Special Collections and Archives Library Student Assistant
Eastern Kentucky University•Richmond, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
Student Assistants in Special Collections and Archives are expected to be able to work independently with little supervision. They must be detail oriented, able to follow instructions, and maintain confidentiality. A work schedule is typically ten hours a week between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please include a cover letter explaining why you would like to work in Special Collections & Archives.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled at EKU
Nice To Haves
- Detail oriented
- Able to follow instructions
- Maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
Responsibilities
- Processing of manuscripts, university records and photograph collections.
- Organizing, preserving, and describing materials according to established archival practices.
- Conducting research to write descriptive metadata.
- Digitizing, indexing, and abstracting oral history interviews.
- Metadata creation, optimization, and normalization
- Working in WMS to optimize records in the book collection.
- Assisting patrons, if required, via incoming phone calls or in person.
- Doing research to find sources, scanning and/or making photocopies.
- Solving technical problems and creating workflows for digitization processes.
- Uploading content to digital collections website and creating online exhibits
- Occasionally assisting with department events i.e., Friends of the Library
- Curating materials for our social media.
- Remediating mold on selected items.
- Paging and shelving materials and shifting books or boxes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
