Student Assistant - Archives and Special Collections
About The Position
The Archives and Special Collections (ASC) department is seeking detail-oriented students with an interest in libraries, history, museums, or historical collections. Student assistants will help to maintain and improve the collections so they may be used by internal and external audiences. Student Assistants in ASC are expected to complete a short series of on boarding tasks and be able to follow written instructions alongside hands-on training. Shifts must be completed during open hours which are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday – Friday. Please note that this is a project oriented position and there will not be time to complete homework or socialize during regularly scheduled shifts. Applicants must have a MAVworks financial aid award to work at the library.
Requirements
- Detail-oriented students
- Interest in libraries, history, museums, or historical collections
- Ability to follow written instructions
- MAVworks financial aid award
Responsibilities
- Shelving books and other materials
- Relabeling folders and boxes
- De-duplicating publications
- Shifting collections and books
- Scanning photographs and documents
- Creating inventories
- Identifying and organizing historical photographs
- Applying descriptive metadata to materials
- Completing other archival processing tasks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
