Note: Open to current LIS students as well as graduates.
Job Opening Title: Havana Archive Project Metadata Assistant
Institution/Organization Name: Harold F. Johnson Library, Hampshire College
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): Amherst, MA United States
Application Deadline:
Link to job posting: https://jobs.hampshire.edu/
Years of experience required: Enrolled in graduate program or graduate degree required with relevant coursework.
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is seeking a Havana Archive Project Metadata assistant to create metadata for the ca. 4722 photographs of a photographic survey of 1,055 significant buildings in the Historic Center of Havana, Cuba. This is a 10-month, grant-funded position with possibility of continuation dependent on future funding.
Reporting to the systems and discovery librarian, The Havana Archive Project Metadata assistant will create object-level metadata for all image files. Images will be described using a scheme based on MODS XML, which the Hampshire College Library uses for all collections in its digital repository. Metadata will include descriptive, technical, and administrative elements, and will be created using appropriate name and subject authorities including DACS, NACO, AAT, LCSH, and TGN. Additional duties will include digitizing materials from Archives & Special Collections, creating MODS XML metadata records, and special digital projects as needed. The metadata assistant will take an active role in training and supervision for digitization work by undergraduate student employees.
A graduate degree from or enrollment in an accredited Library Science graduate program is required. Successful candidate should have an interest in pursuing a career in digital librarianship, metadata, and/or archives. This position also requires excellent oral and written communication, organization, technology, and problem-solving skills. Preferred qualifications include experience handling archives/special collections/institutional records; completion of Cataloging, Metadata, XML or related graduate level coursework demonstrating knowledge of relevant standards and best practices; and knowledge of Library of Congress subject headings in Spanish database (http://lcsh-es.org/) as well as knowledge of the Spanish language. A commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds is essential.
This 16-hour/week, non-benefited position begins immediately. Please submit a cover letter, resume and the names/phone numbers of three professional references via our website at https://jobs.hampshire.edu
Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to diversity and inclusion in education and employment.
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