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Subject: [archives] Job Opening: Digital Media Librarian
 
Please excuse any cross posting!  I have been asked to pass along this posting for a Digital Media Librarian.  Please go to http://dvs.com/Careers.htm for more information about the position and how to apply.  Thank


you!

The Digital Media Librarian is responsible for the effective acquisition, archival processing, retrieval, and delivery of corporate audio-visual media assets. The Librarian will also act as a reference source to satisfy internal and external requests for information and answers relating to archival assets while complying with all legal, intellectual property, and preservation concerns. Additionally, this person participates on departmental and cross-functional teams to develop  corporate procedures and ensure the most efficient handling and preservation of archival assets.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Additional duties may be assigned.
Library / Media Services
o Develop, document, and educate clientele on standards and procedures for the effective acquisition, cataloguing, preservation, retrieval, and delivery of digital media assets.


o Physically ingest new assets while capturing all pertinent metadata to facilitate efficient search for related
information, and physically retrieve and deliver requested assets.
o Maintains and continually improves asset metadata information on archived assets and new arrivals. 



Customer Service
o Efficiently satisfies internal and external requests for information or access to assets, while complying with all legal, intellectual property, and preservation concerns.

Other Duties


o Perform other departmental responsibilities as needed to ensure client satisfaction.
o Anticipates future needs of the position, develop strategies, and present them to management.
o Suggest appropriate additions/deletions to job description, information systems, and workflow. 



QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Education and/or Experience
o Degree in library studies, museum studies, or position relevant degree.
o Two or three years experience managing assets in a corporate, library, museum, or related environment.


o Equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
o Demonstrable knowledge of the practice and science of classification in a digital media environment.
o Demonstrable knowledge of audio-visual, photographic, and print media formats and systems.



Functional Abilities
o Superior written and verbal communication skills.
o Meticulous attention to detail and follow-through skills.
o Ability to multi-task and work independently under pressure to meet deadlines.


o Self-starting forward thinker, with strong interpersonal skills willing to lead/accept/drive change!

Sarah Johnson
Digital Video Services
Grand Rapids, MI
616-787-7357

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Subject: [archives] Internship Opportunity: Democracy Now! Archive
Position Title: Archive Intern

The Democracy Now! Archive is looking for interns for the winter/spring 2010 semester.  The internship program is structured for students and individuals interested in gaining hands on experience in the field of moving picture archiving and preservation.  Interns build skills and become familiar with practical application of those skills in the workplace.  The position requires a ten week commitment and approximately fifteen hours per week.  Scheduling is flexible.


   Composed of over 70,000 media items, the archive contains books, photographs, artifacts and audiovisual materials such as field recordings, oral histories, interviews, and news footage from the 1980s to today.  An integral part of daily operations and production of Democracy Now!, the archive is also used as a resource by researchers, filmmakers, artists and educators.


    Interns are responsible for cataloging incoming video created by Democracy Now! producers and other independent media and news organizations.  Interns also process collections and library books, re-house archival material, digitize audiotape, and are encouraged to work on special projects of their choice.  This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in pursuing a career in media archives in a busy newsroom environment. Knowledge of current events is helpful.


To apply:
Send a cover letter and resume via email to [log in to unmask] with subject header INTERN. Please tell us why you would be a good match for this internship. 


   Interviews and positions will be filled on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply early. Begin and end dates for the internships are flexible.

Nicole Martin
Archivist
Democracy Now!
100 Lafayette St.


New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 431-9090
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Subject: [archives] Job--Montana Historical Society Digital Newspaper Project Technician
Montana Digital Newspaper Project - Project Technician
The Montana Historical Society seeks a Project Technician for a National Digital Newspaper Project (www.loc.gov/ndnp) grant ending June 30, 2011.  This is a 30 hour per week, temporary position.  


   The position is funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to the Montana Historical Society to begin digitization of Montana’s microfilmed newspapers. The Montana Newspaper Digitization Project, a part of the National Digital Newspaper Program developed by NEH and the Library of Congress, will digitize 50,000 Montana newspaper pages between the years of 1860 and 1922 during the two-year grant period. Newspapers digitized as part of the grant award will be included in the Library of Congress' Chronicling America database at www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica.  


   The Project Technician is responsible for performing quality control and assisting the Project Coordinator with the newspaper digitization project.  Essential duties and responsibilities include:

Perform quality assurance on images, metadata, OCR and other deliverables for a newspaper digitization project. 


