Library - Archives & Special Collections Student Assistant

High Point University • High Point, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Archives & Special Collections is a department of HPU Libraries responsible for preserving, organizing, and providing access to materials documenting the history of High Point University as well as rare books, manuscripts, photographs, publications, and other distinctive collections. The department supports teaching, research, exhibits, outreach, and preservation activities for students, faculty, staff, and visiting researchers. The Archives & Special Collections Student Assistant will support the day-to-day work of Archives & Special Collections through a variety of projects involving archival materials, rare books, digital collections, preservation, and research support. Duties may include organizing and describing collections, scanning and digitizing materials, entering or reviewing descriptive information, assisting with exhibits and outreach, rehousing materials in archival enclosures, and helping maintain orderly collection and work spaces. Because the position involves working with unique, rare, and sometimes fragile materials, successful candidates must be dependable, detail-oriented, able to follow established procedures, and comfortable performing focused work independently. The position may also involve occasional interaction with students, faculty, staff, and visitors using Archives & Special Collections.

Requirements

• Applicants must be able to work independently, follow detailed instructions, take initiative, and communicate effectively with library staff, students, faculty, and visitors.
• Candidates must demonstrate reliability, attention to detail, organization, and care when working with unique or fragile materials.
• Applicants should be comfortable performing repetitive or detail-oriented tasks and working for extended periods with books, papers, photographs, and digital files.
• Applicant must have a minimum 2.0 overall GPA.

Nice To Haves

• Students with an interest in history, archives, libraries, museums, public history, English, the humanities, digital humanities, preservation, or related fields are encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience is not required.
• Interest in learning about archival collections, rare books, digitization, historical research, or preservation is preferred.
• Familiarity with basic computer applications and comfort working with spreadsheets, databases, scanners, or digital files is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Assists with processing and organizing archival and special collections materials
• Assists with digitization projects
• Assists with inventories, shelf reading, and collection management projects
• Retrieves and returns materials from Archives & Special Collections storage areas
• Handles rare books, archival materials, and other unique items according to established procedures
• Assists with preparation of materials for classes, exhibits, displays, and outreach activities
• Assists with basic preservation and collection-care activities as directed
• Helps maintain clean, orderly, and secure collections and work spaces
• Performs other Archives & Special Collections projects and duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed