University of California, Berkeley, Library

University of California, Berkeley Digital Archivist The Bancroft Library   Hiring range: Associate Librarian - Librarian $73,751 - $88,871 per annum, based on qualifications This is a Full time permanent appointment available starting August 1, 2019 The University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a Digital Archivist to support the born-digital archives program in The Bancroft Library. This is a Full time permanent appointment. The successful candidate will have experience working with analog and born-digital archival materials; experience working with archival technologies; demonstrated experience appraising and providing original description of archival materials; knowledge of metadata standards; strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills; experience interfacing and coordinating with IT staff; and experience working with tools and systems in a special collections environment. The Environment The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation's premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 30,574 undergraduate students, 11,336 graduate students, and 1,525 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries, including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, The Bancroft Library, the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with the collections and build their research skills. Discover more about the Library through our website at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ (link is external) The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the largest and most heavily used libraries of rare materials in the West. Its holdings include more than 690,000 volumes, 175 million manuscript items, 9 million photographs and other pictorial materials, 86,000 microforms, 4.3 million digital files, and 25,000 maps, as well as numerous other categories of unique material. The two largest collections are the Bancroft Collection of Western and Latin Americana and the Rare Books Collection. The archival and rare book materials of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life are also part of the Bancroft holdings. The Bancroft is home to three research groups: the Oral History Center (formerly the Regional Oral History Office); the Mark Twain Papers; and the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri. The Bancroft Library is an active center of teaching and research. Supporting the programs of about 30 campus departments annually, it mounts a regular series of public exhibitions, roundtable lectures, and open houses. For additional information about The Bancroft Library and its collections, see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library (link is external) Responsibilities The Digital Archivist will be responsible for supporting the born-digital archives program within the Technical Services Division of The Bancroft Library. Responsibilities include: Developing procedures and workflows for archival appraisal, accessioning, processing, preserving, and providing access to born-digital material Appraising and providing original description for born-digital and hybrid archival collections Assessing emerging technologies and implementing and applying tools used in the special collections and archival communities, e.g., FTK, ePADD, BitCurator Coordinating closely with Library IT on technical implementations and the development of born-digital archival workflows for The Bancroft Library to ensure their smooth integration with broader Library systems The Digital Archivist will report to the Head of Archival Processing and oversee the work of student library employees as needed. The Digital Archivist will work in consultation with Bancroft curators, public services staff, acquisitions staff, other archivists, and Library IT staff, as well as donors and researchers. The Digital Archivist will work collaboratively with Library IT staff in implementing and applying archival technologies that support Bancroft born-digital archival processing operations. UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Advancement is partially based upon professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC System, and profession.