Create documentation for newspaper digitization project. 
Prepare materials for the project's advisory board. 
Assist with tracking, presenting, and reporting of microfilm selection data and digital deliverables fulfillment. 


Assist with preparation of microfilm for newspaper digitization project. 
Evaluation of microfilm 
Creation of metadata 
Other duties as assigned. 

   The candidate should have strong communication skills, organizational ability and willingness to embrace innovation and change.  Experience with digitization projects and/or microfilm to digital conversion projects; microfilming best practices; metadata standards; and principles and standards of digitization are required.


   Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in library or information science or a related discipline or equivalent related experience, plus one to three years experience with digitization projects.

Note:  Up to 10 additional hours per week may be available through June 30, 2010, to provide technical support to institutions participating in the Montana Memory Project (www.mtmemory.org).  Up to 10 additional hours per week may also be available from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.



Visit the State of Montana job listings at https://svc.mt.gov/statejobsearch/listingdetails.aspx?id=2280for additional information and application instructions.  For questions, please contact Mary Ann Bannon at [log in to unmask] or 406-444-2697.




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Subject: [archives] Job ad: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Assistant Archivist



Hi,

I hope the position below will be of interest to some of you. The full ad for this job, along with a new library position in our Library and Archives, can be seen at http://www.rockhall.com/careers/.



Apologies in advance for whatever Jon Stewart might have to say about it...

Cheers,

Andy Leach
Director of Library and Archives
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd. | Cleveland, OH 44114-1022


[log in to unmask] | www.rockhall.com

 


ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM


Assistant Archivist

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is currently considering applicants for the position of Assistant Archivist. The Assistant Archivist reports to the Archivist and is responsible for assisting in the archival activities of the Library and Archives, including appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, reference, and digitization. He/she assists the Archivist with determining departmental needs and advocates for issues relating to or affecting the archival collections; works with the Archivist to set priorities for collection processing and for digitization; participates in the implementation of EAD for encoded finding aids; identifies and refers items as necessary for conservation treatment; submits regular reports on archival processing; and assists with reference and reproduction requests. In the absence of the Archivist, he/she supervises the activities of certain student employees, interns, and volunteers.



Required:
Master's degree in library science, archival studies, or related field; minimum of two years processing archival materials in an academic or research library setting; background in archival appraisal, arrangement, and description; experience working with various physical formats, including paper, sound recordings, video materials, and photographs; working knowledge of current metadata and descriptive standards, including DACS, EAD, and MARC 21.



Preferred:
Additional degree in music or related discipline; knowledge of rock and roll and related popular music genres; conservation experience; supervisory experience.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans, and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets this art form and through its Library and Archives as well as its educational programs. The Library and Archives of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will be the most comprehensive repository of written and audiovisual materials relating to the history of rock and roll. Its mission is to collect, preserve, and provide access to these materials for scholars, educators, students, journalists, and the general public in order to further their understanding of rock and roll, its roots, and its impact on our society.



For consideration, send resume and cover letter detailing your qualifications along with salary history to: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44114-1022, Attn: Human Resources - Assistant Archivist. You may also e-mail [log in to unmask] or fax to: (216) 515-1998. No telephone calls please.



See the full ad at http://www.rockhall.com/careers/assistant-archivist-job-no-0909. 


 
Rock & Roll: (noun) African American slang dating back to the early 20th Century. In the early 1950s, the term came to be used to describe a new form of music, steeped in the blues, rhythm & blues, country and gospel. Today, it refers to a wide variety of popular music -- frequently music with an edge and attitude, music with a good beat and --- often --- loud guitars.© 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.


 
This communication is a confidential and proprietary business communication. It is intended solely for the use of the designated recipient(s). If this communication is received in error, please contact the sender and delete this communication.



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Subject: [sla-dmil] JOA Posting: DTIC-03-10 Program Analyst, GS-0343-13
(DTIC-I)



Please post the following DTIC JOA:

Announcement No:  	DTIC-03-10	   (Federal-wide)
Title/Series/Grade: 	Program Analyst, GS-0343-13
Opens:		      22 Jan 2010
Closes:		      16 Feb 2010
Location:		      Ft. Belvoir, VA



http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=85793364


DTIC offers competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, family


friendly environment, employment related paid training and education,
bonuses, and awards.  We are seeking talented people who want
challenging assignments in a progressive organization.  Located at Ft.
Belvoir, VA, in the Andrew T. McNamara Headquarters Complex, we provide


on-site access to free parking, free state-of-the-art fitness facility,
a federal credit union and a fee-based child care development center.
Please feel free to forward this message to individuals who might be

interested in such a position.


