Digital Collections Specialist
1 day ago
About Us
At State Library Victoria, we believe that access to information and stories builds knowledge, strengthens community and inspires our future.
We are a leading cultural institution with a rich collection of almost 5.5 million items, including books, manuscripts, serials, photographs, artworks, maps and ephemera.
We add more than 70,000 heritage items to our collection every year.
Our VisionOur vision is of a library for all in a changing world.
We aim to strengthen communities and inspire participation through our free exhibitions, events, talks, workshops and children's programming.
The OpportunityWe are seeking a skilled Digital Archivist to join our team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Ingesting digital collection material to enable collection preservation
- Creating, enhancing and maintaining collection metadata to support collection preservation and discoverability
- Supporting the implementation of our Digital Preservation Framework and relevant policies, tools, workflows and processes
- Supporting the creation of standard operating procedures to ensure the long-term safekeeping of digital assets through the delivery of innovative solutions
To be successful in this role, you will require:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, e.g. information management, records management, information systems or database management
- Experience developing documentation and delivering training for processes and procedures
- Knowledge of archival practice, including the description and arrangement of collections
- An understanding of copyright, donor restrictions, privacy and permissions issues related to processing born-digital original materials
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary and superannuation
- Career advancement opportunities across a range of disciplines
- Transparent performance framework that allows you to approach your work with confidence in how you are tracking
- Professional development opportunities including assignment and secondment opportunities, internal and external learning opportunities and employee networks
- Generous leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Discount on public transport
We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourage applications from candidates who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ and people of all ages and abilities.
We promote a workplace that actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of all people.
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