Subject: [archives] Summer Internships: WGBH Boston
Greetings Colleagues -
The WGBH Media Library & Archives has posted opportunities for interns in Boston this summer. Please spread the word!
Applicants for the positions should send a resume and a statement of interest by email to: [log in to unmask] or by mail to:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Human Resources Department
One Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
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Digital Program Records Management Internship
http://careers.wgbh.org/internships/internships/mla_digital_library_records.html
The WGBH Media Library & Archives has opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to work in a film and media production archives. Come and use your electronic management knowledge in a real world setting.
The Digital Program Records Management interns will work with both the Program Shutdown Manager and the Digital Archives Manager. They will review electronic original interview transcripts that have been
delivered to the Media Library and Archives by productions (such as Frontline or Nova) to standardize names, and correct any inconsistencies. This may require some research skills to identify exactly who a particular interviewee is and, where applicable, the position held at the time of the interview. This will require embedding
the interviewee information within the document header and linking the transcript back to the physical tape holdings. The position will work to standardize naming conventions for interview transcripts, and create a suitable electronic workflow, prior to upload the WGBH digital assessment management system. Training will be given in this Artesia based application. The position requires excellent skills in reviewing and correcting information metadata. Familiarity with online search engines, Library of Congress Authorities and other online resources is recommended, as is an attention to detail.
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Digital Library Projects Internship
http://careers.wgbh.org/internships/internships/mla_digital_library_project.html
The WGBH Media Library & Archives has opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in library science, computer science, linguistics, history, and related fields to work in a film and media archive. Come and learn what happens to all the materials that went into that FRONTLINE you saw after it aired on TV. Help to make them accessible for researchers, student and teachers online!
Digital library interns will work with the Project Managers and Production Assistants on collaborative inventory and cataloging projects with external archives partners. Interns may assist with communications,
inventory tool development, and partner support. Transferring analog (paper) records to digital formats will be the bulk of the work - which will include transcribing handwritten notes, scanning typed records, converting to digital text, and proof-reading the results. Interns will gain hands-on experience preparing archival media for web access by transcribing, applying metadata and encoding transcripts and logs. This is an opportunity to learn moving image cataloging, the PBCore metadata schema (pbcore.org), TEI XML schema (tei-c.org/) and NewsML, a news
exchange format.
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Subject: [archives] Job Post US-OK-Oklahoma City Archivist/Records Mgmt Specialist CRM or CA desired
Job Description:
* Coordinate transfer of records from agency to state archives and/or state records center.
* Monitor the indexing of storage and retrieval of materials.
* Supervise and train personnel in archival and records management functions and activities.
* Assist persons conducting research, and makes documents and other information available to agency personnel and the public upon request.
This position is an "at will" position and one occupying the position
serves at the pleasure of the Secretary for the Commissioners of the
Land Office.
http://bit.ly/bqUDYk - More info: http://bit.ly/bqUDYk+
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Subject: [archives] Position Listing - National Baseball Hall of Fame
Manager of Library Collections
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, NY
Experience Required: Expert knowledge of collections management, library systems and technologies, descriptive practices and standards, and access issues for special collections. Minimum of 4 years professional library
experience with progressively increasing administrative and supervisory responsibility. Experience with implementation and oversight of a digital asset management program as it relates to library collections. Knowledge of
and passion for the history of baseball desirable. The position will report
to the Director of Collections.
Skills Required: Ability to work and train in an automated archive, library,
and museum environment. Strong verbal and written communications skills,
attention to detail, and ability to operate in a flexible, team-based work
environment.
Degrees Preferred: Masters Degree in Library and Information Science or
related degree.
Primary Duties include:
* Supervises library staff in the manuscript, photograph, recorded
media, and technical services departments.
* Provides expertise and leadership for all systems and technology
issues in the library and museum collection areas.
* Responsible for managing current library and collections management
systems, and for overseeing the integration of emerging technologies.
* Establishes policies and standards for the digitization program, and
responsible for oversight of a digital asset management system.
* Serves as a liaison with vendors (OCLC/NYLINK, Innovative
Interfaces, Re:discovery and Drupal); manages data migration and
retrospective conversion projects; provides technical assistance to the New
York State Historical Association library on a shared OPAC; and represents
the library on the website committee.
