Part-time Project Assistant – Charles Library

The part-time Project Assistant in the Charles Library focuses on digitized Philadelphia Evening Bulletin microfilm and will receive pre-professional experience in uploading digitized issues of the Bulletin into ContentDM and in creating and editing descriptive metadata. Performs other duties as assigned.

This position works up to 19 hours a week.

Temple University Libraries serves the Temple community and beyond, including more than 35,000 students; over 2,000 full-time faculty; and researchers and visitors on Main, Center City, and Health Sciences Center campuses in Philadelphia and on our Ambler and Harrisburg campuses. We are committed to providing research and learning services, offering open access to our facilities and information resources, and fostering innovation and experimentation. Our collections total more than four million physical and digital titles, over 260,000 print and electronic journal subscriptions, and more than 700 research databases. We also collect, preserve, and provide access to a broad universe of special collections, including rare books, manuscripts, archives, photographs, and more. As part of our library enterprise, the award-winning Temple University Press supports our mission to advance learning and scholarship.

This is an endowment/grant-funded position.

Required Education and Experience:
Current enrollment in an ALA-accredited library or information science graduate program.  Experience in creating and editing descriptive metadata and participating in digitization. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills and Abilities:
*Familiarity with relevant software (Adobe Acrobat; Open Refine).
*Interest in archives and archival techniques.  
*Coursework or experience in metadata creation
* Ability to demonstrate initiative, and work collaboratively and collegially.
*Effective interpersonal communication skills.
*Attention to detail.

Preferred
*Familiarity with ContentDM.
*Familiarity with metadata schemes such as Dublin Core.

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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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Primary Location
: Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-Main Campus-Charles Library
Job
: Staff
Schedule
: Part-time
Shift
: Day Job
Employee Status
: Regular