Description:
Position Responsibilities and Duties
Reporting to the Associate Dean, Technical Services & Collection Development, the Processing Archivist will:
- Process new and existing archival collection materials in all formats using ArchivesSpace
- Process collections identified as high priority by curators and librarians across the Specialized Collections departments and TS&CD
- Develop, implement and reinforce policies, procedures and best practices for metadata creation, and processing levels and for collections maintenance across the Libraries’ primary source repositories
- Apply effective project management strategies and communicates clearly with project stakeholders
- Apply tools used in the special collections and archival communities (e.g., ArchivesSpace, Alma/Primo, digital asset management systems, BitCurator, OpenRefine, MarcEdit)
- Collaborate with curators, public services staff, acquisitions staff, other archivists, and Library IT staff, as well as donors and researchers
- Create collection-level MARC records for WorldCat and the Libraries’ online catalog
- Publish EAD finding aids in the Online Archive of California
- Collaborate with Digital Library metadata librarians in metadata creation for digital materials
- Participate in library and other committees as assigned
- Engage in professional and/or subject discipline organizations, research, or publishing that will have a significant, positive impact on the Technical Services & Collection Development unit, and advance the strategic plans of USC Libraries and the university
- Participate in a hybrid work environment
Experience and Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited program or non-U.S. equivalent is typically required for a librarian appointment at USC. In addition, candidates must provide evidence of:
- Two years of experience processing archival materials
- Knowledge of efficient archival processing guidelines and procedures, including extensible processing principles
- Knowledge of ArchivesSpace and experience with creating finding aids using ArchivesSpace
- Knowledge of bibliographic catalogs, and other collection information management systems
- Considerable specialized knowledge of contemporary archival and records management principles and practices
- Experience using DACS, EAD, EAC-CPF, RDA, LCSH, and MARC21 standards
- Demonstrated interpersonal, project management, analytical and research skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve goals set forth by the position
- Knowledge or background in preservation management