Digital Archivist

Description

Responsibilities:

• The Digital Archivist is responsible for the MFAH Archives digitization program of textual, photographic, architectural, and audio-visual materials
• The Digital Archivist serves on the Electronic Record Archive implementation team
• Oversees digitization of archival materials, creates and color-corrects sub-masters, and creates access copies
• Primarily responsible for the acquisition and maintenance of legacy equipment.
• Responsible for description of a/v collection
• Responsible for the exportation of data from collection management system.
• Will assist with migration of EAD finding aids
• Assists with the accessioning, arrangement and description of the MFAH´s institutional records and manuscript collections in electronic form
• Monitors digitization and ingestion workflows
• Keeps abreast of best practices and standards
• Provides training to staff and volunteer
• Provides reference service to professional staff and scholarly public

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of image technical metadata required
• Knowledge of a/v wrappers and codecs required
• Strong command of archival theory and best practices required
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles of content description
• Demonstrated familiarity with MARC, EAD and DACS required
• Demonstrated familiarity with OAIS Reference model and TRAC principles required
• Significant knowledge of ingestion and preservation tools for born-digital records, specifically disk imaging tools, write blockers, file format authenticators, metadata extractors, and checksum generators
• Demonstrated ability to work with databases, data mapping and migration of data
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to think creatively required
• Familiarity with PREMIS
• Knowledge of emerging standards such as linked data and semantic web development, specifically FAST, highly desirable
• Familiarity with RDA, EAC-CPF and METS preferred

Education and Experience:

• Masters in Archival Studies, Library and Info Science, History or equivalent degree required
• Two or more years of professional archival experience with similar duties required
• Experience overseeing digitization and volunteer projects strongly preferred
• Experience writing documentation and conducting presentations and training strongly preferred
• Experience validating EAD finding aids strongly preferred
• Experience with born-digital records archiving and trustworthy digital repository strongly preferred
• Experience with developing, utilizing and documenting workflows strongly preferred
• Experience acquiring and maintaining legacy equipment for accessing obsolete a/v and digital formats strongly preferred
• Art history background strongly preferred. Experience in museum setting highly desirable.
• DAS coursework highly desirable
• Experience providing reference service and processing records preferred
• ACA certification preferred