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NEH Grant Positions
Interested persons, please contact Dee Jones at <Dee.Jones@usm.edu> or
(601) 266-4349 ...
> JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
> 3 NEH Grant-Funded Positions
>
> The de Grummond Children?s Literature Collection of The
>University of Southern Mississippi Libraries has received funding from the
>National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-year project beginning
>October 1, 2001, to arrange and describe a 458 cubic foot collection of
>unique manuscripts, typescripts, galleys, illustrations, dummies,
>correspondence, personal papers, and other related materials of 73 authors
>and illustrators of children?s literature. The collections of these
>creators are important as a body of work within the field of children?s
>literature, giving insight into the history and development of that
>literature in England and the United States during the twentieth century.
> <www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum>. The finding aids will be tagged
>according to the conventions of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and
>mounted on the Internet. This dual encoding will allow the maximum number
>of researchers to have access to the finding aids at whatever level of
>viewing is supported by their software.
>
>
> <www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum> and additional information on the
>positions can be obtained by contacting the Project Director Dee Jones at
>601-266-4349 or dee.jones@usm.edu
>
>
> Manuscript Processor
>
> Under the general supervision of the Project Director, the Manuscript
>Processor will have the day-to-day responsibility for coordinating the
>arrangement and description of the manuscript collections, as well as
>production of the textual finding aids. This individual will also conduct
>historical research to ascertain biographical information about the
>creators of each collection. This individual will supervise the Manuscript
>Processor Assistant and the Electronic Description Specialist and will be
>responsible for managing workflow, interpreting specific processing and
>conservation procedures, and insuring the accuracy of the work. He/she will
>be responsible for maintaining statistical progress reports of all grant
>activities. Salary is $35,000 per year and the grant period is 23 months
>beginning October 1, 2001.
>
> Following are minimum qualifications for this position: *Master?s degree
>in library or information science or archival administration.
> conservation and preservation techniques. *Computer knowledge
>and experience. *Demonstrated supervisory ability. *Demonstrated
>ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
>*Knowledge of children?s literature is desirable.
>
> Manuscript Processor Assistant
>
> Under the direct supervision of the Manuscript Processor, the Manuscript
>Processor Assistant will perform routine arrangement and conservation work
>and assist with historical research to ascertain biographical information
>about the creators. This individual will also enter data for the finding
>aids and assist with other clerical tasks. Salary is $18,000 per year and
>the grant period is 22 months beginning October 1, 2001.
>
> Following are minimum qualifications for this position: *Bachelor?s
>degree, preferably in education, English, library and information science
>or related fields. *Computer knowledge and experience.
> *Effective research and writing skills.
>
> Desirable: *Graduate course work in library or information science.
> *Familiarity with children?s literature. *Familiarity with archival
>practices.
>
>
>
> Electronic Description Specialist
>
> The individual will complete these activities using standardized
>procedures formulated by professional library personnel. Salary is $22,000
>per year and the grant period is 22 months beginning October 1, 2001.
>
> Following are the minimum qualifications for this position: *Bachelor?s
>degree, preferably in education, English, library and information science
>or related fields. *Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both
>orally and in writing. *Computer knowledge and experience. *Web
>authoring knowledge and experience. *Interest in applying information
>technology for the provision of access to original source materials.
>Desirable: *Graduate course work in library or information science.
>*Exposure to Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Encoded Archival
>Description (EAD).
> Dee Jones, Curator 601-266-4349
> de Grummond Collection 601-266-6269
> Box 5148 www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum
>
> University of Southern Mississippi
>
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