VACANCY FOR HEAD OF DIGITAL PRESERVATION AT YALE UNIVERSITY
Company: Digital Preservation Coalition
Location: Stamford
Posted on: October 27, 2024
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Job Description:
Vacancy for Head of Digital Preservation at Yale University19
August 2024
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Remote, ConnecticutFull-TimeReporting to the Associate Director for
Preservation Digital Strategies, the Head of Digital Preservation
provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for digital
preservation, creating and maintaining strategies and policies to
ensure that collections are preserved and accessible. Advocates for
sustainable stewardship and works with stakeholders to build
considerations for digital preservation into every stage of the
lifecycle. Plays an important role in team building and cultivates
a supportive remote work culture. Works closely with the Associate
Director to set unit goals and establish a vision for preservation
and stewardship that aligns with the Library's strategic
directions. Raises awareness about the unit's work, meets with
colleagues to understand their needs, translates their requirements
into sustainable technical solutions, and cultivates new
partnerships related to digital preservation.Directs the
development of and provides oversight for a large-scale complex
digital preservation program that encompasses the library's digital
preservation repository and born-digital accessioning service.
Oversees the creation and implementation of policies and processes
to preserve, manage, and ensure continued access to digital
collections. Researches and investigates new tools, technologies,
and emergent strategies. Identifies new program opportunities.
Manages, trains, and supervises a largely remote 4-person team of
digital preservation librarians and born-digital specialists.
Establishes metrics, tracks progress, and reports on the unit's
work in support of a resource-informed stewardship model. Develops
and leads cross-training initiatives to ensure skill sets are
distributed across the team. Works closely with LIT, Yale ITS, and
other stakeholders to develop and maintain a robust technical
infrastructure and ensure workflow integration between systems.
Maintains effective relationships with vendors providing systems
and services. Partners with the digital preservation repository
product owner to ensure development requests to vendors meet Yale's
needs. Develops and maintains disaster recovery planning and policy
for digital materials in coordination with other departments.
Conducts and documents periodic infrastructure review. Partners
with the Software Preservation and Emulation Program to coordinate
outreach efforts, collaborate on projects, align goal setting and
strategic planning efforts, and raise awareness of software
preservation and emulation as methods of preserving enduring access
to digital collections. Collaborates with Digital Special
Collections & Access to develop processes, workflows, and systems
integrations that facilitate access to digital collections
materials. Leads outreach and consultation, serving as a resource
for campus stakeholders, including Museums and Galleries, about
best practices for digital stewardship and preservation. Advises
subject specialists, librarians, and curators on the acquisition,
preservation, and access of digital collection materials.
Participates in library- and university-wide committees and task
forces and in regional, national, and international professional
activities.
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