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Position Announcement -- Bethesda, MD



Position Announcement -- NLM-00-1

History Associates Incorporated, an archives, records management,
and historical research firm located in Rockville Maryland, is
looking. HAI offers opportunities for motivated archivists to
work with a group of dedicated and credentialed professionals
providing information management solutions to a wide variety of
corporate, non-profit, and government clients.

HAI currently has two (2) openings for Archivists in the
metropolitan Washington, DC area performing a variety of archival
tasks on collections of different sizes and levels of complexity.
The work will be performed at the National Library of Medicine in
Bethesda.

The successful candidates shall provide a range of archival tasks
in the survey, appraisal, arrangement, description, and
digitization of the papers of Nobel Laureates as part of the
Digital Manuscripts Project team. Primary duties include:

   appraising and surveying collections;

   determining the proper level of arrangement within each
collection;

   organizing each collection accordingly, while placing records in
proper archival housing;

   assisting in the identification and selection of textual records
and photographs to be digitally scanned;

   describing the donor's papers by means of an archival finding aid
and by electronic databases developed by the Digital Manuscript
Project;

   liaison with the donor and/or representatives of the donor; and

   communicating project goals, objectives, and status to the donor
and/or representatives.

Qualifications for this position are:

   Master's degree in library science or related discipline, with a
concentration in archival studies or supplemented by archival
course/seminars or practica;

   at least eighteen months' experience conducting appraisal,
survey, arrangement, and description on archival collections;

   demonstrable, practical knowledge of archival policies and
procedures;

   ability to collect, organize, research, interpret, and submit
written descriptions of record groups and collections;

   excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

   responsiveness to a dynamic corporate environment;

   ability to work independently and to exercise discretion,
initiative, and judgement; and

   familiarity with major word processing and database software
packages.

Salary: starting at $30,000/yr, commensurate with experience.
Excellent benefits package.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.  PLEASE
INCLUDE THE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER.

Send resume, writing sample, transcripts, and names and phone
numbers of three references to Gail O. Mathews, History
Associates Incorporated, 5 Choke Cherry Road, Suite 280,
Rockville, MD 20850-4004. FAX: 301/670-2765

For more information about History Associates Incorporated and
our wide range of historical and information management services,
see our website at www.historyassociates.com.

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