALA-accredited program

Tools

ContentDM

Archivematica

Job description

Miami University Libraries seeks a collaborative Digital Collections Librarian to lead its digital collections program, with primary responsibility for digitized and born-digital special collections and shared responsibility for digital preservation.

Reporting to the Head of Special Collections & Archives, the librarian develops sustainable workflows for managing digital materials through their lifecycle—from selection, acquisition, rights review, digitization, description, preservation,