Archnet Content Assistant, Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA
Posted September 19, 2018
The Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries (AKDC@MIT), is seeking an employee to assist the AKDC@MIT Professional Staff with Archnet Workflow Processing.
The work will consist of various projects under the supervision of AKDC Interim Program Head, Michael Toler, including the following:
The temporary employee will work with AKDC Program Head, Michael Toler and Visual Resources Librarian, Matt Saba, to prepare bulk uploads for our online resource, Archnet. This would include data transfer from the form in which it is submitted to our data upload spreadsheets, and the processing of digital files to Archnet specifications.
The employee will assist in discrete tasks related to the preparation and cleanup of Archnet data. These tasks include but are not limited to corrections of spelling and punctuation, removal of HTML code markings inadvertently pasted into records, and reformatting the display data in fields that are inconsistent with our style guides.
The employee will also assist in the sorting and transfer of digital files held either in remote storage or on local drives.
Located on the first floor of Rotch Library, AKDC@MIT is a research center supporting documentation, scholarship, and teaching on the history and theory of architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation, as well as the practice of architecture, in Muslim societies, with particular focus on the research and teaching activities of the faculty, students, and post-doctoral fellows of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT and Harvard.
Archnet.org is an open access, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world. Its mission is to provide ready access to unique visual and textual material to facilitate teaching, scholarship, and professional work of high quality.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency with MS office applications, particularly Excel.
- Familiarity with HTML and XML coding would be helpful, but is not required.
- Diligence and attention to detail
- Flexibility with Windows and MacOS operating systems
Hours: 10 hours a week to start, but ultimately increasing to as many as 30.
Wage: $13-15/Hour to start
To apply, please send a statement of interest and brief resume or cv to [email protected].
Be sure to include the phrase “Application for Archnet Content Assistant” in the Subject Line.