- Appraising records for their evidential, historical, and cultural value
- Selecting materials for PADA that are relevant, balanced, and representative in serving as the collective memory of the region's Portuguese American communities
- Accessioning, processing, and describing archival collections in accordance with the Society of American Archivist's "Describing Archives: A Content Standard," (DACS), 2nd Edition, 2013.
- Ensuring all project-related activities are conducted on time and to the highest standard
- Preparing quarterly status reports, in collaboration with the PADA project team, to document the progress of the archival processing and digitizing work
- Collaborating with the PADA team and with community advisory groups in selecting, documenting, and collecting archival resources
- Determining, in concert with the PADA team, digitization priorities for the collection including time sensitive community needs
- Following existing processes and protocols for digitization, metadata tagging, storage, and other elements of digital archiving while actively updating policies as necessary
- Overseeing the digitization of archival materials
- Ensuring that the PADA collection is discoverable and optimized thru multiple access points
- Performing technology monitoring for digital archives related tools, systems, and practice
- Evaluating new collections for intellectual property rights and ensuring compliance with existing laws
- Following takedown notice procedure for existing collections and re-evaluating collections as needed
- Building and sustaining effective partnerships with community organizations and individuals
- Where relevant, identifying potential collaborators
- Ensuring optimum service to all internal and external partners in response to all requests for service and information
- Maintaining an environment that is welcoming to persons of all backgrounds, nationalities, and roles
- Assisting in the preparation, mounting, and publicizing exhibits and other media related to the development and significant features of PADA
- Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
- One to three years of experience working with archive collections
- A reading knowledge of Portuguese
- Ability to work effectively in a collegial setting
- Demonstrated ability to write effective reports or proposals
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Knowledge of the application of new technologies and services to academic libraries
- Highly service-oriented
- Familiarity with the DACS and Dublin Core metadata standards
- Concentration in Archives or Digital Stewardship
- Experience working with Portuguese-American communities
Greater Boston Portuguese - Lowell, United States - InsideHigherEd
Description
Job no: 521714Position type: Staff Full Time, Staff Full Time/Part-Time
Benefit Status: Benefited-Union
Campus: UMass Lowell
Department: Fine Arts Humanities & Soc Sci
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience/grade and grant
Applications Open: Dec
Applications Close: Open until filled
General Summary of Position:
The Greater Boston Portuguese-American Digital Archives (PADA) is an initiative of the Saab Center in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Lowell Library System. Among the major goals of PADA is to establish a highly visible, public, and user-friendly repository of cultural heritage materials related to Portuguese Americans in the Greater Boston Area. To achieve this and other related goals, the PADA Archivist will be part of an academic interdisciplinary team at UMass Lowell that will create a sustainable, open-sourced, and inviting digital archive for disseminating and learning about, as well as celebrating, the history and heritage of Portuguese-Americans in New England.
Essential Job Duties:
1. Appraisal, selection, accessioning, & description of PADA materials: These tasks will be undertaken in concert with the interdisciplinary PADA project team:
2. Establish sustainable, secure, and discoverable digital infrastructure for PADA:
3. Ensure that intellectual property rights are observed:
4. Collaborate on outreach initiatives and promote the University's commitment to community engagement:
A large part of this role is dependent on working within the community. The ability to travel between destinations within the Greater Boston area will be required. This role may involve periodic work on evenings and/or weekends.
This is a hybrid on campus/remote role. A large part of the work will be conducted in Cambridge and Peabody. There will be flexibility in work location based on local travel. However, the PADA Archivist will be expected to be on-site at UMass Lowell frequently, including for regular team meetings and to perform digitization work. A general estimation of the time split is 40% remote, 30% on campus, and 30% local travel.
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
Education:
Experience:
Skills:
Additional Considerations:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Only current UML Employees within the Grants & Contracts (MTA/GRACE) bargaining unit will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period.
This is a Grants & Contracts (MTA/GRACE) bargaining unit position, Grade P16.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled; however, the posting may close when an adequate number of qualified applications is received.
This position is contingent upon funding. Please note that this benefited position is for 30 hours per week, schedule to be determined in consultation with the Digital Initiatives Archivist.
Please include a CV and cover letter with your application. Names and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.
Posting updated 1/8/2024.