CSU Processing Archivist

• Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services 1

• Library 1

• Full Time 1

• On-site (work in-person at business location) 1

Job no: 561807
Work type: Staff
Location: Dominguez Hills
Categories: Unit 9 - CSUEU - Technical Support Services, Temporary, Full Time, Library, On-site (work in-person at business location)
Position Description

** Successful candidates in these temporary appointments may be appointed from a few days up to one year depending on the assignment. Temporary appointments must end on or before the end of the fiscal year, with the possibility of renewal if funds and/or program needs exist.

Working Title:CSU Processing Archivist

Department Name:Gerth Archives & Special Collections/University Library

Division:Academic Affairs

Classification

Title:

Library Services Specialist III

Classification Salary Range: $4,280 - $6,235 per month

The anticipated hiring range for this position is $5,115 - $5,217 per month.

The final salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Position Summary:

Under the general direction of the Dean, University Library, the CSU Processing Archivist performs complex and technically specialized collection and administrative functions in the Gerth Archives and supports efforts to preserve and make accessible archival materials relating to CSU Archives collections. The Processing Archivist provides expertise on topics related to the cataloging and metadata creation of physical, digitized and born-digital materials, video, audio, and paper records.

Responsibilities include the arrangement and description of archival collections, the preparation of descriptive finding aids in Archives Space, meta-data records for digital materials in ContentDM, answering reference queries, and student employee projects. The Processing Archivist creates metadata and arranges and describes archival materials in CSU collections. As a member of the Gerth Archives team, the incumbent provides assistance via email, in-person, and by telephone, with an emphasis on CSU Archives questions.

The incumbent also assists with the coordination of conservation, reformatting, and environmental stabilization initiatives as well as ensuring written archival policies and procedures are up to date. The Archivist works in a highly collaborative manner with all Gerth Archives personnel. The Archivist works with databases such as ContentDM and Archives Space, participates in department wide collection and cataloging activities, and performs other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates metadata for CSU Archives digital materials and prioritizes collections to be cataloged.
• Collaborates in the development and maintenance of digital resources including scanning, meta-data development, file naming and makes recommendations for materials to digitize.
• Arranges and describes archival materials, including the creation of finding aids.
• Provides archival reference assistance via email, in-person, and telephone modalities, with a focus, as needed, on CSU Archives queries.
• Participates, as time permits, in outreach duties that may include oral history and exhibition assistance, Lib Guide creation, social media postings, archives website updates, public programming, and blog or article writing and generates new ideas for departmental website.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of a high school education or equivalent certification plus two to three years of related library and/or clerical experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to catalog and generate metadata as well as scan and transcribe materials in accordance with best practices.
• Knowledge of how to digitize materials and coordinate the arrangement and description metadata into systems for storage, discovery, and display.
• Knowledge of how to use the ContentDM digital asset management system and the ability to ingest metadata into the system.
• Ability to generate finding aids in Archives Space and the Online Archive of California.
• Ability to communicate effectively using standard English.
• Ability to work…