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Please excuse any cross-postings Digital Archivist The Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, California, invites applications and nominations for a Digital Archivist, responsible for developing and maintaining a software repository for the CHM. The successful candidate will create a useful architecture for today that scales into the future for access by tomorrow’s scholars and contributors. This newly created position is part of a growing and unique institution dedicated to the preservation of information technology and its impact on the human experience. Responsibilities The Digital Archivist assumes leadership for developing near-term and long-term strategies for the growth, management and preservation of the CHM software collection and related digital assets. The Digital Archivist will: design and shepherd a robust and innovative web-based software repository, which includes the CHM’s current holdings as well as contributions from outside individuals and communities. Work closely with CHM volunteers, artifact donors and committees. Seek regional, national and international partnerships. Design, document and implement processes and procedures to insure proper cataloguing and preservation of the software collection. Qualifications: Required: Advanced degree in computing, information or library science. Preferred: Minimum of three years of responsibility and accomplishment in digital repository management or similar work. Familiarity with digital asset management tools, metadata standards and capturing a wide variety of digital formats. Ability to build and sustain a volunteer-based community. Knowledge of web-based community tools. Ability to plan, coordinate and implement complex projects. Excellent communication skills with an aptitude for complex analytical work. Knowledge and/or experience with intellectual property issues. Interest and/or knowledge of software history. For more information about CHM, visit www.computerhistory.org. Please send resume to: digiarchivist@computerhistory.org Preference will be given to resumes received by February 21st. Paula Jabloner Archivist Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View CA 94043 (650) 810-1016 (650) 810-1055 (fax) jabloner@computerhistory.org www.computerhistory.org ____________________________________________________________ STHC-L - Science, Technology, and Health Care Archives Forum STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sthc-l STHC-L@lists.ucla.edu STHC-L Archives -- Main Index STHC-L Archives -- 2006 Message Index |