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SalaryAthabasca University's Library and Scholarly Resourcesis currently recruiting for the position of Casual- Repository and Digital Preservation Services Support.
Anticipated Start Date: April 1, 2024
This casual position will provide support for AUSpace upgrade and consolidation of AUSpace, DTheses and DTPR.
Specific activities include, but are not limited to:
- Conduct a content audit on AUSpace, DTheses, and DTPR and document the procedures.
- The audit will provide the Library Digital Preservation Committee with the data they need to determine data migration priorities.
- The audit will investigate metadata used in each submission form and compile a report on it.
- The audit will involve working with the library web project & services team towards understanding metadata requirements for the consolidated repositories and towards developing a metadata schema.
- Attend and contributes to Digital Preservation Committee planning meetings
Qualifications:
- Experience working in academic libraries (current students in library technician or library and information studies programs)
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Knowledge of Digital Preservation and archives is an asset
- Familiarity with institutional repositories in academic libraries is an asset
Anticipated Hours:6-10 hours/week.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Bill Geng,Associate University Librarian, LASS atbillg@athabascau.ca
Work Location: Virtual.
As a resident of the community of Athabasca, or elsewhere in Alberta, you can elect to work virtually from your home or in our offices on our beautiful campus.
To discover the Town and Region of Athabasca, please visit http://www.visitathabasca.ca and http://www.athabasca.ca
Online Applications through Acquire
We will only accept applications received through our online recruitment system. Please include your resume, letter of application, and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references.
Note: Online applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the closing date.
We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
