Student Assistant – Level 2Library Special Collections

Duties/Responsibilities: Assist Special Collections staff with various duties throughout the department: Conduct research using archival, rare and other historical and primary source materials; Supervise the reading room; edit and create content for website; enter metadata for digital collections in FilemakerPro and CONTENTdm; physically move and/or shift book and archival collections; assist in copy cataloging in Sierra library system; create and update inventories using Excel, Word; use Adobe Photoshop and/or other imaging software to scan materials to add to digital resources; assist in preparing exhibits, classes, special events and presentations; assist in the physical and intellectual arrangement of the collections in the ArchivesSpace collection management application; shelve and process rare books, manuscripts and archival materials; assist in creating preservation housing for rare materials.Position Requirements/Preferences: Excellent research and writing skills; familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat; attention to care and handling of fragile rare and archival materials; skills in or capacity to learn specialized library and archive technologies for cataloging and metadata creation: Sierra, CONTENTdm, ArchivesSpace, FilemakerPro; attention to detail a must; able to lift 25 lbs; art or graphic design experience to support digitization activities; knowledge of web tools such as Drupal.Start date: January 23, 2017End date: May 6, 2017

Work Schedule: 6 – 12 hours per week

Pay Range: $ 10.50/hr To apply, submit student employment application to Anne Mar at amar@oxy.edu 323.259.2852