Part-Time Library Archives Digitization Assistant; Student Position

North Shore Community College is a diverse, caring, inclusive community that inspires our students to become engaged citizens and to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals through accessible, affordable, rigorous educational opportunities that are aligned with our region's workforce needs and will prepare them for life in a changing world. NSCC is one of 15 Massachusetts community colleges, which serves the 26 cities and towns north of Boston.

Since its founding in 1965, NSCC has grown from a single leased building to an urban campus in downtown Lynn and a suburban campus in Danvers, and from five to 80 academic programs of study. Nearly 50,000 students have graduated from NSCC. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Part-Time Library Archives Digitization Assistant (Student Position)

Work Schedule:
These are five hours per week positions for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters. Hours are negotiable, but must generally fall between Monday through Thursday 8 am - 4 pm. All work must be completed on the Danvers Campus.

SALARY: $17.30 per hour; non-benefited, grant-funded

At this time, the College is not providing sponsor ships for Visas

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

North Shore Community College Library is hiring two student employees to assist in digitizing the Library's archival collection using a tool called JSTOR Seeklight. For the duration of this project, students will be responsible for scanning copies of archival materials, uploading them to JSTOR, reviewing and revising AI-generated metadata, and filing original documents in archival boxes. Students will work directly with the Danvers Library Coordinator and the Systems & Technology Librarian.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about NSCC's history, get experience with archival practice and digital preservation, and gain hands-on familiarity working with AI.

These are five hours per week positions for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters. Hours are negotiable, but must generally fall between Monday through Thursday 8 am - 4 pm. All work must be completed on the Danvers Campus.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Digitize NSCC Archival materials which may include newspaper clippings, copies of The Pennon (the long running NSCC newspaper), student yearbooks, and course catalogs
• Utilize file naming convention for both standalone and compound items
• Write contextual notes for each collection
• Upload files, along with their contextual notes, to JSTOR Seeklight for AI metadata creation
• Review AI generated metadata using both confidence score ratings and a rubric to evaluate, and update metadata as needed
• File scanned archival materials in archival boxes
• Write ongoing reflection about the experience of interacting with the archives and digitizing archival materials, as well as working with AI

• Knowledge of Google Suite, ability to learn new technology skills
• Must have excellent critical thinking skills
• Strong attention to detail, and ability to maintain accurate records
• Good at following directions, and providing feedback
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment.

North Shore Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with…