Digital Services Student Assistant, Schlesinger Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted December 4, 2015
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Harvard University
Hours needed: 10 hours a week during the Schlesinger Library’s hours, Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Start date: January 12 or around then (Winter 2016 after the New Year)
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: The Library is transferring data from digital storage media to network storage. The student assistant will assist with removing data from carriers following a workflow which preserves all data for future researchers. The media ranges from obsolete floppy disks to current thumb drives. Schlesinger Library has a robust digitization program. The student assistant may also aid the Digital Services department in prepping material for digitization. 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, spreadsheets 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: December 21
Contact: Jennifer Weintraub, Digital Archivist/Librarian
[email protected]