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The Digital POWRR team invites applications for the second of five upcoming in-person, 2.5 day digital preservation training institutes. The second Institute will be held January 3-5, 2024 at the University of Arizona’s Main Library in Tucson, Arizona. Due to the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institutes are offered free of charge and travel stipends are available!

An ideal candidate for a POWRR institute fits some of these descriptions:

·         Someone who works directly with collections, including digital materials

·         Someone who has been exposed to basic digital preservation concepts, but struggles with moving from theory to practice

·         Someone who represents or serves historically underrepresented populations

·         Someone who is comfortable with basic technology (navigating a basic computing environment), but would benefit from instruction on more intermediate concepts

·         Someone employed by an institution unable to provide professional development funding adequate to attend other digital preservation training opportunities

·         Someone who would benefit from being a part of a small cohort of professionals like themselves, and who will put forth effort into sustaining these professional connections after the end of the Institute

For more details on the POWRR Institutes, please visit the following page: https://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/upcoming-events/

Apply here: https://forms.gle/7ZfSSyN5DRyauaVW9

Questions? Unable to apply via the Google Form link? Please contact us at digital.powrr.workshops@gmail.com for more information or further assistance.  

Application deadline: September 1, 2023

Applicants will be notified of application status by October 2, 2023.

​​Cordially,

The Digital POWRR Team

Sarah Quigley and Michael Don Fraser from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) received a $75,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records to update and modernize preservation and conservation equipment in the UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives. The new equipment will enable Special Collections and Archives to ensure appropriate long-term preservation for our rare and unique collections ensuring long term access for students and community. Quigley is the director of Special Collections and Archives and Fraser is the book and paper conservator in Special Collections & Collections. 

https://www.unlv.edu/news/accomplishments/sarah-quigley-michael-don-fraser

The Journal of Western Archives (JWA) is seeking submissions for an upcoming special issue on the following topic: Collection stewardship in the age of finite resources.

Articles for this special issue could be on any of the following subjects:

• Reappraisal
• Deaccessioning
• Donor relations and managing their expectations
• Changing collecting scopes and policies – from collecting anything to being more selective
• Managing/reimagining collection space
• Innovations in collections management
• Types of works considered:
• Research articles
• Case studies
• Work-in-progress articles

If you are interested in contributing to this special issue, please submit a draft through the JWA website at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/submit.cgi?context=westernarchives.

Submissions received before October 1st, 2023, will be considered for publication in this special issue, which will be published on the JWA website in early 2024. If you have any questions, please contact JWA managing editor, Ryan Lee at ryan_lee@byu.edu.

Journal of Western Archives is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal, that gives archivists, manuscript curators, and graduate students in the American West a place to publish on topics of particular interest and relevance to them. To learn more about the journal and our policies and submission guidelines, please take a moment and visit the JWA website at: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/westernarchives.

The Journal of Western Archives is seeking a new managing editor. The managing editor is responsible for the overall quality of the intellectual content of the journal and works closely with the editorial board to ensure that the needs of the professional community (including the journal’s four regional sponsors) in the western United States are met. If you are interested in this position, please submit a CV and a letter of interest to journal director Gordon Daines at gordon_daines@byu.edu by Tuesday September 5th , 2023 at 5:00 pm MST. The successful applicant will assume their duties on January 1st, 2023 and receive a yearly honorarium of $500.00. The initial term will be for three years with the opportunity to renew once.

JWA job announcement - J Gordon Daines.pdf

BYU Library is hiring a faculty-level Archival Processing Librarian position. See the link for the full job description. Please consider applying, or forward it to a friend who may be interested. We are looking forward to reviewing a solid candidate pool! The job posting closes on July 31, 2023.

For full details, visit the following link: https://hrms.byu.edu/psc/ps/PUBLIC/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Employee&SiteId=70&JobOpeningId=123323&PostingSeq=1&

The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University is seeking a part-time archival processing specialist to assist with the arrangement and description of manuscript materials. The individual will work primarily with that are slated for digitization to be added to the library’s digital collections and will complete added-value processing for digitization preparation according to established departmental standards (file- or item-level processing and description). Responsibilities include: * Arrangement of archival materials slated for digitization projects * Revision of legacy finding aids for digitization projects * Description of archival materials according to national and departmental standards * Manage student processors * Quality control of completed finding aids according to national and department standards * Identification of preservation issues within archival collections * Professional development For more information, including desired qualifications and salary, please visit the Brigham Young University job posting at https://hr.lib.byu.edu/archival-processing-specialist. Applications should be submitted by June 23, 2023.

The University of Arizona Libraries is hiring. 

Position Title: Digital Preservation Analyst

Position Highlights: The University of Arizona Libraries invites applications for a Digital Preservation Analyst to support the University of Arizona Libraries digital preservation program as part of the Digital Preservation and Production Unit. The Analyst will report to and work closely with the Digital Preservation Librarian to expand, scale, support, and oversee workflows and services for the various streams of content stewarded by the University of Arizona Libraries. The successful candidate will also work in close collaboration with stakeholders in other departments including Special Collections, Technology Strategy and Services, and Research Engagement, to ensure that the full breadth of the Libraries unique digital assets are safeguarded and stewarded according to good practices. The Digital Preservation Analyst performs a sizable portion of duties in the Libraries’ Digital Preservation Lab, which is the site of significant innovation and stewardship, deploying forensic analysis of born-digital media to ensure both preservation and access for the libraries' distinctive special collections. The Analyst processes incoming and legacy born-digital media, such as optical media (CDs/DVDs), flash drives, external/internal hard drives, floppy disks, and other dynamic digital objects in support of their preservation and access. The Analyst will also be responsible for creating and maintaining documentation of workflows, setting up hardware and testing software, performing format analysis and migration, and conducting research as needed.

View the full posting: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/14837?c=arizona

BYU Library is now accepting applications for the following position:
- Archives Specialist (3/4 Time Staff – closes 5/14/23)
Please visit this link to view the full posting and learn more about the position and/or to submit an application:
https://hr.lib.byu.edu/archives-specialist

Weber State University is hiring! There are two open positions in the Special Collections and University Archives department (SCUA).

You can view the job postings at the following links: 

https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/19589 

https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/19549

Hello,
We invite archivists at any level of employment and from all types of archival repositories to participate in a brief survey concerning the impacts of perceived and experienced barriers archivists encounter when conducting or thinking about adopting reparative archival practices. This survey is intended for archivists who are both undertaking and not undertaking reparative practices. We are seeking to understand why archivists are or are not undertaking reparative initiatives.
The anticipated time to complete this survey is 10-15 minutes. No personal identifiable information will be collected or shared.
Any questions or concerns may be directed to the survey’s project team leader: Krista Oldham, koldham@tamu.edu
Please follow this link to the survey: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7U6VAGdROFXQKXQ

Thank you for your time and consideration!
Krista Oldham
Chas Cassidy
Julia Corrin
Lexy deGraffenreid
Megan Mummey