Digital Services Student Assistant, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Posted December 15, 2014
Hours needed: 17 hours a week during the Schlesinger Library’s hours, Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Start date: January 12 or 20, 2015
About the Schlesinger Library: The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of women in America. The collection consists of manuscript collections of individuals, families, and organizations, with particular strengths in women’s rights, suffrage, feminism, health and sexuality, social reform, and education. Some collections of note are the papers of Betty Friedan, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, June Jordan, Julia Child, Pauli Murray, and Judy Chicago, and the records of the National Organization for Women. In addition, the library’s book and periodical collections cover the full range of research on women as well as writings by women. The library has a particularly strong collection of cookbooks dating from the late 18th century to the present.
Location: In Radcliffe Yard, 2 blocks from Harvard Square. The yard is between Brattle and Garden Streets in Cambridge, close to the Graduate School of Education, the Divinity School, and Harvard Yard.
Description: Schlesinger Library has a robust digitization program. The student assistant will aid the Digital Services department in prepping material for digitization and performing quality assurance of the images after digitization. The Library is also beginning to transfer data from digital storage media to network storage. The student assistant will assist with removing data from obsolete carriers. The student assistant will also complete other tasks related to the work of the Library
Experience: Required: High attention to detail. Experience with Windows computers and software, databases, and computer hardware. Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds.
Preferred: Prior library or computer support experience a plus. Experience with digitization of paper materials also a plus.
Ability to work in the summer also a plus
Salary: $14.50/hour
To apply: Submit cover letter, resume, and references. Application deadline: January 9
Contact: Jennifer Weintraub Digital Archivist/Librarian, [email protected]