{"id":11758,"date":"2014-12-18T16:31:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T21:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=11758"},"modified":"2014-12-18T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T21:31:51","slug":"job-posting-application-period-opens-for-2015-national-digital-stewardship-residency-program-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2014\/12\/18\/job-posting-application-period-opens-for-2015-national-digital-stewardship-residency-program-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Application Period Opens for 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency Program (Washington, DC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Application Period Opens for 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Washington, DC<\/strong>\u2014The Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Services announce the official open call for applications for the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=1&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">National Digital Stewardship Residency<\/a>, to be held in the Washington, D.C. area. \u00a0Applications opened Dec. 17 and will close on January 30, 2015.\u00a0 To apply, go to the official USAJobs link at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=2&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/389615400<\/a>.<br \/>\nFor the 2015-16 class, five residents will be chosen for a 12-month residency at a prominent institution in the Washington, D.C. area.\u00a0 The residency will begin in June, 2015, with an intensive week-long digital stewardship workshop at the Library of Congress. Thereafter, each resident will move to his or her designated host institution to work on a significant digital stewardship project. These projects will allow them to acquire hands-on knowledge and skills involving the collection, selection, management, long-term preservation, and accessibility of digital assets.<br \/>\nThe five institutions, and the projects they will offer to NDSR residents, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The District of Columbia Public Library: <em>Personal Digital Preservation Access and Education through the Public Library<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Government Publishing Office: <em>\u00a0Preparation for Audit and Certification of GPO\u2019s FDsys as a Trustworthy Digital Repository<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 The American Institute of Architects: <em>Building Curation into Records Creation: Developing a Digital Repository Program at the American Institute of Architects<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The U.S. Senate Historical Office: <em>Improving Digital Stewardship in the U.S. Senate<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0The National Library of Medicine: <em>NLM-Developed Software as Cultural Heritage<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The inaugural class of the NDSR was held in Washington, D.C. in 2013-14.\u00a0 Host institutions for that class included Association of Research Libraries, the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Library of Congress, the University of Maryland, the National Library of Medicine, the National Security Archive, the Public Broadcasting Service, the Smithsonian Institution Archives and the World Bank.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are excited to be collaborating with such dynamic host institutions for the second NDSR residency class in Washington, D.C.,\u201d said Library of Congress Supervisory Program Specialist George Coulborne. \u201c In collaboration with the hosts, we look forward to developing the most engaging experience possible for our residents.\u00a0 Last year\u2019s residents all found employment in fields related to digital stewardship or went on to pursue higher degrees.\u00a0 We hope to replicate that outcome with this class of residents, as well as build bridges between the host institutions and the Library of Congress to advance digital stewardship.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8220;At IMLS we are delighted to continue our work on and funding support for the second round of the NDSR,&#8221; said Maura Marx, IMLS Deputy Director for Library Services. &#8220;We welcome the new hosts and look forward to welcoming the new residents to all the opportunities this program presents.&#8221;<br \/>\nTo qualify, applicants must have a master\u2019s degree or higher academic credential, graduating between spring 2013 and spring 2015, with a strong interest in digital stewardship.\u00a0 Currently enrolled doctoral students also are encouraged to apply.\u00a0 Applicants must submit a detailed resume and cover letter, their undergraduate and graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a creative video that explains an applicant\u2019s interest in the program.\u00a0Visit the NDSR application website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=3&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\"> digitalpreservation.gov\/ndsr\/applicationinfo.html<\/a> for more information.<br \/>\nThe residents chosen for NDSR 2015 will be announced by early April 2015. For additional information and updates regarding the National Digital Stewardship Residency, please see the program website at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=4&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">digitalpreservation.gov\/ndsr<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe Office of Strategic Initiatives, part of the Library of Congress, oversees the NDSR for the Library and directs the overall digital strategic planning for the Library and the national program for long-term preservation of digital cultural assets, leading a collaborative institution-wide effort to develop consolidated digital future plans, and integrating the delivery of information technology services.<br \/>\n<strong>The Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/strong> is the primary source of federal support for the nation\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=5&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">123,000 libraries<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=6&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">35,000 museums<\/a>. Our mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=7&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">www.imls.gov<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=8&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=9&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">Twitter<\/a>.<br \/>\nFounded in 1800, the <strong>Library of Congress<\/strong> is the nation\u2019s oldest federal cultural institution. It seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library\u2019s rich resources can be accessed through its website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idevmail.net\/link.aspx?l=10&amp;d=73&amp;mid=333989&amp;m=2440\">www.loc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Period Opens for 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency Program Washington, DC\u2014The Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Services announce the official open call for applications for the 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency, to be held in the Washington, D.C. area. \u00a0Applications opened Dec. 17 and will close on January 30, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2014\/12\/18\/job-posting-application-period-opens-for-2015-national-digital-stewardship-residency-program-washington-dc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Job Posting: Application Period Opens for 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency Program (Washington, DC)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}