* Supervises the processing, arrangement, description, cataloging, and
digitization of library collections.
* Responsible for providing access to a wide variety of special
formats including books and other printed materials, serials, ephemera,
archival and manuscript collections, visual materials and recorded media.
* Oversees the creation of inventories, finding aids, and original
descriptive records for the online catalog.
* Responsible for collections care, preservation, and conservation.
Provides oversight of collections storage areas and the housing of library
materials. Establishes priorities for conservation and serves as a liaison
contract services providers.
* Collaborates closely with the librarian, who manages the operations
of the Giamatti Research Center, and is responsible for the research and
reference functions of the library.
* Provides oversight for an active rights and reproductions program.
Coordinates rights clearance procedures and policies for in-house
exhibitions and publications, the reproductions program, and digital
collections.
Secondary Job Duties include:
* Assists with grant-writing and other fund raising efforts for
library technology and collections projects.
* Performs special duties in support of Hall of Fame Weekend and other
special events.
* Position will also need to provide staff support for Hall of Fame
activities as needed, and other duties assigned by the Director of
Collections.
Send your cover letter and resume to:
Patti Gulotta
Director of Human Resources
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Or via email to: [log in to unmask]
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEXINGTON (KY) PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Join
the Winner’s Circle in the Horse Capital of the World! The Board of
Trustees of the Lexington Public Library—serving a combined city-county
population of more than 270,000 through a central library and five branch
facilities—seeks a creative and innovative executive director, who will
develop and lead a staff/stakeholder team in providing library programming and
services that respond to increasingly diverse community needs. Lexington
Fayette Urban County Government is the second-largest municipality in Kentucky and the 65th largest in the United States. It is home
to the headquarters of Lexmark
International, the Kentucky
Horse Park, Keeneland
Race Course, Red Mile Race Course, Transylvania University, and the University of Kentucky—and it has been selected to be
the site of the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. With a strong
staff (192 FTE), a dedicated tax levy yielding a budget of $14.5 million, a
committed Library Board and Advisory Committee, a highly successful Friends of
the Library, and a growing Library Foundation—all of the pieces are in
place for the Library to reach new levels of excellence in serving its public.
Additional information on the Library, the City and position can be found at http://www.gossagesager.com/Lexingtonlinks.htm.
Responsibilities. The Executive Director of the
Lexington Public Library reports to a seven-member Board of
Trustees—appointed by the Mayor of the Lexington Fayette Urban County
Government and approved by the Urban County Council—and partners with
LFUCG departments, state and federal officials, and civic/professional
organizations and groups to achieve the Library’s mission and goals
within the context of community needs and priorities. Overall responsibilities
include: fostering effective internal and
external communications; providing
sound fiscal management, while strengthening current funding sources and seeking
additional revenue sources; developing and implementing a strategic planning
process to create a shared vision for library service and programming; and
exploring and developing collaborative relationships with a variety of local,
regional and statewide organizations and agencies. See http://www.gossagesager.com/LexingtonPLjobdesc.doc
for the detailed job description.
Minimum
Qualifications. A
master’s degree in library science (supplemented by coursework in
management and administration) and a minimum of seven years of progressively
responsible public library experience in a management position, including at
least four years of executive level experience as director of a smaller library
system, or deputy, assistant, or associate director of a comparable or larger
system. Essential attributes include: personal integrity and excellent
interpersonal skills; ability to address conflicting goals and build consensus;
a thorough knowledge of financial management; collaboration and
consensus-building skills; sensitivity, flexibility, and creativity; and a
solid understanding of philosophy, trends and “best practices” in
the library and information technology fields. Prior experience reporting to and
working effectively with a governing board is highly desirable.
Compensation. The position offers a starting
salary range of $105,000-120,000 (dependent upon experience and qualifications)
with an excellent fringe benefits package.
For
further information,
contact Dan Bradbury, [log in to unmask]
or Jobeth Bradbury, [log in to unmask].
Apply via email with a meaningful cover letter and resume as Word or pdf
attachments to Dan Bradbury
or Jobeth Bradbury. The
position closes June 30, 2010.
The Lexington Public
Library is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Jobeth Bradbury
Gossage Sager Associates
4545 Wornall Rd., Ste. 805
Kansas City, MO 64111
816.803.7087
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