Physical Science Tech & Library Aid/Technician, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, Cambridge MA
Posted April 15, 2014
Summer student position assisting the ADS team with tasks related to cataloging astronomical literature, improving the quality of bibliographic data in the ADS, and creating new data records to be added to the ADS.
Employee will work with team members of the ADS to improve the online catalog of the astronomy literature. Work will include creating and formatting bibliographic records to be included in the ADS. Additional tasks may include quality checking data in the ADS, cataloging data from our historical literature project.
A student wishing to pursue this project will be able to gain knowledge in the areas of digital libraries and database management. The ADS can be accessed at http://ads.harvard.edu
Applications must be submitted by May 2: https://www.usajobs.gov/