Vacancy for Digital Preservation Librarian at Indiana University

Digital Preservation Coalition; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution seeks a Digital Preservation Librarian to oversee the development and implementation of preservation strategies for digital collections. The role involves collaboration with various departments, developing preservation policies, and participating in campus and national initiatives for digital preservation.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital preservation practices and policies.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Master's degree in Library Science or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital preservation program at Indiana University.
• Develop strategies for preserving digital collections.
• Engage in professional development opportunities in digital preservation.

Skills

Leadership

Digital preservation

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Master's degree in Library Science or related field

Tools

Fedora

DSpace

Samvera

Job description

• Vacancy for Digital Preservation Librarian at Indiana University

Vacancy for Digital Preservation Librarian at Indiana University

10 November 2022

Indiana

NB closing date is open --

The Digital Preservation Librarian will lead the developmentand implementation of preservation strategies and policies for digital collections for the IU Libraries, including both digitized and born-digital materials. These materials include, but are not limited to, texts, images, time-based media, data sets, web and social media archives, email archives, and 3D models. They will establish strategy, policies, procedures, and best practices for the long-term access, management, and preservation of digital content and collections. The position collaborates across multiple library departments and with campus and IU-wide partners to implement digital strategies, policies, processes, and system requirements, and cultivates partnerships around the long-term preservation of assets under the Libraries’ stewardship. The position reports to the Head of Digital Collections Services in the Library Technologies division of the Libraries.

The successful candidate will join a robust local community of librarians, archivists, collection managers, and information technology professionals active in building digital collections through digitization, born-digital acquisitions, and deposit of faculty research work, and in building and managing digital repository environments to support these collections. The Digital Preservation Librarian will be an active participant in major university initiatives such as preserving content produced by the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (https://mdpi.iu.edu/ ), a comprehensive digitization and preservation project focusing on audio, video, and film holdings of value from across the university with a current emphasis on access, and the Enterprise Scholarly Systems initiative, a collaboration between the IU Libraries in Bloomington, IUPUI University Library in Indianapolis, and IU’s University Information Technology Services, to establish enterprise-wide digital repository services, including preservation services, for IU collections. The Digital Preservation Librarian will also be actively engaged in IU’s participation in national and international initiatives such as Fedora (https://duraspace.org/fedora/ ) and the Samvera Community (https://samvera.org/ ).

The Indiana University Libraries are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. We encourage all employees to fully incorporate their diverse backgrounds, skills, and life experiences into their work and towards the fulfillment of our mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Working closely with librarians and staff in Library Technologies, Scholarly Communication, Preservation, and special collections units such as University Archives, as well as with University Information Technology Services and other library, campus, and universityunits, the Digital Preservation Librarian will:

Play a lead role in establishing a cohesive digital preservation program at IU including the development of an effective and achievable strategy to ensure the long-term viability of university digital assets regardless of the format

Assist library departments such as Scholarly Communication and special collections units to ensure the creation, curation, and maintenance of digital materials acquired or hosted by the library meet current preservation standards

Advise IU Bloomington faculty, students and staff through consultation and training services on digital content lifecycle issues, strategies for digital content preservation and guidance on retrieving information from legacy media formats

Participate in the development of digital preservation strategies for research data

Participate in the development of digital preservation strategies for audio, video, and film media as part of IU’s Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative

Develop preservation policies for IU’s digital repository environments, including Fedora, DSpace, and Samvera

Oversee the Libraries’ Born Digital Preservation Lab, supporting transfer of born-digital files from physical media

Serve as liaison to the Indiana University (IU) community for digital preservation projects andinitiatives related to digital collections and data

Contribute to the IU Libraries’ participation in consortial efforts such as the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), Fedora, and Samvera

Engage in professional development opportunities–memberships, conferences, training and certification–to stay current on new programs, standards and developments in the field of digital preservation, and, in turn, provide mentoring and leadership in the field of digital preservation.

Represent the university in matters concerning digital preservation at the local, national, and international level