Hartman Center Intern - RBMSCL
Occupational Summary
Responsibilities
• Creates finding aids for the collections and encodes the text of inventories for the Web. Completes unfinished finding aids as needed.
• Participates in HCSAMH outreach programming, publications, exhibits and event planning.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Qualifications
It is the expectation that all Duke University Library staff members will demonstrate exceptional workplace behaviors in the execution of their specific position responsibilities. These behaviors are customer focus, collaboration, creative problem solving, continuous learning and a commitment to diversity.
Education
Required: BA/BS and current enrollment in a graduate program in Public History, Library & Information Science (accredited by the American Library Association), or equivalent. By Fall Semester 2008, must have completed at least one course in archival theory and practice.
Experience
Required: Strong analytical, organizational, and writing skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; capacity to take initiative and thrive in a rapidly changing environment; ability to work independently and as a member of a team; accurate and detail-oriented; strength to lift and carry boxes weighing up to 40 pounds; and tolerance of dirt, dust, and inactive mold spores (protective clothing provided).
Preferred: Prior experience processing archival material; familiarity with Encoded Archival Description and national processing and descriptive standards, including APPM and DACS. Hiring Rate
Working Conditions
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds and unpack, shelve and shift large quantities of library materials
- Must be able to work in an environment in which exposure to materials containing dust and mold is possible
- Frequent bending, crouching, stooping
- Normal office environment
- Occasional weekend shifts required
These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.
Hiring Rate
$15.00 per hour
Hours
Environment
The Duke University Libraries are the shared center of the university's intellectual life, connecting people and ideas. The William R. Perkins Library, its branches (Lilly, Music, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, and the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library) and the separately administered libraries serving the schools of Business, Divinity, Law, and Medicine, comprise one of the nation's top ten private university library systems. Duke is a member of the Triangle Research Libraries Network, which promotes collaboration in the areas of collection development and management, access services, information technology and human resources among the libraries of Duke University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University and North Carolina State University.
Duke University and Durham are located in the Research Triangle, a region that encompasses one of the nation's premier concentrations of academic, corporate, and public research. The Triangle region is rated among the most desirable areas in North America to live and work and has been identified by Money magazine as one of the "Best Places to Live" in the U.S.
Application
Please e-mail cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references to: library human resources, at library-jobs@duke.edu. Please include Hartman Center Intern in the subject line. If you do not have access to e-mail, please send applications via regular mail to Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
An electronic resume should also be submitted at: http://www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/main.html. Refer to requisition # 400202621.
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