Posted September 27, 2013
Description: The Digital Archivist, reporting to the Director of Collections & Research Services and the Director of Digital Library Technology Services, will lead New York University Libraries’ efforts to manage the existing born digital holdings and expand the capacity to collect born digital content, ensure effective acquisition, appraisal, description, preservation, future migration, access to and…
Posted September 13, 2013
The Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) seeks to hire a trained archivist for a one-year, half-time position to provide advice, consultation, and processing assistance to successful applicants in the Massachusetts SHRAB Roving Archivist program. Each institution which is selected by the Massachusetts SHRAB will receive assistance from the archivist in accordance with its…
Posted September 11, 2013
The American Textile History Museum (ATHM) seeks a creative, motivated team-player for the part-time position of Assistant Librarian and Archivist in the Osborne Library. Reporting to the Librarian, this position is responsible for assisting with recording, maintaining and conserving ATHM’s library holdings. The collection includes books, pamphlets, manuscript collections, photographs, prints, insurance maps, and trade…
Posted September 8, 2013
The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Chief Book Conservator position. The Chief Book Conservator will provide expertise, services, direction, and leadership to enable the library to successfully preserve its archival and special collections materials, including preservation, conservation, and leveraging new and emerging technologies and tools. Salary: $56,191 – 75,816, DOQ. Competitive benefits. Minimum Qualifications: Education – Bachelor’s…
Posted August 30, 2013
The American Archive (AA) initiative is a partnership between WGBH and the Library of Congress (LOC) foremost, to preserve and make accessible, as much as possible, the legacy and archives of public media across America. Public Media is defined as content (TV and radio broadcasts) produced by stations, individuals and, producers for the American public,…
Posted August 28, 2013
Digitization Assistant Baker Library Special Collections, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School (three-month full-time temp position; 35 hours per week M-F; $18 per hour; no benefits)Duties: Baker Library Historical Collections seeks a Digitization Assistant to provide support for a scanning project focused on a contemporary business collection. As a member of the project team, the…
Posted August 25, 2013
The New Hampshire Historical Society seeks a full-time projects archivist to assist with the development of the Society’s digital resources and extensive cataloging of the Society’s archival collections, including manuscripts, photographs, maps, broadsides, ephemera, and rare books. The projects archivist reports to the digital projects manager and collaborates with other project staff and the collections…
Posted August 25, 2013
The New Hampshire Historical Society seeks a part-time or full-time reference librarian/archivist to provide on-site and remote reference services for the Society’s library and archival collections, and to create, edit, and maintain digital catalog records, inventories, and finding aids. The reference librarian/archivist reports to the library director and collaborates with the collections stewardship team. Key…
Posted August 19, 2013
The USS Constitution Museum seeks an experienced archivist who will acquire, document, manage, care for and promote the Museum’s special collections and make them accessible through its reading room, website, exhibitions, programs and publications. The archivist is an integral member of the curatorial department, which is responsible for the Museum’s nationally significant and ever-growing collections,…
Posted August 4, 2013
The Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections is looking for an innovative, motivated, skilled, and service-oriented individual to oversee public services to researchers and the care of archival collections. This position offers the opportunity to join a department that is committed to developing user-centered, transformative approaches to Special Collections work. This is a unique…
