Student Accessioning Assistant in Small Special Collections Library - Work Study Position (Student Wage)

University of Virginia • Charlottesville, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This student position supports the work of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library by assisting with the accessioning of rare manuscripts and archival collections. Accessioning involves appraising, transferring, stabilizing, and documenting new acquisitions. The role offers hands-on experience with archival methods, including training in ArchivesSpace (a collection management system), digital preservation workflows, and direct contact with rare historical materials. The position is a work-study role with a focus on practical archival tasks.

Requirements

• Current UVA student
• Federal Work Study eligible
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills
• Adaptability and agility in work assignments and finish tasks in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills and ability to ask questions
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite
• Comfortable reading 18th, 19th, and or 20th century hand-written documents
• Ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with U.S. and Virginia history, or American literature
• Data entry experience
• Foreign language or computer skills

Responsibilities

• Help unpack collections and verify contents
• Create collection inventories in the Microsoft Office suite
• Barcode and labeling boxes and folders
• Rehousing collection material into archival containers
• Shelving collection material
• Entering data and creating stub records into ArchivesSpace
• Participate in digital accessioning activities including entering data into spreadsheets, photographing physical media, migrating materials off media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, etc) and running basic reports using a Forensic Workstation
• Working on special projects identified by the supervisor
• Occasionally helping Public Services staff pull items from the stacks

What This Job Offers

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