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 19^th 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

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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]

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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

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Joel Southern
Communications Specialist
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
1345 Circle Park Drive, Suite 451
Knoxville, TN 37996-0341
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(865) 974-6727
jsouthern at utk dot edu
www.sis.utk.edu