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NEDCC Manager of Audio Preservation Services
Submitted by Richard Ranft on Fri, 07 / 10 / 2016 - 00 : 35
Employment Opportunity :
NEDCC SEEKS MANAGER OF AUDIO PRESERVATION SERVICES
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) seeks an experienced audio preservation professional to lead its expanded Audio Preservation Services program. The new Manager of Audio Preservation Services will manage the day-to-day operations of the Audio Preservation Services department, which will use both the IRENE technology and traditional methods for digitally reformatting obsolete audio carriers, such as discs, cylinders, analog tapes, digital audio tapes, and unusual formats (e.g., tin foils, Dictabelts, etc.).
EXPANDING AUDIO SERVICES :
NEDCC is in the process of expanding its digital audio preservation service for libraries, archives, and museums. This service will build upon NEDCC’s successful implementation of “IRENE,” the IMLS-funded optical scanning technology developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Library of Congress for digitizing grooved audio carriers.
NEDCC is now investing in the additional facilities, equipment, and staffing to offer reformatting of audio content on magnetic and other obsolete media using more traditional approaches. NEDCC acknowledges the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for underwriting both the business planning for, and the implementation of, its full audio preservation service.
QUALIFICATIONS :
Applicants should have :
- detailed knowledge of, and hands-on experience in, all aspects of digitally preserving audio collections;
- strong communication skills in listening to clients’ needs and clearly articulating proposed specifications;
- excellent relationship-building skills;
- strong production, management and supervisory skills to lead the staff in achieving the highest quality results in strict accordance with the best practices for digital audio preservation;
- a solid educational and / or experiential foundation related to digital reformatting in general and audio preservation in specific.
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA
Preserving Cultural Heritage Collections Since 1973
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