Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Digital Curation Librarian
St. Louis, MO
Full time
Posted 5 Days Ago
R-0000017429
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis seeks a tech-savvy librarian, archivist, or information professional who can bring energy and experience to help drive the success of the Federal Reserve’s archives program by providing support for FedPreserve, an internal digital preservation application.
The Digital History & Archives team falls within the Homer Jones Memorial Library in the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In addition to supporting FedPreserve, team members work collaboratively to maintain and develop collections in the FRASER digital library, content on the Federal Reserve History website, and the Bank’s corporate archive.
Job Duties
Support the digital preservation & ingest work of archivists across the Federal Reserve System by developing end user documentation, providing training for new and existing users, and providing tools, assistance, and consultation to support preservation work.
Work with stakeholders to develop standards and best practices related to metadata schema, controlled vocabularies, preservation activities, collection structures, etc.
Coordinate and assist with application maintenance as the primary contact point between the product vendor, internal IT support, archivists, and other end users. Conduct testing, investigate technical issues, and follow security policies.
Conduct system administration functions including managing user requests and implementing changes, managing access and security, and monitoring system reports.
Qualifications/Skills
Required
Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills to work with diverse stakeholders
3+ years’ experience working in the Digital Archives field
Aptitude for learning new technologies; skill in critical examination of archival trends
Excellent organizational and project management skills, ability to work independently and as part of a highly motivated team
Experience implementing metadata standards (METS, MODS, PREMIS, DC, etc); Experience creating, validating, transforming, crosswalking and bulk editing XML based metadata (or similar experience with JSON based metadata)
Experience utilizing APIs and web services to search and interact with third-party systems.
Demonstrated experience with XML, and with scripting languages and/or tools for data manipulation (e.g. OpenRefine, Python, XSLT, etc.)
Preferred
Master's degree in Library Science with formal course work or training in Archival Studies
Certification from the Academy of Certified Archivists
Digital Archives Specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists
Total Rewards
Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities to challenge you and propel your growth—along with many benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.
Salary: $ 86,000 - $ 90,000
In addition to great compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that all brought together in a flexible schedule where you can find balance:
Paid time off
Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement
401(k) match & Annuity/Pension fund
Top-notch health care benefits
Child and family care leave
Professional development opportunities
And more...
Ranked as the #2 Top Workplace in the St. Louis Region in 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is committed to building an inclusive workplace, where employees' diversity—in age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, and cultural traditions, religion, life experiences, education and socioeconomic backgrounds—are recognized as a strength. Learn more about the Bank and its culture; check out our Careers Site.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Other
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
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