Collection Services Assistant, Harvard University Archives, Cambridge, MA

Posted August 11, 2022

Description:

The Harvard University Archives seeks to hire a Collections Services Assistant to work on archival processing projects and cataloging, including enhancement and creation of finding aids and bibliographic records for archival collections and publications. Tasks include the creation of finding aids in ArchivesSpace and MARC bibliographic records, and the preparation of collections for storage.

Potential assignments, depending on experience:

·         Processing selected series in the records of the Harvard College Observatory

·         Copy cataloging and templated original cataloging of published works

·         Describing/cataloging and rehousing small legacy collections, including department publications and visual materials (HUE, HUF, HUV 2XXX)

·         Describing/cataloging and rehousing recent accessions of University ephemera

About the Harvard University Archives 

The Harvard University Archives is the oldest and one of the largest institutional academic archives in the United States.  The University Archives supports Harvard’s mission of education and research by striving to gather, preserve, and provide access to an accurate, authentic, diverse, and inclusive record documenting the Harvard community, and to promote the highest standards of stewardship and management for Harvard’s current institutional records.  Records Management Services, which is integrated into the mission and organization of the University Archives, provides guidance, instruction, and tools to university staff, faculty, and administrators for managing and stewarding the records they create as part of the Harvard community.  From 17th century letters and scientific observations to 21st century web sites and research data, the University Archives’ collections cover nearly every discipline taught and studied at Harvard, as well as comprising a compilation of historical information about New England, the United States, and many other areas of the world.  Collections are used by scholars of American social, intellectual, and academic history; by historians of Harvard; by artists and filmmakers; by university departments studying their own histories; by students learning the methodology of historical research; and by the general public for a wide variety of personal research and study.   

For more information, please visit our website at https://library.harvard.edu/libraries/harvard-university-archives 

Harvard requires COVID vaccination for all Harvard community members who will have any on-campus presence.  Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons.  More information regarding the University’s COVID vaccination requirement and other policies may be found at the University’s COVID-19 Information webpage.

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.

Qualifications

Required skills:

·         Familiarity with archival and bibliographic description.

·         Familiarity with ArchivesSpace and Alma preferred.

·         Experience or interest in college and university archives preferred.

Full/Part Time

Part Time

Education

NA

Salary Range

$18.00 – $20.00  /  week

How to Apply:

Please submit cover letter and resume to Robin McElheny, Associate University Archivist for Collections and Public Services, [email protected]