SPEC Kit 329: Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials · 101
University of Waterloo
Digital Special Collections Librarian
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Digital Special Collections Librarian
Department: Library -Special
Collections
Effective Date: January, 2012
Grade:
USG 8-13
35 hr/wk
Reports to: Head Special
Collections
General Accountability
This position is accountable to the Head, Special Collections for developing and implementing
the Special Collections digital preservation &digitization for preservation program, including
policies, workflows and processes for the appraisal, acquisition, description, storage,
preservation and discovery of digital special collections and archives.
Working closely with support from, and in collaboration with, Library Systems, IST partners,
liaison librarians, content creators and owners and others across the Library, the Digital
Special Collections Librarian is responsible to:
Collaboratively develop and implement the Library’s digital preservation &digitization for
preservation program, including policies, workflows and processes for the appraisal,
acquisition, description, storage, preservation and discovery of University and Library
academic and administrative digital assets, collections and archives.
Work across the Library to ensure appropriate and granular discovery, access and
management of Library digital assets
Work with Library and campus stakeholders to articulate, specify and implement
technical approaches and infrastructures for digital content archiving and preservation,
recognizing that these may vary with the content and use case
Perform other advanced archival work, when required, relating to the management of
archival records in analogue formats. These responsibilities are carried out in accordance
with standards and best practices for digital curation and preservation, archival
principles, institutional policies, procedures and priorities.
Participate in the monitoring and development of national and international standards for
digital curation and digital preservation, archives management, and participate in the
formulation of local and regional (eg. TUG, OCUL) policies and procedures.
Participate in the marketing, outreach and education of digital preservation best
practices, resources and services across the Library and with the Ontario Council of
University Libraries (OCUL) and other regional bodies.
Nature and Scope
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