Posted February 17, 2016
The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress is looking for a processing archivist to arrange and describe multi-format collections and to apply knowledge of metadata standards and best practices to establish archival and bibliographic control over collection materials through the use and reuse of inventories, guides, registers, lists, catalogs, databases, and other…
Posted February 10, 2016
Connecticut Valley Hospital ORGANIZATION TYPE: Hospital Library LOCATION: Connecticut Valley Hospital, Hallock Medical library, 1000 Silver Street, Page Hall, Middletown, CT 06457 JOB TITLE: Library Internship (unpaid) JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the supervision of the medical librarian, the intern will perform a variety of tasks related to hospital librarianship: Digitizing hospital historical photos. Assist with the…
Posted February 5, 2016
The HistoryMakers seeks to hire a full-time Video Oral History Researcher/Processor as part of a three-year grant funded project (2017) in order to make The HistoryMakers, unique, digital video oral history archive accessible to users worldwide. Those hired must have a background in African American, American, women’s, political, social history; and be able to commit…
Posted February 5, 2016
The HistoryMakers is pleased to announce The James A. Lindner Digital Archive Summer Fellowship, in honor of James A. Lindner, for his leadership role in the moving image archival profession, as well as his role in having the Library of Congress serve as the permanent repository for The HistoryMakers Collection. The James A. Lindner Digital Archive Summer Fellow should exhibit a…
Posted January 29, 2016
Wage/Salary: Negotiable Job Description: Immediate opening Post will remain open until filled; will close as soon as filled Salary commensurate with experience Eligible for companyʼs benefits package, including company-sponsored medical; voluntary SIMPLE-IRA contributions and PTO, as well as company holidays Company background: George Blood Audio/Video/Film is a leading provider of audio and moving image preservation digitization….
Posted January 29, 2016
Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s Abraham Pollen Archives and Rare Book Room seeks an MSLIS student for an unpaid cataloging internship. The original Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Library was established in 1876 with the purchase of a small number of books for the staff. In 1926, Dr. Lucien Howe established the Howe Laboratory for ophthalmic…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Archives Division is currently recruiting for a Records Analyst. The salary range is $3,365 – $4,899 per month. This is an Open Competitive recruitment open to any applicant who meets the qualifications. The announcement can be found on the internet at: http://sos.oregon.gov/Pages/employmentopportunities.aspx To apply follow the link below to the State of Oregon E-Recruit…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Annisquam Historical Society of Gloucester, MA, seeks a qualified archivist for our Mass Humanities grant-funded project, “Squam: An Intimate History.” The archivist will identify, inventory, photodocument, index, and rehouse thirty-nine mostly 19th Century personal scrapbooks and family albums and will give advice on their handling, preservation, storage, and display. The materials, made by generations of…
Posted January 22, 2016
The Mississippi State University Libraries’ Special Collections is seeking a qualified archival professional for the position of Manuscripts Archivist/Assistant Professor in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections. Summary of duties and responsibilities: All aspects of processing collections, including creating finding aids, assisting with cataloging of finding aids and developing processing plans; coordinating the processing work…
Posted January 22, 2016
Lehigh University seeks an innovative and technologically savvy individual to join its Special Collections in a newly created position focused on born digital collections. Reporting to the Curator of Special Collections, the Digital Archivist develops Special Collections’ efforts to produce, preserve, and provide access to born-digital special collections material and create projects that provide digital…
