Digital Collections and Metadata Librarian - Bancroft Technical Services - Bancroft Library

$68,885 - $76,631/Yr

University of California - Berkeley, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Berkeley, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Bancroft Digital Collections and Metadata Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley, is a full-time position responsible for processing special collections materials for digital capture and publication. This role involves creating and maintaining metadata for both digitized and born-digital resources, contributing to the development of best practices and workflows, and managing multiple projects in collaboration with various stakeholders. The librarian will play a critical role in enhancing cross-departmental relationships and will supervise student assistants while participating in library-wide activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and set strategies for prioritization and selection of special collections for digitization and publishing.
• Process special collections for digital capture, reformatting, and data extraction.
• Create and maintain descriptive, administrative, structural, and preservation metadata for digital special collection resources.
• Contribute to department-level planning and development of best practice guidelines and workflows.
• Manage multiple digital projects in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Stay updated on digital, born digital, data, archival, and special collection standards and practices.
• Participate in departmental activities and library-wide working groups.
• Train and supervise student assistants.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or enrollment in an advanced degree program at the time of application.
• Master's degree from an ALA accredited institution or equivalent degree by the start date.
• One year of experience in digital special collection initiatives, including digitization and metadata creation.
• One year of experience with metadata creation, maintenance, and migration for special collection materials.
• Training or work experience with project management.
• Knowledge of ArchivesSpace and digital asset management platforms.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with digitization, metadata, archival, and special collection standards.
• Experience with collections/archives-as-data concepts and scripting languages.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Vacation time
• Sick time