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Shout out to Preservica users @cbirch, @KariLMay, and @bthomas who are presenting at the BPE/CoSA Joint (un)Conference in Nashville in September 2022. These sessions are sure to inform, excite and inspire: Crawling into the Collection: Aligning Web Archiving with Traditional Archival Practice. Caitlin Birch, Assistant Archivist for Digital Collections, Dartmouth CollegeEarly stages of web archiving initiatives are often driven by urgency. Web-based material is at high risk of loss due to the ephemerality of the internet and this risk, combined with an overwhelming volume of websites and the limited resources available to many institutions, often leads to abandonment of traditional archival methods when collecting the web. Archivists opt for broadly scoped captures of top-level domains, leaving behind the appraisal, arrangement, description, and discovery work applied to collections in more familiar formats. In this session, a Dartmouth College archivist makes the case for aligning web

Hi all,I will be attending iPres in September and wondered (if we can fit it in during the programme!) if any other Preservica users would be interested in having an informal catch up whilst there?  Always great to meet and talk with other product users! ThanksLaura

Hi everybody, I’m looking forward to my first iPres as a Preservica employee!Many of us from the Innovation, Product, and Marketing teams will be in attendance and we’ll be having an extremely busy iPres – including discussing File Format Registries on the morning of Monday 12 September, delivering five(!) lightning talks on Tuesday 4-5:30pm, and participating in the ‘Bake-Off’ sessions throughout Wednesday to demonstrate features such as Auto-Preservation.I’m excited to meet Preservica users – many of you I know already, but many more I’m sure I don’t, so please feel free to say hi! I’m especially keen to hear about how I can help with any challenges relating to file formats, from identification, through migration, to rendering and anything else in-between.The full programme can be found here: ipres2022 (eventsair.com), and more detail about Preservica’s involvement can be found here: iPres 2022 Glasgow, Mon, 12 Sep. 2022 at 09:00, Europe/Dublin | Community (preservica.com).I hope to

Position: Digital Archiving Success ManagerLocation: Remote West Coast, US To help reach more Preservica customers via our Accelerated Success program, we are hiring a technically minded digital archivist or digital preservation professional to join the Customer Experience team on the West Coast. Come work with librarians, archivists and information professionals from around the globe who are using Preservica to reach their digital preservation goals! Find out more information and how to apply on our Careers page:Careers at Preservica Please share this announcement with anyone who might be interested.  

https://careers.archivists.org/jobs/16255298/archivist#.YgPrx4R9GIE.linkedinArchivistThe Menil Collection - Houston, TX

https://www.suehill.com/job/project-archivist-1 PROJECT ARCHIVIST Location: Belfast Sector: Knowledge & Information Management Job ref: BEL 25947 Job type: Permanent Contact: Lee Seymour Contact email: info@tfpl.com Posted: 19/01/22 ​Project Archivist - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Permanent or FTC if preferred​An entertainment company in Belfast has an urgent job opportunity for an Archivist with digital collections management expertise to ensure the efficient response to internal requests relating to the archive and collection of sound recordings, film, paper archives and objects.Key job responsibilities include: Manage, catalogue and ingest into the collection Advise on digital collection management procedures. Advise on preservation of digitised and born digital content. Enhance existing metadata where appropriate Scope, recommend, and help implement new digital preservation system alongside IT colleagues; manage migration of content into new system. Define

Vacancy for Digital Preservation Manager at the University of Sheffield Are you highly motivated and collaborative? Do you have expertise in digital preservation? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you.The University of Sheffield’s mission is to deliver life-enhancing research, innovation and education and these activities generate much information. The University Library and University Archives hold extensive cultural, research and administrative collections that are available for the University and the wider community. The University Library’s mission is to enable the University to access and use the information universe, and this requires preservation of these unique assets for the future.We are seeking an individual with a high level of proven experience operating within the digital preservation community. Your knowledge, experience and leadership in digital preservation will enable you to work with others across the University to develop an Institutional Digital Preservatio

 https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Lead-Curator-Written-Archives-Corporate-Records/56367 Job IntroductionArchives Technology & Services is responsible for the management and storage of the BBC’s catalogue of content,  this includes stores of physical material and a range of systems and products which make BBC content accessible to our audiences, programme makers and partners. The BBC’s Archive grows on a daily basis , as well as looking after nearly 100 years of heritage we also develop and design new products and systems to capture and make accessible a huge variety of content.     This is a significant senior role and is the subject matter expert on the development, management and use of our archive collections. The role is responsible for the BBC’s Written Archives and Records Management archives and teams who preserve and maintain documents and records from all areas of the BBC and make them available. This role will develop policy and high standards of curatorial practi

