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Position Announcement--Children's Hospital, Boston



Hello Everyone,
I've been asked to post the following announcement
to the Archives Listserve. If interested, please
respond to Alison Clapp as indicated in the
announcement.

--
Bob Schmidt
Archives Listserve Coordinator
Miami University Archives
Oxford, Ohio 45056
513-529-6720
rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu
_______________________________

SEARCH REOPENED

CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL BOSTON ? ARCHIVIST POSITION

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Archivist is responsible for supporting the
mission of Children's Hospital by developing,
coordinating, and overseeing the Children's
Hospital Archives Program.  The hospital archivist
is responsible for working with physicians,
researchers, senior administrators, department
managers, and other staff and employees to
identify and appraise records that are of
significant and lasting historical,
administrative, legal and fiscal value to the
institution and should be retained.  The archivist
is also responsible for organizing, preserving,
and making accessible those materials.  In
addition, the archivist plans, coordinates and
distributes communications related to the services
of the Children's Hospital Archives program to the
hospital audience.

QUALIFICATIONS:  MLS.  Applicants should feel
comfortable working independently and have good
communication skills.  A minimum of 1-3 years
experience working in an archives is required.

DATE AVAILABLE: Immediately

SALARY:  Salary range $35,000 ? 38,000.  This is a
full-time, 40 hours per week position.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identifies and appraises materials for their
archival value.

Manages, organizes and makes accessible archival
materials. This includes making archival
collections available through the hospital
library's catalog.

Provides reference assistance to requesters, both
within and outside the hospital, needing
historical materials and
        information.

Coordinates preservation activities to ensure that
collections are properly cared for and maintained.

Supervises volunteers and interns.  Determines
priorities for the Archives and delegates work, as
appropriate.

Promotes the hospital's archives program within
and outside of Children's Hospital.  Writes
historical pieces for  hospital publications.

Responsible for all administrative aspects of the
archives, including staffing the hospital's
Archives Committee.

Plans, researches, and produces historical
exhibits.

Manages administrative responsibilities of the
Archives including developing a yearly budget and
developing/reviewing policies and procedures.

Provides positive and effective customer service
that supports departmental and hospital
operations.

APPLICATIONS TO: Alison Clapp, Librarian
(617-355-7232,  alison.clapp@tch.harvard.edu)

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