Want more information about DTIC?  Go to:
www.dtic.mil
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Subject: [archives] Fellowship available at the Phillips Library

 


The Peabody Essex Museum / Phillips Library of Salem, Massachustts is accepting applications for the Frances E. Malamy Research Fellowship. The endowed fellowship offers to an individual scholar a $5000 grant to perform independent scholarly research that requires the use of archival materials held at the Phillips Library and/ or archiving activities under the direction of the Phillips Library staff. The activities may result in the publication of the Fellow's findings in book or article form or in the form of a finding aid that will help other scholars doing research in the collection(s) the Fellow has worked on.



Fellowships are open to advanced scholars, graduate students, independent scholars, and library and museum professionals. The Fellow will submit to the Phillips Library and to the Malamy family a copy of any and all publications emanating from the Fellow's work. The Fellow will acknowledge the Frances E. Malamy Research Fund in all publications. Work must be completed by the end of the calendar year. 



Application deadline is January 31, 2010. Interested applicants must submit a research proposal, resume, and three letters of reference to Sidney Berger, Ann C. Pingree Director of the Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum/Phillips Library, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970, 978-745-9500, ext.3054, Fax 978-741-9012. Awards will be granted by March 31, 2010.





Tamara Gaydos 
Archivist 
Peabody Essex Museum/Phillips Library 
East India Square 
Salem, MA 01970 
978-745-9500, ext.3010 
Fax 978-741-9012 
http://www.pem.org  <http://www.pem.org >  






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Subject: [sla-dmil] Job Vacancy: Reference Librarian

Overview:



Under minimal supervision, this position performs a variety of tasks
related to provision of reference services and the library functions
supporting it.  These duties may include document and book acquisition,


cataloging, bibliographic searches, development and maintenance of
information sources and contacts, collection development, posting and
maintaining information on an intranet or the Internet, and evaluating
publications or products for inclusion in the collection.  The incumbent


may be assigned to perform any one or more of these specific functions.

 

Responsibilities:

*         Prepares technical source material summaries and abstracts of
a moderately complex nature. Performs literature searches. 



*         Participates in the development and maintenance of information
sources and contacts, including liaisons with professional
organizations, government information collecting and disseminating
operations, and private data services. 



*         Removes items no longer worthy of retention on a routine
basis. 

*         Assists in documenting all reference transactions in the
library usage database. 

*         Assists in compilation of billing records for purchases and


transactions made for researchers by the library. 

*         Provides input to library management relative to the
development of library policy.

 

Qualifications:

*         BA/BS in library science or related academic discipline or


information services field; demonstrable research experience preferred
but not required. 

*         Three or more years experience working in an information
services environment, preferably one specializing in or supporting


scientific and technical or military disciplines. 

*         Experience with database platforms and management, and data
management environments. 

*         Experience with content-database integration and a range of


database platforms. 

*         Experience using online databases common to library reference
work and information provision. 

*         Knowledge of content and Web content management technologies,
protocols, and development tools. 



*         Direct experience integrating knowledge with portals/intranets
and databases. 

*         Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of
employees. 

*         Ability to obtain and maintain necessary security clearance.



 

Apply for this job online at http://jobs-ida.icims.com/jobs/1393/job 

 

Thank you,

Jennifer Pond



 

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Jennifer L. Pond | Supervisor, Library Services | Institute for Defense
Analyses | 4850 Mark Center Dr., Alexandria, VA 22311 | 703-845-2056
(office) | 703-945-4520 (BlackBerry) | 703-820-7194 (fax) |


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Subject: [archives] Birmingham, Alabama Public Library Archives Job
Opportunity


    The Birmingham, Alabama Public Library Archives is accepting 


applications for the position Assistant Archivist/Grants Writer. This is

a full time position with a starting salary of $39,291.20 and excellent 
benefits. The person who fills this position will work half time in the 


Archives and half time writing grants for the Archives and other areas 
of the library.     
    For more information on this position, visit the library's web site 
at www.bplonline.org/about/admin/employment/.  For more information on 


the BPL Archives, visit www.BirminghamArchives.org.

Jim Baggett, Head
Department of Archives and Manuscripts
Birmingham Public Library


2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203
205-226-3631 (voice), 205-226-3633 (fax)
[log in to unmask]
www.BirminghamArchives.org



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