[game_preservation] Game preservation-related term position at Stanford

[Henry Lowood]

All,

Please pass this information along if you know somebody who may be 
interested -- and qualified.  Probably best for a person located in the 
Bay Area.

In order to apply for the job, it is necessary to go to the Stanford 
staff openings page, but you can use the Job ID below to find it quickly.

Henry


	

Cabrinety Project Assistant, Special Collections, Stanford University 
Libraries


	
Job ID
	 49935
Job Location
	 University Libraries
Job Category
	 Library
Salary
	 1A4
Date Posted
	 Oct 1, 2012


Cabrinety Project Assistant, Special Collections
Library Specialist IV
100% FTE; Two-year fixed-term appointment (project end date of 8/31/14)
Reports to: Digital Archivist, for Special Collections & DLSS

As part of the Born-Digital Archives / Forensics Program and under the 
supervision Digital Archivist, the Cabrinety Project Assistant is 
responsible for re-processing the software portion of the Cabrinety 
collection and managing, coordinating and assisting with movement 
between the library storage facilities (physical and digital), on-campus 
workspaces and NIST. They will perform metadata clean-up for outgoing 
materials and register each software title using the Digital Object 
Registry. The project assistant will perform quality assurance on 
forensically captured software and digital images of manuals and 
software boxes. The project assistant is required to work independently 
and collaborate in the development / testing of new workflows, learning 
new software tools and environments both within Special Collections/Born 
Digital Program and within DLSS; analyze and recommend new structure for 
delivering descriptive metadata online and working with the curator for 
the history of Science and Technology on the selection of most important 
titles for delivery in the Special Collections reading room possibly via 
emulation. This may include researching and testing methods for setting 
up and running games in emulation environments. This position may work 
in our Page Mill Road or Redwood City location.


Specific responsibilities:
Responsible for workflow of collection material between SUL's storage 
facility and Special Collections workspace with Access Services staff.

Responsible for ordering and stocking necessary supplies and packing 
materials used for packing materials securely and coordinating shipments 
to NIST with SUL Facilities Dept.

Responsible for cleaning up the descriptive metadata for all software 
titles, including computer games or other software, the original 
packaging, manuals, and all components.

Manages and oversees the workflow between DLSS, Special Collections and 
NIST, including tracking the workflow of physical and digital material.

Verifies return receipt for all physical material from NIST and performs 
quality assurance of digital objects and pre-assembly or bundling of 
digital files and metadata in preparation for ingest into the Stanford 
Digital Repository

Responsible for updating Special Collections Department's Locator Guide 
once material has been returned to permanent storage.

Responsible for data entry in a variety of software, such as Archivists 
Toolkit, FileMaker Pro, and registration of collection materials into 
SUL's Digital Object Registry.

Will work with the Curator of History and Science collections to track 
software copyright status and submit permissions letters to copyright 
owners.

Responsible for working with the Digital Archivist to set up emulated 
environments for a sub-set of Cabrinety software.

Responsible for publication of revised finding aids for collection at 
the end of the project.

Attend project and team meetings.

Qualifications:
. Experience working in special collections or archival repositories for 
1-2 years.
. Demonstrated knowledge of archival concepts and copyright laws.
. Experience working with historical computer media.
. Competence in personal computer applications including word processing 
and database creation and management, such as Archivists Toolkit and 
FileMaker Pro.
. Experience scripting data out of databases and data manipulation using 
spreadsheets and XSLT.
. Demonstrated knowledge of open source virtualization software such as 
VirtualBox.
. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
. Demonstrated experience in using judgment and initiative.
. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse group of 
individuals and groups across all levels internal and external.


-- 
Henry Lowood
Curator, History of Science & Technology Collections;
    Film & Media Collections
HSSG, Green Library, 557 Escondido Mall
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford CA 94305-6004
650-723-4602; lowood at stanford.edu
http://www.stanford.edu/~lowood

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