Please note the new position available at the Western Jewish History Center,
at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, in Berkeley, California


Position:	Part-Time Project/Reference Archivist
Salary:		$15/hour
Institution:	Western Jewish History Center
Location:	Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California
Date posted:	August 19, 2006
Application Deadline:		September 20, 2006

The Western Jewish History Center, a research center dedicated to preserving
the history of the Jewish community's experience and history in the thirteen
western states and part of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, in Berkeley,
California, has an opening for a part-time (20 hours per week)
processing/reference archivist. 

Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of Western's Archivist, the Processing/Reference
Archivist will provide intellectual access and help arrange, describe, and
re-house the Center's archival collections and the Museum's institutional
records. Extensive description of the materials is required with finding
aids to be created at collection level. Initially, the inventories will be
made in Microsoft Word and then converted to EAD. Catalog entries will also
be made initially in Microsoft Word before being converted to MARC and put
on NUCMC. In addition, the Processing/Reference archivist will modify/create
catalog records so that the records may be put in the Museum's KE EMu
database. The Processing/Reference Archivist will also implement basic
conservation methods and answer reference inquiries about the Center's
collections.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of MARC, AACR2, and LCSH. Knowledge of entering catalog records in
OCLC and EAD a plus. Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel required.
Knowledge of basic preservation practices. Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to organize collections of varying sizes, work independently and
still function as a member of a small department and a museum team, climb
ladders, and lift boxes.

Education and Experience:
Bachelors required. Masters in Library and/or Information Science/Services
with an archival specialty/focus from an ALA-accredited program preferred.
Knowledge of American history and/or interest in American Jewish history a
plus, but not required. Experience in processing manuscript collections.
Experience in cataloguing in MARC and EAD formats preferred. Experience
doing reference and research work strongly desirable. Museum experience also
a plus.

How to apply:
Send resume to Archivist, Western Jewish History Center, 2911 Russell
Street, Berkeley, California, 94075 (Fax: 510 849 3673; Email:
[log in to unmask] (if you send your application via email, please put "JOB
APPLICATION" in your subject line)).







Western Jewish History Center
Judah L. Magnes Museum
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tel: 510 549 6950 x356
Fax: 510 849 3673 
Email: [log in to unmask]
 
http://www.magnes.org (Judah L. Magnes Museum webpage)
http://magnes.org/collections/wjhc.html (Western's webpage)
 
Please visit the Western Jewish History Center and the Judah L. Magnes
Museum online to see a listing and description of our current exhibitions
and public programs!

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