Library Archives Support Specialist

University of Central Arkansas • Conway, AR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Central Arkansas ( UCA ) Archives at Torreyson Library, located on the University of Central Arkansas campus, seeks a highly motivated, detail-oriented, highly organized, and flexible individual to support a team of dedicated professionals who promote accessibility of archival collections for students, community members, and researchers. The Archives Library Support Specialist will be the primary source for providing reference and research services to UCA faculty, staff, students, and community researchers. Under the direction of the Head of Special Collections/University Archivist, this position will be responsible for accessioning and processing small archival collections in compliance with current archival best practices, creating descriptive metadata for finding aids and online descriptive records, training and supervising archival student workers, and leading archival access through online reference and in-person research appointments. Position routines and workflows require attention to multiple competing priorities in scheduling, the ability to handle multiple competing deadlines, and the ability to work independently, setting priorities and goals. As the primary source of reference, research support, and access for the archives, the position performs public service duties, answers patron inquiries, and oversees collection security during archival research appointments. The schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm During holidays and academic breaks, this schedule may change. This position reports to the Head of Special Collections/University Archivist. This will be a library staff appointment. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

Responsibilities

• Providing reference and research services to UCA faculty, staff, students, and community researchers.
• Accessioning and processing small archival collections in compliance with current archival best practices
• Creating descriptive metadata for finding aids and online descriptive records
• Training and supervising archival student workers
• Leading archival access through online reference and in-person research appointments
• Performing public service duties
• Answering patron inquiries
• Overseeing collection security during archival research appointments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees