What are the responsibilities and job description for the Library Technician (Archives) position at University of Central Arkansas?
Position Summary
The University of Central Arkansas Archives, at the Torreyson Library of the University of Central Arkansas, seeks a highly motivated, detail-oriented, highly organized, and flexible individual to support a team of dedicated professionals who promote accessibility of archival collections for students, community members, and researchers. Under the direction of the Head of Special Collections, this person will be responsible for processing archival collections in compliance with current archival best practices, creating archival metadata, and assisting with archival reference. As the Saturday reference archivist, the position performs public service duties, answers patron inquiries, and oversees collection security during reference appointments. The schedule for this position is Tuesday through Saturday. During holidays and academic breaks, this schedule may change.
This position reports to the Head of Special Collections.
This will be a library staff appointment. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency / institution policy. Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Arranges archival collections for accessibility using professional best practices
- Arranges, describes, and preserves different archival formats including but not limited to paper, film-based materials, and digital media
- Provides reference assistance through archival reading room desk shifts, including Saturdays
- Brings large archival processing projects to a timely conclusion
- Assists other library departments as needed
- May supervise student workers as needed
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