Technical Services Archivist for Digital Formats

Description

Preserves and enables access to materials that fall under the purview of the Digital Records and Audiovisual Materials section, with an emphasis on collections with audiovisual or digital carriers. Collaborates with section colleagues and stakeholders to identify, prepare for ingest, and perform post-ingest activities on digitized and born-digital materials into repository and access platforms.

Responsibilities

• Processing collections containing special formats and related activities (50%)
  • Processes and describes archival collections and accessions with audiovisual and digital or electronic records according to departmental guidelines, with an emphasis on collections with audiovisual and/or digital carriers. Creates and updates collection guides and MARC archival catalog records according to DACS, RDA, and local description standards. Adheres to Rubenstein Library’s Guiding Principles for Description and Rubenstein Library Technical Services (RLTS) inclusive description practices and workflows. Contributes to inclusive description, rehousing, and prioritized processing activities and initiatives for RL audiovisual and digital materials.
  • Performs data acquisition workflows on audiovisual and digital materials with careful assessment to detect file issues and sensitive or potentially sensitive records.
  • Supports and coordinates work related to vendor-based projects, as assigned.
  • Participates in the web archiving initiatives of the Rubenstein Library
• Support for post-digitization and processing repository ingest (35%)
  • Supports pre- and post-ingest workflows for RL materials in the Duke Digital Repository in collaboration with colleagues in RLTS, the Digital Production Center, and Architecture & Curation
  • Coordinates with RL Research Services to provide surrogates of digital and audiovisual materials to researchers.
• Professional Engagement (5%)
  • Displays continuing growth in professional and subject knowledge and takes an active interest in the profession. Growth and interest should be demonstrated through continuing development of professional knowledge and abilities, membership and participation in professional organizations, and service to the library, University, or community in a professional capacity.
  • Stays abreast and communicates news of new standards, technologies, and approaches to audiovisual and born-digital archives.
• Other (10%)
  • Works shifts in the RL reading room as needed, including occasional weekend shifts.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.