Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Librarian
Indiana University Academic Positions
On-site
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Position Summary
The IU Indianapolis University Library seeks an experienced Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Archivist to join its team. This position is responsible for ensuring the long-term preservation, effective management, and innovative reuse of digital assets, as well as facilitating creation of new digital collections from both Library and community partner-held cultural sources. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of digital preservation and experience working with digital collections. The Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Librarian reports to the Director of Distinctive Collections and works closely with colleagues within Distinctive Collections (Herron Art Library and Ruth Lilly Special Collections & Archives) and across the Library, to ensure the preservation and maintenance of digital content. This content includes, but is not limited to, digitized texts, images, audio-visual material, 3D and VR content, GIS data, research data sets, and born-digital materials. This is a tenure-track position, with an anticipated start date of March 1, 2025. University Library is especially interested in promoting an environment of diversity and excellence throughout the institution and welcomes candidates committed to fostering diverse and inclusive environments. Indiana University Indianapolis is an urban research and health sciences campus with 15 degree-granting schools and more than 375 degree and certificate programs. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a multicultural and affordable mid-sized city, the campus serves more than 25,000 students. As the state’s premier urban research institution, IUI is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence.
The IU Indianapolis University Library seeks an experienced Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Archivist to join its team. This position is responsible for ensuring the long-term preservation, effective management, and innovative reuse of digital assets, as well as facilitating creation of new digital collections from both Library and community partner-held cultural sources. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of digital preservation and experience working with digital collections. The Digital Preservation and Digital Collections Librarian reports to the Director of Distinctive Collections and works closely with colleagues within Distinctive Collections (Herron Art Library and Ruth Lilly Special Collections & Archives) and across the Library, to ensure the preservation and maintenance of digital content. This content includes, but is not limited to, digitized texts, images, audio-visual material, 3D and VR content, GIS data, research data sets, and born-digital materials. This is a tenure-track position, with an anticipated start date of March 1, 2025. University Library is especially interested in promoting an environment of diversity and excellence throughout the institution and welcomes candidates committed to fostering diverse and inclusive environments. Indiana University Indianapolis is an urban research and health sciences campus with 15 degree-granting schools and more than 375 degree and certificate programs. Located in downtown Indianapolis, a multicultural and affordable mid-sized city, the campus serves more than 25,000 students. As the state’s premier urban research institution, IUI is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence.