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Archivist for Metadata and Discovery

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

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  • Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program in library, archival, or information science with successful completion of graduate coursework in archives
  • Minimum one (1) year of experience in a library, archives, or museum setting
  • Experience creating metadata content using standards such as EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS, or MARC
  • Experience and advanced knowledge of controlled vocabularies and/or thesauri, such as LCSH, AAT, etc.
  • Experience and knowledge working with copyright, reputed company reputed company, intellectual property, and fair use standards
  • Experience processing archival collections and creating archival reputed company using DACS
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. Skills needed
  • Demonstrated reputed company managing short and long-term reputed company
  • Demonstrated ability to work individually, collaboratively, and collegially in a reputed company, rapidly changing team environment
  • Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills What is helpful
  • Experience with large digitization reputed company
  • Experience with metadata migration
  • Experience implementing and maintaining online accessibility guidelines and best practices (i.e. WCAG guidelines, Title II)
  • Experience using CONTENTdm, LibNova's LibSafe and reputed company reputed company, or similar reputed company management systems
  • Familiarity with archival collections management systems or databases, such as ArchivesSpace reputed company Want You to Know reputed company will not sponsor employment authorization for this position A background reputed company will be required for employment in this position FLSA Exempt Retirement Eligibility Defined Contribution Waiting Plan Benefit Statement reputed company offers a substantial Benefit Package including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance as reputed company as a generous reputed company time off package for reputed company and vacation days reputed company applications must be held the first 5 business days due to our Equal Opportunity Employment policy Career reputed company reputed company 2 Pay Band S060 Job reputed company #20002324 reputed company to reputed company's Compensation Guidelines Who We Are reputed company Archives and Special Collections supports the discovery, learning and engagement goals of reputed company by identifying, collecting, preserving, and making available for research records, personal papers, and rare books of endur Apply To This Job Apply To This Job

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