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End Processing Assistant, Harvard University/Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA

Posted October 26, 2018

End Processing Assistant, Harvard University / Harvard College Library (90 day temp role)

The Archival Assistant reports to the Houghton Library Head of the Manuscript Section. As part of a team, the position works to provide container and location information for Houghton’s 40,000 linear feet of archival materials.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepares booktabs, spine labels, and ownership labels; selects and affixes donor bookplates, all according to Houghton security and preservation policies
  • Performs measurement and construction of protective CMI cases for Houghton printed materials
  • Responsible for the transfer of rare and other materials to the Harvard Depository (HD): modifies holdings/item records; packs and labels materials for transfer and storage; moves heavily-loaded cases to the mailroom.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • BA and prior library experience required, preferably in an academic library
  • Familiarity working with library materials
  • Competence with Microsoft Office suite and Windows operating system
  • Position requires regular lifting and moving of materials from bookcases and storage areas including materials weighing up to 40 pounds and pushing heavily loaded book trucks
  • The employee must have a high tolerance to library-related allergens

Additional Requirements:

  • Able to perform repetitive work accurately with attention to details.
  • Experience with working in an ILS, preferably Alma
  • Good hand-eye skills for handing fragile and rare paper-based materials
  • Able to work productively with minimal supervision; to schedule and prioritize work to meet stated deadlines; and to work collegially and communicatively with others

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

BA/BS

Salary

$16.00 per hour

How to Apply

To apply, send cover letter and resume to [email protected].  

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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