Please pass along this info to anyone you know who might be interested in doing a year long internship focused on digital preservation here at the Getty: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/current/gradinterns/index.html
The intern in Collection Management Systems will gain intensive experience with preserving the Getty’s unique collections and assets in digital format, which include archives of artists, galleries and art historians and audio/video artworks and documentation as well as websites, institutional born-digital records, and research data. The intern’s primary responsibilities will likely include troubleshooting and testing workflows for getting content of all types into a managed system, and researching future options for video reformatting, with other projects assigned according to the intern’s particular skills and interests. Specific tasks may include developing preservation plans for file characterization, migration and normalization, assessing technical metadata for digital assets, and participating in the drafting of policies and procedures related to digital preservation. All positions are full-time for twelve months from September 14, 2020, to September 10, 2021. Please share out to your communities! ~Teresa Soleau Digital Preservation & Library Systems Manager Collection & Content Management Systems J. Paul Getty Trust 1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688 [email protected] 310.440.7601
