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Posted July 30, 2024
Seeking a library assistant to work 20 hours per week to assist in the Boston Arts Academy High School Library. Hours are from 1:00pm – 5:00pm Monday through Thursday, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM Fridays. Tasks include assisting students with homework, supervising after-school tutors and volunteers, creating book displays, facilitating circulation, shelving, processing new books,, and technology…
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Posted March 21, 2023
POSITION SUMMARY: The File Management Intern is responsible for developing the classification, organization, and retention of BMC’s Development Office shared file drive. The intern will research established practices for electronic document storage and make recommendations for the retention of files, naming conventions, and versioning histories. The ideal intern will have knowledge of Information Sciences as…
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Posted January 30, 2023
Description: The French Library seeks a dynamic, bilingual (French-English) Librarian who has a deep knowledge of French literature, and a passion for the French and Francophone cultures. The Librarian is responsible for the successful daily operations of the largest private library of French books in the United States, at over 32,000 volumes. The Librarian will…
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Posted August 22, 2022
Description: The Winthrop Group has an immediate opening for a Processing Archivist to process the professional papers of a social scientist in Cambridge, Massachusetts.. Work will take place on-site in Cambridge, and the archivist will report to and be supported by a Senior Archivist. This is a part-time, 6-month term position, for a total of…
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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….
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Posted August 11, 2022
Description: Access Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by delivering a high standard of service; cultivating a welcoming environment that is supportive to academic research and inquiry; stewarding the university collection; and connecting the academic community to the vast array of library resources. We support the teaching and scholarly…
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Posted August 9, 2022
Description: Houghton Library, the primary repository for Harvard’s rare books, archives, and manuscripts, is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative colleague to assist with circulation and collections management operations. The Circulation and Collections Assistant ensures the control and safe movement of collection materials from Houghton’s secure stacks to researchers and students in Houghton’s reading room and…
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Posted July 25, 2022
Description: The MIT Libraries and the Department of Distinctive Collections seek a Processing Associate to support archival processing and other critical functions in the department. The holdings in the Department of Distinctive Collections (DDC) are unified by their uniqueness and rarity. From ancient cuneiform tablets to modern Institute archival records, our collections range across disciplines,…
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Posted July 22, 2022
Description: Houghton Library, Harvard’s world-class rare books and manuscripts library, is seeking a motivated Assistant to join our Technical Services team. Houghton is home to the world-famous and the almost entirely unknown, the ancient and the contemporary, the enduring and the ephemeral. Papyrus fragments, Civil War board games, Black Panther posters, medieval books of hours,…
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Posted July 22, 2022
Description: Information and Technical Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by managing monograph, serial and e-resource acquisitions, metadata creation, and metadata management for the Harvard Library. As a member of the Electronic Resources unit within the Electronic Resources and Serials Section, under the supervision of the Manager, E-Resources, the…
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