The position is paid biweekly, so the range would be $44,000 - $54,000 annually. More reasonable.

Steven B. Rhodes
Archivist
NARA
Washington National Records Center
Suitland, MD
(301) 778-1549

>>> John Erdmann <[log in to unmask]> 6/15/2006 4:25:25 PM >>>
A Masters degree is required for a job offering only 19,000 dollars a 
year (see below)?  What is this craziness?  This discussion about the 
difference between L's and A's seems ridiculous when you realize that 
all of these jobs require so much formal education, yet offer so 
little income.  For the job listed below, I doubt $19,000 would allow 
the lucky employee to live in Washington, DC, let alone pay off 
his/her student loans.  Public school teachers get paid substantially 
more, and with less education!

In this rush to be considered "professional", these trades are now 
requiring more and more formal education.  Unfortunately, the level 
of income has not corresponded with the requirement for advanced 
education.  This appears to be true both for librarians and 
archivists.

I wonder, how did archivists and librarians ever got along before 
requiring advanced degrees and/or certifications?  Are the respective 
fields better for it?  I have talked to so many librarians who have 
told me that their experience in library school was virtually 
worthless.  Many have told me that the first job  offered the best 
training.

John




>Registrar
>
>Business Unit Salary Source 1031-7154
>
>(Exempt:  $1,692.31-2,076.93)
>
>The American Registry of Pathology, has an immediate opening for a 
>Museum Registrar to work at the National Museum of Health and 
>Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
>
>Responsible for assuring documentary and physical care of museum 
>collections, as well as being a point-person for planning, and 
>potentially implementing, a major move of the museum collections. 
>Creates and maintains complete legal records and permanent 
>documentation for collections.  Develops and administers policies 
>and procedures for acquisition, deaccession, loan, receipt, 
>shipment, and care and handling of museum collections.  Responsible 
>for accountability and risk management of loans, exhibits, shipping, 
>insurance, and disaster planning.  Maintains current inventories of 
>collection objects at offsite storage facility and develops long 
>range plans for museum storage.  Coordinates these activities with 
>curators, collection managers, and conservator within the museum. 
>Works with senior museum staff to identify and pursue sources of 
>external funding to continuously improve care of museum collections. 
>Develops forms and record systems to maintain documentation and 
>inventory of collection material.  Provides legal documentation for 
>ownership or temporary loans, and records the loan, exhibit, 
>restoration, condition, catalog information, and location of the 
>object in accession record files.  Records information in permanent 
>registrar's log of all accessions, deaccessions, loans, and 
>receipts.  Maintains and reconciles as necessary central museum 
>registration numbering system for collection objects.  Develops and 
>administers policies and formulates procedures for acquisition, 
>deaccession, loans, receipts, shipments, access, and overall care 
>and handling of collection objects.  Negotiates incoming and 
>outgoing loans of collection objects with other museums and 
>borrowers, and secures fine arts property insurance for loans. 
>Develops plans for long term off-site storage for museum objects, 
>including space planning and equipment purchasing for storage 
>purposes.  Coordinates work with fine arts packing companies to 
>provide museum quality crates for long term storage and oversees 
>contracts to do the same.  Provides assistance with installation and 
>de-installation of museum objects as necessary.   Provides condition 
>reports and record photographs for incoming or outgoing collection 
>objects as necessary and in coordination with museum conservator. 
>Consults with other museum staff regarding issues of security and 
>emergency planning as pertaining to collection objects.  Remains 
>current in the field through review of museum periodicals, attending 
>professional conferences, and other continuing education programs, 
>as appropriate. 
>
>MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
>
>Develops and administers policies and procedures for acquisition, 
>deaccession, loans, receipts, shipment, access, and overall care and 
>handling of museum objects.
>
>Develops and uses forms and record systems to maintain documentation 
>and inventory of collections.
>
>Provides legal documentation for ownership or temporary loan and 
>records all necessary information in accession record files.
>
>Records information in permanent registrar's log of all accessions, 
>deaccessions, loans, and receipts.
>
>Maintains central museum registration numbering system for collections.
>
>Coordinates all shipments on incoming and outgoing collections objects.
>
>Negotiates incoming and outgoing loans of collection objects and 
>secures fine arts property insurance as necessary.
>
>Plans and implements long term offsite storage for museum 
>collections and maintains inventory of offsite storage.
>
>Assists with object installation and de-installation and condition reports.
>
>Remains current in the field through review of appropriate 
>periodicals, attendance at professional conferences, and other 
>continuing education programs.
>
>MAJOR QUALIFICATIONS:
>
>Education Required: Masters degree in museum studies, history or anthropology
>
>Prior Experience Required:  Professional knowledge of standard 
>museum registration practices, current legal issues of concern to 
>museum collections, packing and transportation of hazardous 
>material, negotiating loan agreements, securing insurance coverage 
>for incoming and outgoing loans, methods of fine arts transportation 
>for museum objects, care, handling, and packing methods of museum 
>objects, environmental and security requirements.
>
>        
>Other Mandatory Requirements:  Ability to work in confined 
>collections storage areas, ability to climb ladders and use basic 
>move equipment and tools such as dollies, pallet jacks, flatbed 
>carts, hand drills, etc. Occasionally lifts supplies or museum 
>objects of 30-40 pounds.
>
>No resume considered without salary history and current salary 
>requirements. If qualified and interested email cover letter, 3 
>references, and CV (Resume) with salary history/requirements to Dr. 
>Jeffrey Reznick @[log in to unmask]  (also advertised 
>in Careerbuilder.com)  (OPEN)  COD 14 July 06
>


-- 
John Erdmann
Graduate Student
Library & Information Science
Email:  [log in to unmask] 
Phone:  206-685-5240

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