Library Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• General computer knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) is required.
• The ability to pay close attention to detail and to work independently while maintaining a high level of accuracy is required.
• Strong organization and communication skills are required.
• BA/BS degree.
• 1-2 years’ experience in archives, special collections, libraries, or a related cultural heritage environment.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or graduate degree in archives, library science, history, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of archival principles, practices, and relevant metadata standards for archival collections.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with Archivists’ Toolkit, Archives Space, and Archive-It.
• Experience scanning historical documents, including photographs, bound volumes, and multi-page items.
• Experience using Digital Commons (bepress/Elsevier).
• Familiarity with library systems and discovery tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides public services to library patrons at Scott Memorial Library, Center City campus.
• Assists Manager of Access Services, Evening & Weekend Access Services Coordinator, and the staff of Learning Resources, Information Services, Collection Management, and University Archives in performing routine library operations and special projects.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Assist the Stein Archivist and Digital Archivist with digitization projects of historical materials for ingest in the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC) digital archives.
• Perform archival processing activities for University records, manuscript collections, and artifacts, including re-housing, labeling, sorting, and data entry.
• Monitor Reading Room activity to ensure proper handling, security, and care of collections.
• Conduct the retrieval and reshelving of materials and routine collection maintenance of archival materials, special collections, and artifacts.
• Assist with web-archiving activities to schedule and scope crawls, perform quality assurance, and create metadata for archived websites.
• Digitize, describe, and edit digital collections, ensuring quality control of images, video files, and metadata.
• Participate in outreach and instruction activities for the Siegman Archives and the Jefferson Digital Commons, including class visits, exhibitions, and events.
• Provide reference assistance for remote and in-person researchers of the Siegman Archives.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription)
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.