Digital Preservation Librarian Job at Digital Library Federation in Ames

The Digital Preservation Librarian is part of a department of specialists dedicated to maintaining and supporting long-term access to our collections and supporting ongoing reformatting and conservation work. As part of this collaborative and dynamic team, the Digital Preservation Librarian coordinates the planning and implementation of digital preservation strategies to conduct effective digital records management and collections care. They will have the opportunity to develop and refine policies, procedures, and workflows for collection management and preservation, and influence the ongoing implementation of our digital preservation platform, Libnova. They will serve in collaborative groups across several departments and will bring curiosity about and openness to learning new standards, approaches, and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Along with colleagues in other departments, be part of a team charged with envisioning, planning, and implementing services that support the preservation of digital library materials and are consistent with best practices in the profession.
• Participate in developing and implementing policies, procedures, workflows, and strategies for preserving born-digital, reformatted/digitized, and licensed digital content across library collections, including digital assets in the library’s digital repositories.
• Collaboratively develop and implement policies, procedures, workflows, and strategies for transferring digital records to the University Archives.
• Act as a resource for the campus community on digital preservation best practices and records management.
• Act as a point of contact for vendors/services related to digital preservation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with digital preservation standards and principles in one or more of the following specializations: digital archives, digital preservation, and/or digital asset management.
• Experience in or familiarity with archival technologies and tools related to preserving and enabling access to born-digital and reformatted digital collections (e.g. Archive-It, BitCurator, checksum tools, DuraCloud, ePADD, ImageMagick, JHOVE/2, Archivematica, Libnova, etc).
• Project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to teach complicated concepts in an accessible manner.

Application deadline is March 30, 2025.