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  • 1.  Job Posting: Audiovisual Processing Archivist

    Posted Oct 13, 2020 04:31 PM

    Audiovisual Processing Archivist  

    Description: 

    The Archival Collections Management Department at New York University seeks a skilled and knowledgeable professional for a Audiovisual Processing Archivist appointment. The position is based in the Archival Collections Management Department (ACM) of Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services (KARMS), a unified archival technical services department supporting the repositories in NYU Special Collections: Fales Library & Special Collections, the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, and the New York University Archives. The Audiovisual Processing Archivist will accession, process, and describe new and existing audiovisual collections in the holdings of NYU Libraries archival repositories. 

    Under the general supervision of the Librarian for Archival Arrangement and Description, the successful candidate will: 

    • Arrange or oversee arrangement of archival audiovisual materials in accordance with accepted archival standards. Describe or oversee description of archival audiovisual materials according to archival standards in the repository's collections management database and publish EAD-encoded finding aids on the web.
    • Identify preservation needs and priorities for archival audiovisual holdings in Special Collections. Collaborate with colleagues in the Preservation Department and Digital Library Technology Services to ensure timely and accurate preservation, digitization, and researcher access to archival audiovisual materials. Maintain tracking and documentation of low of material between ACM, Preservation, and digitization queues. With Preservation, coordinate large-scale digitization projects with in-house and outside vendors.
    • Accession new collection materials. Faithfully and independently represent administrative, legal, and descriptive information about new materials in collection management systems according to documented standard practices. Provide professional judgment for appraising the ongoing research value of new collections. Assign routine accessioning tasks to graduate students and supervise their work. Stabilize materials and provide description in a timely manner.
    • Ensure completion of collections management and control activities, including collections assessment, stacks maintenance, coordinating preservation and reformatting activities with appropriate library departments, and collecting workflow, use, and other statistics about the collections.
    • Provide expert reference assistance to faculty, students, and external visitors at the reference desk (e.g. present archival materials to scholars; provide information on holdings) and via email, telephone, and mail.
    • Participate in unit-wide meetings and planning; other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications: 

    Required: 

    • Master's degree in Library & Information Science or Archival Studies.
    • Minimum two years of experience in arranging and describing archival collections and audiovisual materials, preferably in an archive of special collections or in an academic or research library setting. Demonstrated expertise in archival theory and practice; a minimum of two years of experience applying this expertise in description and processing work, including applying minimal and basic processing strategies, preferred. Two years of experience showing mastery in the use and application of DACS, ISAD(G), EAD, ISAAR-CPF, EAC-CPF, MODS, METS, MARC, LCSH, LCNA, AACR2, RDA, and other library and archival descriptive and content standards.
    • Knowledge of basic preservation and conservation issues as they relate to archival audiovisual materials. Knowledge of and practical experience with a variety of audio, video, ilm, and born-digital formats. Demonstrated knowledge of standards for handling, examining, and assessing archival audiovisual materials. Demonstrated knowledge of archival born-digital collections, preferably including knowledge of audio and video file formats.
    • Knowledge of rights administration and management issues for archival collections and audiovisual materials. Minimum two years of experience in the expert use, maintenance, and support of automated archival collections management systems (e.g. ArchivesSpace).
    • Superior written and verbal communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to work collegially within and across organizations; great attention to detail; demonstrated ability to manage time and tasks and complete projects in a timely manner.

    Preferred: 

    • Strong working knowledge of EAD and XML, including experience with XML schemas and the use of XML editors and the manipulation of metadata across systems and platforms, highly preferred.
    • Familiarity with current approaches to accessioning, processing, and description of born-digital archival materials.
    • Must be well-versed in quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy, and legitimacy of data in NYU systems, and be able to strictly follow data privacy and security procedures for data handling and analysis to ensure adherence to legal and institutional standards.
    • Master's degree in secondary discipline related to the collection holdings.
    • Two years of experience in providing excellent reference services for archival collection and knowledge of current reference practice in the field.

    NYU Libraries: NYU is one of the larger members of the Association of Research Libraries, with 319 FTE staff, 63 of whom are faculty librarians. Librarians responded to 97,000 reference queries in the last year, including via 24-hour cross-globe virtual reference. Librarians reached 20,000 attendees through instructional sessions, and thousands more through orientations and similar events. The Libraries serves a large and diverse population of 40,000 students and faculty across 18 schools and colleges-- including, for example, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Tisch School of the Arts, the Stern School of Business, the Meyer College of Nursing, the Wagner School of Public Administration, NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, etc.-- and from every U.S. state and more than 133 countries. NYU is one of the largest private universities in the U. S., and is a  member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). New York University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the HathiTrust, the Manhattan Research Libraries Initiative, the Research Libraries Group Partnership of OCLC, the Digital Preservation Network, and the Digital Library Federation, as well as regional resource sharing consortia. The Libraries also provides an integrated library management system for the Research Library Association of South Manhattan, a consortium that includes New School and Cooper Union. For the NYU Libraries Strategic Priorities go to 

    https://library.nyu.edu/about/general/strategic-priorities/ 

    Knowledge Access and Resource Management Services facilitates the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the Libraries' user communities through processes and services in program areas that include library acquisitions, serials and electronic resource management, knowledge access design and development, archival collections management, and metadata production and management. In collaboration with our colleagues in Collections and Research Services, Public Services, Libraries IT Services, and Digital Library Technology Services, KARMS has primary leadership responsibility for knowledge access via the Libraries' dynamic, integrated discovery and access systems. In addition to serving NYU's central libraries, institute libraries, and global sites, KARMS provides selected services to the Research Library Association of South Manhattan member libraries and other affiliated libraries. 

    Salary/Benefits: Attractive benefits package including tuition remission and generous time off. Salary commensurate with experience and background. 

    To Apply: To ensure consideration, submit your resume and letter of application, including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to: 

    https://uscareers-nyu.icims.com/jobs/7538/audiovisual-processing-archivist/job?hub=10. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. 

    NYU's Division of Libraries embraces diversity and is committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. 

    EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity



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    Anna Björnsson McCormick
    Librarian for Archival Arrangement and Description
    New York University
    New York NY
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