Job Title: Archivist, Digital Preservation Department: Archive Solutions   FLSA Status: Exempt              Summary: Gates Archive is the private archive of the personal and philanthropic collections of the Gates family. Committed to creating a culture of learning and belonging, we are a team working to build a next generation archive with a focus on digital-forward processes. Gates Archive is seeking an Archivist focused on Digital Preservation to develop, implement, and refine plans and activities for born-digital and digitally reformatted document, photographic, and audiovisual materials. The Archivist will be part of the Preservation team and will focus on preservation of digital materials across their lifecycle. The Archivist will regularly collaborate with other programs including Donor Relations, Acquisitions, Processing, Production, Asset Management, Access, and Outreach. The Archivist will also contribute to physical preservation initiatives as needed. Core Responsibilities:To

Loyola Notre Dame Library is hiring an Archivist for Digital Initiatives: https://www.lndl.org/about/employment-opportunities Please share this announcement with anyone who might be interested. Thanks!Jenny KinniffHead of Archives and Special CollectionsLoyola Notre Dame Library

 Service Owner: Digital PreservationThe National ArchivesApply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 27th January 2022 Return to search results Reference number179206Salary£62,000GradeGrade 6Contract typePermanentBusiness areaTNA - Digital - Digital ArchivingType of roleDigitalSenior leadershipOtherWorking patternFlexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-timeNumber of posts1LocationRichmond upon Thames, London (region), TW9 4DUAbout the jobSummaryAbout us:Archives matter. Without records, we could not hold government to account, carry out pioneering research or learn from the past. Whether they are websites, the evidence heard by inquiries or the algorithms which support official decision-making, preserving our digital public records is vital.The National Archives is the archive of UK Government and the courts and one of the world’s leading digital archives. We preserve and provide access to the UK’s public records. Our strategy sets out our ambition to be an inclusive, entrepreneurial and di

Post:                   Digital Preservation Manager Salary:               £33,010 per annum (inc. £2,500 p/a Market Rate Allowance) Contract:           Permanent, Full-time Location:           Millbank, London Closing date:    Thursday, 6 October 2016 at 17.00Learn more about this opportunity on the DPC website here​​​​​​

Work with a fantastic team MITRE! https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/job/R104789/Records-Information-Governance-Lead

If anyone is interested Society of American Archivists are running a number of events. If you are interested, feel free to head to their website here .

Preservica is at the forefront of digital preservation and to ensure we remain there we need the best people working with us. We usually have a range of vacancies all across our global teams so if you have friends or colleagues you feel may be interested in any of these opportunities please check out our careers page here:Careers at PreservicaIf you would like to talk to us about your skills then please email your resume to careers@preservica.com:  

Cataloguing Archivist x 2Part time: 3 days per week | Salary: £28,092 pro rataAcme has been awarded funding through the ArchivesRevealed programme for a 12-month project to cataloguethe artists tenancy archive in support of its 50th Anniversary.Please visit acme.org.uk/about/vacancies for furtherdetails and to apply. Deadline 5pm Sunday 3 OctoberAcme is a charity based in London supporting artiststhrough affordable studios, housing, residencies and awards.

https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04417?fbclid=IwAR0trOc4efz5LMcttb462-NqOdCDRmMiljCMfZBzgKs2w0lHjSJpyEjyVV8 APPLICATION WINDOWOpen date: August 26th, 2021Next review date: Sunday, Oct 3, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date: Sunday, Nov 7, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.POSITION DESCRIPTIONFood and Wine ArchivistLibrary of the University of California, DavisOverview of PositionThe University of California, Davis seeks a dynamic and collaborative person for the position of Food and Wine Archivist. This new role will lead the library’s high profile and strategic initiatives around distinctive collections in food, wine, and other beverages. In particular, the Food and Wine Archivist will build and shape collections, increase our philanthropic support, incorporate