Public Services Assistant, Baker Library Special Collections, Boston, MA
Posted February 15, 2019
Baker Library Special Collections collects rare and unique materials that focus on the evolution of business and industry. The collections span eight centuries beginning in the late 1300s to the present day and include corporate archives, manuscripts, account ledgers, rare books, broadsides, photographs, films, electronic records, and company annual reports. The extensive holdings of the Harvard Business School Archives include the records of the School from its founding in 1908 to the present day. These rich and varied collections support research in a remarkably diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social, and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
Baker Library Special Collections provides access to these materials in the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room in Baker Library | Bloomberg Center.
Specific Duties:
Excellent opportunity to contribute toward the daily public services operations and generally support a special collections department.
- Staffs the Reading Room for two hours per week, serving as the public face of Baker Library Special Collections, assisting users, answering questions, and ensuring the safety and security of collections.
- Provides reference services for remote researchers by answering basic questions as assigned by Public Services staff and conducting research in holdings.
- Locates, retrieves and re-shelves collection materials from secure stacks.
- Processes collection duplication requests.
- Supports public services team projects.
- Performs routine clerical tasks and other duties as assigned.
- May assist with stacks management projects, including barcoding, shelf reads, and inventories on a limited basis.
Requirements:
- Library experience and/or customer service experience.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task and to complete work in a timely manner.
- Sensitivity to proper care and handling of special collections materials.
Schedule:
Available immediately, this is a 14 hour per week, year round position. Hours must be completed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Preference will be given to graduate students.
Salary: $18.00/hour
Please submit a cover letter and resume to apply to:
Melissa Murphy
Baker Library Special Collections
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
No phone calls please