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BOSTON COLLEGE LIBRARIES
ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST
JOHN J. BURNS LIBRARY
LEVEL 24
 
Overview:  The Archives and Manuscripts Department of the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections is seeking an Assistant Archivist to work with University records and, to a lesser extent, with literary and historical manuscripts.  The University Archives was established in 1975 and contains approximately 3,300 linear feet of records.  The literary and historical collections are equally large and emphasize Irish history and culture, the works of British Catholic authors, the history and practice of nursing, American detective fiction, history and culture of the Caribbean, Catholic liturgy and life in America, and the history of the city of Boston.
 
Duties: Reporting to the Head of Archives and Manuscripts, the Assistant Archivist has primary responsibility for the daily operation of the University Archives, including the accessioning of Boston College records and the creation of original cataloging records for all department collections for the local online catalog and contributing them to OCLC. Other responsibilities  include the arrangement and description of unprocessed collections primarily in the University Archives but also assisting with processing of the literary and historical collections as needed;  providing reference service to external and internal researchers using the University Archives; aiding the library webmaster in maintaining the library homepage (i.e. updating department's collection information and designing virtual exhibits); converting finding aids to electronic format; planning and implementing records management and outreach activities; and supervising student assistants and library science graduate school interns.
 
Qualifications: 
Required:  ALA-accredited MLS, two courses of graduate archival education, and experience processing archives or manuscripts collections.  
Preferred:  second Master’s degree, in history or literature; one to three years of archival experience in a research or academic institution; familiarity with cataloging of archival and manuscript materials using OCLC or another bibliographic utility.
Must be able to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, and patrons.
Must have good written and oral communication skills.  Must have demonstrated ability to acquire and upgrade technical skills.
 
Highly desirable: experience with USMARC and EAD; familiarity with archival descriptive standards, such as DACS; experience supervising students; and demonstrated ability to upgrade technical skills. 
 
To Apply: 
Please visit the Boston College Human Resources Job Opportunities website at:
http://www.bc.edu/jobs  Reference position number: 2156; include a cover letter and résumé
Position will remain open until June 30, 2006.
                                   

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
 
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