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Assistant Archivist Position



ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST - TECHNICAL PROCESSES ARCHIVIST

Cornell University Library
Martin P. Catherwood Library
Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations


The Martin P. Catherwood Library, the nation?s most comprehensive library for workplace issues, seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Archivist - Technical Processes Archivist in its Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives. Founded in 1949, the Kheel Center is the special collections unit of the Catherwood Library and houses 17,000 cubic feet of manuscripts, extensive audio-visual holdings, rare books, and memorabilia concentrated in labor and industrial relations and management thought.  The Center staff is composed of 4 archivists and  2.5 fte support staff.    The Catherwood Library and the Center serves Cornell?s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (52 faculty, 700 undergraduates, and 100 graduate students) and others on campus, as well as a varied external clientele beyond the campus (corporate and union researchers, government analysts, lawyers, lobbyists, historians, reporters, international scholars, etc.).  Kheel Center staff currently responds to between 1200-1400 research inquiries a year.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Kheel Center Director, administers the intake, preservation and processing of textual archival and manuscript collections. Catalogs manuscript and archival collections.  Organizes, supervises, coordinates and assigns duties to processing student assistants.  Develops and edits archival finding aids for textual collections.  Administers the ILR School?s record management program and the records center of the ILR School.  This is a regular full-time position expected to be filled at the academic rank of Assistant Archivist.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Advises the Kheel Director on proposed changes of policy and procedures for the Center's technical processes operations.  Examines collections and makes decisions as to processing procedures to be followed in consultation with Kheel Director.  Supervises student assistants in arranging, listing, describing and preserving individual collections.  Coordinates stack space planning including shifting of collections.  Catalogs collections in RLIN and downloads records to Cornell on-line catalog.  Upgrades existing finding aids to achieve compatibility with EAD format.  Edits finding aids (10 to 300 pages in length) produced by student assistants and writes important finding aids as time permits.  Maintains collection accession records and performs the various tasks associated with the, accessioning, deaccessioning, and preservation of collections and archives.  Must occasionally travel to inventory and pack records prior to accessioning.  Produces exhibits, attends professional staff meetings, and serves on library committees.  Other duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
--      Advanced degree from archival training graduate program and/or MLS with archival concentration required. 
--      Graduate or undergraduate American history or ILR coursework highly desired. 

Skills and Abilities:
--Superior analytical, writing and organizing skills required. 
--Ability to lift boxes weighing between 30-60 lbs. required.
--Strong interpersonal communication skills, flexibility and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment required. 
--Familiarity with manuscript cataloging and EAD practices highly desirable.
-- Substantial interest in technological issues relating to archival management  and some experience with developing applications in Microsoft Access highly desirable.
--Fluent English language skills required.

Experience:
Experience in archival practice highly desirable. 


CLOSING:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.


SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
Susan Markowitz
Director of Library Human Resources
Cornell University Library
201 Olin Library
Ithaca, NY  14853-5301

Include cover letter, current resume or vita, and contact information for three references (name/address/telephone/e-mail).



Cornell University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer strongly committed to diversity.  We value qualified candidates who can bring to our community a variety of backgrounds and experiences.




Richard Strassberg
Kheel Director
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
Telephone: 607-255-3183
Fax: 607-255-9641
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheelcenter/