Digital Preservation Specialist

6 days ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Digital Preservation Coalition Full time
Vacancy for Technical Analyst - Digital Preservation at Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Libraries have embarked on an exciting five-year Digital Preservation Programme to establish the new Digital Preservation Service. Based at the main University Library, an exciting opportunity has come up for a Technical Analyst on the Programme. The Digital Preservation Programme is a ground-breaking first for the University Library and transformative, delivering the foundations for the management of digital collections for the future, with ambitious goals to achieve the best user experience and maximise the potential of precious digital collections in a long-term sustainable way.

The Digital Preservation Service will support digital collection materials from when they are acquired or created through to when they are accessed and used, to ensure that current and future readers can access and use materials of cultural and historic importance and of global significance. The Library's digital collection materials consist of digitised images created from print and physical artefacts, research publications and data, and born-digital archives, amongst others.

About the Role:

The Technical Analyst is based within the Digital Preservation team, working as part of the wider Digital Preservation Programme team and with colleagues across the Library, liaising with heads of departments, operational staff, collections staff and academics. The Technical Analyst will make a vital contribution to establishing services for digital collection materials, including a service to transfer data from handheld storage carriers. They will also help establish the CUL Digital Preservation Lab for carrying out this work as well as research into more-complex use cases, as well as prepare digital materials for ingest to a preservation workflow.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and implement digital preservation strategies to ensure long-term accessibility and usability of digital collections.
  2. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and address digital preservation challenges and opportunities.
  3. Design and implement digital preservation workflows and processes to ensure the integrity and authenticity of digital collections.
  4. Develop and maintain digital preservation policies and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
  5. Provide training and support to colleagues on digital preservation techniques and best practices.

Requirements:

  1. Strong understanding of digital preservation principles and practices.
  2. Experience with digital preservation tools and technologies.
  3. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  4. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  5. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.


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