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Graduate Processing and Reference Assistants

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, July 25, 2007
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Tufts University’s Digital Collections and Archives (Medford campus) is seeking 2-3 part-time processing and reference assistants. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in gaining experience in an archives setting while attending graduate school.

The position pays $12.00 per hour.

Duties
Assistants will cover the front desk, answer reference questions assigned to them, and process as well as digitize collections in the coming academic year. Duties will include greeting visitors to the reading room, paging materials, answering reference requests, assisting with exhibits, processing and arranging collections including re-housing and data entry, and digitization work including scanning and cataloging of digital material.

Qualifications:

• Enrollment in or completion of a graduate level archival degree program
• ideally, some experience with processing, arranging and describing collections
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with computing applications in libraries
• Ability and willingness to lift boxes weighing up to 40 lbs.

Hours:
10 -20 hours per week. Hours are flexible within normal business hours between 8:30pm -4pm Monday-Friday. Each shift should be at least 3 to 4 hours long.

Send cover letter and resume by e-mail to:
Susanne Belovari, susanne.belovari@tufts.edu
Archivist for Reference and Collections
DCA, Tufts University
Tisch Library, 35 Professor Row
Medford, MA 02144
(p) 617.627-3631

DCA is easily reachable by taking the Red Line to Davies Square and the Tufts shuttle (or a 10 minute walk from Davies Square). There is also a shuttle transporting students between Tufts University, Medford, and the MFA (and thus Simmons) every couple of hours.

The DCA is the steward of the University’s permanently valuable records and collections created in any format, ensuring their permanent preservation and accessibility. For more information, visit the DCA website.