Posted March 28, 2024
Description: The Boston Public Library (BPL) seeks a Special Projects Cataloger to lead new and retrospective cataloging projects here at BPL. The incumbent will develop internal workflows and standards, develop and implement project goals and objectives, review work of staff assigned to projects, and maintain project statistics as directed. This person will also contribute original…
Posted January 29, 2024
Description: Book Stabilization ProjectSystematically review all the books in our collection that have been taken out of circulation due to condition. Assess the conservation needs of each volume and make recommendations. Conduct basic repairs as knowledge allows. Develop a system for tracking conservation needs. Plymouth County Records CollectionThis archival collection, dating to the 1700s, needs to…
Posted November 21, 2023
Descriptions The Massachusetts Teachers Association History Project is seeking a part-time assistant for six months starting in January 2024 to help identify documents and artifacts to be preserved in a university-based archive. In 2023, the MTA launched this project to collect and share stories from the organization’s rich history. The MTA was founded in 1845…
Posted October 4, 2023
Description: ** This is a two-year term position.** Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by the end of the day on October 20, 2023. The Harvard University Archives (HUA) seeks an innovative, collaborative, and motivated individual to evaluate, inventory, and work with HUA staff to transfer or take retention action with a large number of…
Posted August 27, 2023
For a period of 18-months, the Project Archivist will work primarily under the direction of the Archives & Research Center Manager with additional supervision from the Digital Archivist. This position is funded by a processing, digitization, and conservation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a project called “A Tale of Two…
Posted January 5, 2023
Description The estate of a local award winning, social activist photographer is seeking a reliable project archivist to process the 50 year photo collection and associated materials. The collection consists of well ordered negatives and slides, photography prints of all sizes, digital library and associated project print materials. The motivated graduate student or emerging professional…
Posted February 2, 2022
Description: Shady Hill School seeks a Project Archivist to conduct a semester-long survey of our documents, organizational records and photographs, which span the School’s 106-year history. By the end of the semester, the Project Archivist will provide us with (1) a solid estimate of how much space we should devote for our archives, and (2)…
Posted November 30, 2021
Description: LAC Group is seeking a Metadata Specialist to work on a remote 1-2 year project for a world-renowned comic book/media/entertainment organization. The Metadata Specialist will be responsible for reviewing, editing and adding comprehensive metadata within a predefined methodology on the organization’s complete asset collection. The individual must have a good knowledge and understanding of major comic book…
