Special Collections Assistant, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

Posted November 7, 2019

Rhode Island College’s James P. Adams Library seeks a part-time Special Collections Assistant to assist the Digital Archivist & Special Collections Librarian with archival processing, digitization, research and other projects to promote and facilitate access to the library’s special collections.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Organizing and rehousing of archival collections

• Creating finding aids

• Data entry

• Staffing the Reading Room to assist and monitor researchers as needed

• Digitizing print and photographic materials

• Metadata creation for digital collections

 

Qualifications

Required:

• Good organization skills

• Attention to detail

• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing

• Basic computer skills, including familiarity with the MS Office suite and willingness to learn new software tools

• Ability to work independently and with others

• Historical research skills and interest in history

• Bachelor’s degree

• Library special collections or archives experience, or relevant coursework completed

 

Preferred:

• MLS/MLIS or enrollment in a master’s program for library and information science

• Experience using databases

• Familiarity with Photoshop and other Adobe applications

 

Schedule: up to 19 hours/week scheduled between the days/hours of Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Compensation: $20/hour

 

To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume and 3 references to Molly Bruce Patterson, Digital Archivist & Special Collections Librarian at [email protected] by November 29, 2019.