Processing Assistant - The University of Rochester : Job Details

The River Campus Libraries (RCL) Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation (RBSCP) seeks a Processing Assistant to provide support for detailed-oriented work that supports the processing, preservation, and accessibility of archival collections. With a high degree of accountability and authority to work independently and collaboratively, this temporary position is primarily responsible for assisting in organizing, processing, and describing archival collections. There may be an extension of the position, dependent on performance and departmental needs. - - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - - Arrangement and series determination Separate physical material into series arrangement determined in conjunction with RBSCP Staff Processing historical materials Arrange historical materials and bound volumes in subseries, files, and with logical internal organization Processing modern and visual materials Respecting original order where possible, arrange modern archives, including visual...Processing, Assistant, Materials, Technology, Process