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Position: Student Library Assistant Position - Digitization Department: Special Collections Library Hours: 10-15 hours per week; schedule is negotiable within our business hours (9:00-5:30, Monday-Friday). Required Qualifications: UT student (undergraduate or graduate) in liberal arts or information science. Detail oriented. Computer proficient. Excellent communication skills. Must be able to work independently. Preferred: Previous library work experience. Prior experience using a flatbed scanner. Interest in Tennessee history, manuscripts, or librarianship. Familiarity with EAD, MODS, TEI, or other forms of metadata. Prior experience handling rare and fragile materials. Ability to read 19th century handwriting. Duties/Responsibilities: * Scan selected Special Collections materials, including letters, diaries, photographs, and other historic items * Create a MODS and TEI record for each item scanned. In many cases, this will involve the creation of a transcription of the item being handled * Edit EAD-encoded finding aids for the materials scanned * Other duties as assigned Application Procedure: Email cover letter and resume to Erin Lawrimore at [log in to unmask] University of Tennessee Special Collections Library Hoskins Library 1401 Cumberland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37996-4000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Student Library Assistant Position - Manuscripts Department: Special Collections Library Hours: 10-15 hours per week; schedule is negotiable within our business hours (9:00-5:30, Monday-Friday). Required Qualifications: UT student (undergraduate or graduate) in liberal arts or information science. Detail oriented. Excellent communication skills. Computer proficiency. Must be able to work independently. Preferred: Prior library work experience. Research experience in a special collections library. Interest in Tennessee history, manuscripts, or librarianship. HTML experience. Ability to work from 3:30-5:30 pm at least one day per week. Duties/Responsibilities: * Arrange and describe collections of archival materials * Create finding aids using Encoded Archival Description and XMetal software * Work Special Collections afternoon reference desk on assigned day by answering the telephone and assisting patrons in the reading room * Other duties as assigned Application Procedure: Email cover letter and resume to Erin Lawrimore at [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Student Library Assistant - Rare Books Department: Special Collections Library Hours: 10-15 hours per week; schedule is negotiable within our business hours (9:00-5:30, Monday-Friday). Required Qualifications: UT student (undergraduate or graduate) in liberal arts or information science. Detail oriented. Excellent communication skills. Must be able to work independently. Preferred Qualifications: Prior library work experience. Interest in rare books or librarianship. Duties/Responsibilities: * Create preliminary catalog records for rare books * Process newly-catalogued rare books * Shelve rare books * Serve as a back-up for the Special Collections reference desk as needed * Other duties as assigned Application Procedure: Email cover letter and resume to Erin Lawrimore at [log in to unmask] University of Tennessee Special Collections Library Hoskins Library 1401 Cumberland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37996-4000 -- Joel Southern Communications Specialist School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Drive, Suite 451 Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 ______________ (865) 974-6727 jsouthern at utk dot edu www.sis.utk.edu