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Subject: Job Announcement: Archivist - Brookline, MA
Author: Jill Trebbe at NP-FRLA
Date: 1/25/2000 7:40 AM
Job Opportunity - Archivist - National Park Service
Full-time Archivist (GS-11) - The Frederick Law Olmsted National
Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts is seeking a candidate with
experience and knowledge in project management and design, development
and implementation of Internet searchable databases. The position
offers a unique opportunity to work with one of the most widely
researched collections in the National Park Service.
Reporting to the Supervisory Archivist, the Archivist will coordinate
and implement a multi-year project to develop and design the Olmsted
Research Guide Online, an Internet searchable database of the design
records of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and his successor firms. This
position interacts with the grantor organization, technical vendors,
and the partner organizations. Primary duties include: working with
partner organizations (primarily the National Association for Olmsted
Parks) and technical vendor to develop and design the collections
management database (Foxpro) and Web search engines; assisting
partners with hiring, training, and supporting data entry personnel
and student assistants; in conjunction with partner organization,
setting priorities, planning, and directing workflow of student
assistants engaged in grant related work; ensuring quality, accuracy,
and timeliness of data entry performed at the Frederick Law Olmsted
National Historic Site and at other repositories; overall grant
administration including semiannual reporting to grantors, tracking of
consultant and student assistant time and expenditures; oversight of
cooperative agreements with partner organizations. The Archivist may
also be asked to assist with other technical projects relating to:
database management; the World Wide Web; and digitization.
Secondary duties may include: evaluation of archival and manuscript
collections; arrangement and description of collections; accessioning
of appropriate collections into park collections; deaccessioning of
inappropriate collections; setting up work and reference services
areas; production of finding aids and a repository level guide;
entering collections information into the NPS automated collections
management system; research and determine copyright; making
recommendations and developing automation systems and linkages that
will expedite research and information communication.
The position will be open from January 25, 2000 - February 8, 2000.
Requests for application packages must be received by February 8th. To
obtain an application package please call the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) at (256) 837-0894 (refer to vacancy number AH0388) or
apply online through OPM's website at http/www.usajobs.opm.gov. To be
considered, completed application packages must be received by
February 14, 2000. For additional information regarding this job, you
may call The Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at (617)
566-1689 x414.
The U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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