Archive Positions
Posted January 19, 2017
Job Description: Book Conservation Internship summer 2017 at The John J. Burns Library for rare books, special collections, andarchives at Boston College is pleased to offer a summer internship in the Library’s conservation lab. Under the direction of the Burns Library conservator, the intern will perform project-based book conservation. Projects will include the constructing archival…
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Posted January 14, 2017
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is seeking a Preservation Specialist to support its consulting and outreach programs. This full-time position will be primarily dedicated to conducting preservation needs assessments and writing comprehensive assessment reports; responding to preservation inquiries; assisting with ongoing projects related to audiovisual and digital preservation; presenting introductory webinars; and representing NEDCC…
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Posted January 5, 2017
The Women’s March on Washington Archive Project is a group of archivists from the SAA Women Archivists Section (formerly roundtable), and having discussed the potential “hot spot” of the January 21, 2017 political protests wish to ensure the ephemeral nature of the many marches nationwide are preserved. Here is the Call for Volunteers: Unlike many…
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Posted January 2, 2017
Full-time Archivist, with competitive salary and benefitsStarting as soon as February, 2017Sisters of Loretto Heritage Center, rural Marion County, Kentucky Loretto Heritage Center Archives and Museum seeks a professionally trained archivist with well-honed skills across the full spectrum of archival functions. Beginning as Archivist under the Heritage Center Director, the successful candidate will have opportunity…
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Posted January 2, 2017
Category: Faculty, Librarian (Open Rank)Department: Collection Strategies and Services, Special Collections and University ArchivesBenefits: 22 Days Annual Leave, 15 Days of Sick Leave, 3 Days Personal Leave, 15 Paid Holidays, Tuition Remission, Health, Dental, Vision, and Prescription As the largest university library system in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area, the University of Maryland Libraries serve more…
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Posted December 15, 2016
Job Description: Founded in 1936, the Bristol Historical and Preservation Society is caretaker to a collection of more than 1800 books, documents of regional significance, extensive genealogical materials, deeds, ships’ journals, tax records, census lists and thousands of historical objects ranging from flags to guns to toys. We are embarking on a major effort to…
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Posted December 9, 2016
Full-time, year-round position, grade 18, hourly rate commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Amherst College Library seeks a “Digitization Coordinator” to coordinate digital reformatting operations aimed at preserving and improving access to library and archival collections in all formats. The Coordinator trains and supervises student digitization workers. In collaboration with colleagues, creates and documents digital…
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Posted December 9, 2016
The Harvard College Library is looking for a less than half time employee to join the Fine Arts Library’s Digital Images and Slides Collection department as the Assistant for the Welch Collection. The Assistant for the Welch Collection will work with the project cataloguer of the Stuart Cary Welch Collection of Islamic and Indian Photography to…
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Posted December 9, 2016
About the Schlesinger: The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of women in the United States. The library holds letters and diaries, photographs, books and periodicals, ephemera, oral histories, and audiovisual materials that document the history of women, families, and organizations, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. It…
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Posted December 6, 2016
Position Summary: This three year fixed term position exists to oversee the acquisition, processing, preservation and access to the NYU audiovisual holdings in its three special collections divisions of the NYU Libraries. The holdings are more than 175,000 items and are heavily used by faculty, students, and visiting scholars. Qualifications: Required Education:Master’s degree in audiovisual…
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