Processing Assistant, Tufts University.
Processing Assistant, Tufts University.
QUAL: Not stated.
DUTIES: Tufts University's Digital Collections and Archives is seeking part-time processing and reference assistant.
Assistant will process collections and cover the front desk, answer reference questions assigned to her/him, as well as digitize collections.
Duties will include processing projects (rehousing, arranging, writing descriptions, and data entry), and digitization work (scanning and cataloging of digital material), greeting visitors to the reading room, paging materials, answering reference requests, as well as assisting with exhibits.
DCA is easily reachable by taking the Red Line to Davis Square and Tufts shuttle (or a 10 minute walk). There is also a shuttle transporting students between Tufts University, Medford campus, 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. The DCA supports the Tufts Digital Library, the University-wide Records Management Program, and the University Archives and Manuscript Collections. For more information, visit the DCA website at http://dca.tufts.edu/.
We are looking for students who will work at least for all of 2008.
SALARY: The position pays $12.00 per hour.
TO APPLY: For more information, please contact Susanne Belovari at susanne.belovari@tufts.edu or at (617) 627-3737.