![]() Experience arranging and describing or providing public services for manuscript and/or archival collections.Qualified individuals new to the library profession are welcome to apply.In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in museum studies or a related discipline in the humanities or social sciences may be substituted for a master’s degree in library science. Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent accredited degree, with formal training in archival theory and practice.Required Education, Skills and Experience: The Born Digital Working Group consists of staff from Beinecke Library, Manuscripts and Archives, the Yale Center for British Art, and YUL’s Preservation department, and is leading Yale’s efforts to enable all special collections in its libraries and museums to acquire, ingest, preserve, and provide access to born-digital archival materials with the same level of stewardship and care as is devoted to Yale’s physical collections. For more information about the Beinecke Library, please see. The Beinecke’s Manuscript Unit, which is a division of Technical Services, supports the Beinecke’s robust acquisition program and is responsible for the accessioning, processing, and cataloging of its manuscript collections, including born-digital materials. ![]() ![]() Participates in Library-wide planning and committee work as appropriate, and is expected to be active professionally. Also completes special projects as assigned. ![]() This position is a unique opportunity to collaborate with a team to help build a born-digital accessioning program from the ground up, while also gaining extensive hands-on experience with disk imaging and forensic tools. This will involve managing media received from different units across campus, conducting quality assurance on both processes and products, and preparing files for ingest into the Library’s digital preservation system. In addition to helping YUL achieve its goal of eliminating current backlogs of digital media in units across Yale’s special collections community, this position will play an integral role in developing and implementing scalable workflows for incoming acquisitions of born-digital material. This position will contribute to the development of best practices and workflows for accessioning born-digital material, undertake the hands-on work of disk imaging, train and supervise the work of student assistants and other staff, and make recommendations related to post-term digital accessioning sustainability. Under the supervision of the Digital Archivist in the Manuscript Unit of the Beinecke Library, and in collaboration with the Born Digital Working Group, the position will help establish a centralized born-digital accessioning service for special collections units in Yale’s libraries and museums. Position Focus: The Yale University Library (YUL) is seeking a Digital Accessioning Archivist for Yale Special Collections to fill a two-year position. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Digital Accessioning Archivist for Yale Special Collections
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