LAC Federal is seeking a remote Digital Archivist to assist with enhancing metadata for digital collections to improve the discoverability of archival materials pertaining to women's history. The Archivist will work collaboratively with museum, library, and archives staff to evaluate existing digital collections and make recommendations for enhanced or additional metadata to describe women using recognized metadata standards for libraries, archives, and museums including MARC, Encoded Archival Context for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families, Encoded Archival Description, etc. The Archivist will meet with custodial units to identify collections that require enhancement and will help devise a streamlined workflow for creating, updating, and validating metadata.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate datasets and digital collections and recommend authority identifiers to enhance discoverability of women's history
- Prepare recommendations of new authorities for individual creators
- Use Wikidata and other sources for controlled authorities to select identifiers
- Create at least 15 new identifiers each week that pertain to women's history
- Perform quality control of metadata records
- Attend meetings with museum custodial units to discuss project status and progress
Requirements
- Bachelors or Masters degree in library and information science, museum studies, archival management, or related field preferred but not required
- Proficiency in using digital asset management software and tools to create, edit, and correct authority metadata, especially EMu, ArchivesSpace, Horizon, and The Museum System (TMS).
- Experience creating and updating authority records and working with major authority utilities such as Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF), Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), Union List of Artist Names (ULAN), Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC).
- Knowledge and experience with creating and manipulating datasets in CSV, JSON and XML formats
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently
- Keen attention to detail
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Work From Home
- Wellness Resources
