Born Digital Archivist

Within the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, The Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD) helps communities preserve their heritage in the face of rapid development and change. CHAD ensures that preservation and historic resources are part of planning and policy development at local, state, national, and international levels. CHAD excels at research and documentation of historic properties and traditional technologies; National Register nominations; and cultural resource surveys that contribute to creation of historic districts, heritage tourism, and similar efforts.In consultation with the Communications Director for the Biden School, the Born Digital Archivist takes a leading role in an NEH-funded project to process and make publicly accessible CHADs collection of born-digital documentation of historic properties including photographs and AutoCAD-produced architectural drawings; process related physical materials from field work and research; and generate a collection-level finding aid to index the materials and help users navigate the collection.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the born-digital archives program at CHAD by creating workflows, policies, and training modules, with the goal of efficiently and responsibly stewarding all born-digital archival content.
• Process born-digital and related analog and hybrid collections held by CHAD Work closely with colleagues in the University of Delaware Library and in Information Technology, as well as with historic preservation professionals in CHAD Develop a born-digital processing program, from acquisition to access, establishing policies, workflows, and manuals to process specific media types, and for hardware and software.
• Develop training modules and train all students assisting in the program, as well as ensure sustainability of the program by training historic preservation professionals in CHAD for future workflows to take their materials from fieldwork to public access
• Write social media content to promote the collections and raise awareness about the digitization and public access efforts Perform other job-related duties as assigned.Qualifications:
• Masters degree in Library/Information Science (ALAS-accredited) or equivalent, with a concentration in archives or graduate-level archives coursework or post-graduate digital archives or records management training coursework.
• Demonstrated experience as a practicing archivist Knowledge of relevant metadata standards and schema for archival description and preservation, such as Dublin core, DACS, EAD, LCSH, MARC, and PREMIS.
• Knowledge of copyright and permissions related to processing digitized and born-digital material Knowledge of techniques and technologies for recovering data from a wide variety of physical media of various ages and conditions.
• A strong command of archival theory and best practices, especially as they relate to the issues posed by born-digital content.
• Experience using archival content management systems and technologies applicable to an archives.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office software, in particular Excel.
• The ability to work both independently and with others in a collaborative work environment Willingness to promote collection material through social media and events
• Previous experience in creating and documenting workflows preferred.
• Demonstrates an understanding and consideration of the differing needs and concerns of individuals with varying identities, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Committed to fostering a workplace culture of belonging, where diversity is celebrated, and equity is a core value.