Digital Preservation & Metadata Architect

Lsslibraries; Beltsville (MD); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Job summary

A prestigious government library is seeking an experienced full-time Digitization Specialist in Beltsville, MD. This role involves managing a large-scale digitization project, ensuring the integrity of digital collections, and providing support for digital preservation repositories. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and experience with metadata standards. Benefits include health care, a retirement plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting digital preservation repositories or institutional repository platforms.
• Strong understanding of digital preservation principles.
• Experience interpreting MARC records and transforming metadata.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the digital preservation repository.
• Configure and maintain repository settings and workflows.
• Monitor repository performance and validate digital objects.

Skills

Digital preservation principles

Metadata interpretation

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Configuration management

Tools

JIRA

Digital asset management systems

Job description

A prestigious government library is seeking an experienced full-time Digitization Specialist in Beltsville, MD. This role involves managing a large-scale digitization project, ensuring the integrity of digital collections, and providing support for digital preservation repositories. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and experience with metadata standards. Benefits include health care, a retirement plan, and paid time off.