The Memorial's Research Centre manages and provides access to written records of war, both published and unpublished. The Digitised Collections team is responsible for curating, digitising and publishing these collections, as well as supporting the Memorials public programs, exhibitions and projects.
This position supports the Memorial's Digitisation Project and commitment to collection digitisation and movement. Under general direction, this position is responsible for image production and ingestion, preparation and re-housing of archival collections, less complex cataloguing of archival records, image quality assurance, and promoting the digitisation program.
The work involves digital image capture of archival records to preservation standards using various equipment, including large format scanning, image quality assurance and ingestion, maintenance of scanning equipment, contributing to project targets and documentation using systems like the Collection Management System (CMS) and Digital Assets Management System (DAMs).
This position may involve rostered hours with standard working hours.
Key Responsibilities
* Digital image capture of archival records to preservation standards using various equipment and software.
* Perform image quality control and ingestion into the Memorial's Digital Assets Management System (DAMs).
* Basic cataloguing, arrangement and description of Research Centre collection material using the Memorial's Collection Management System (CMS).
* Maintenance of scanning equipment and data clean up as required.
* Preparing and re-housing archival collections for digitisation.
* Performing administrative tasks to support the work of the Digitised Collections section.
* SUPPORTING THE PROMOTION OF THE DIGITISATION PROGRAM.
Requirements
* Qualifications in library, archives or museum studies or information management or equivalent.
* Australian citizenship is a requirement for employment in the Australian Public Service.
* Applicants must successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance.