Manager for Digital Archives, The Harry Ransom Center
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The Manager for Digital Archives processes and catalogs born-digital materials, develops preservation and access workflows, and coordinates priorities with curators and other teams. The role configures and supports relevant technologies, trains staff, and advances digital stewardship through collaboration and professional engagement. It also supports research services through reading and viewing room shifts and serves as the primary contact for public services staff on born-digital access.
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Process and catalog born digital materials at the aggregate and item level, and integrate aggregate descriptions into finding aids.Collaborate with curators and donors to survey, appraise, and ensure proper transfer of digital archival materials.Develop strategic goals, policies and workflows related to the preservation of, description of, and access to born-digital archival materials.Monitor quality control of collection and item level description for Born Digital materials.Work with curators, collection management team, conservation and preservation, and other units within Metadata and Discovery to manage processing priorities for digital archives collections.Contribute to department documentation strategy.Select, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot technologies used for the preservation and access of born-digital archival materials.Train and support HRC staff on workflows and technologies used in the overall management of born-digital archival materials.Champion the Ransom Centers role in digital stewardship through active collaboration and partnership across campus and beyond.Engage in campus, regional, and national scholarly and professional organizations and activities with a focus on digital archival materials.Support Research Services department through regular Reading and Viewing Room shifts.Serve as primary contact for public services staff for matters related to born digital access.
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