{"id":542,"date":"2013-08-28T12:28:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T12:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/digitization_assistant_baker_library_harvard_business_school_cambridge_ma\/"},"modified":"2013-08-28T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T12:28:52","slug":"digitization_assistant_baker_library_harvard_business_school_cambridge_ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/digitization_assistant_baker_library_harvard_business_school_cambridge_ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitization Assistant, Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Digitization Assistant<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Baker Library Special Collections, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(three-month full-time temp position; 35 hours per week M-F; $18 per hour; no benefits)<br \/><\/b><br \/><b>Duties:?<\/b>Baker Library Historical Collections seeks a Digitization Assistant to provide support for a scanning project focused on a contemporary business collection.? As a member of the project team, the assistant will be responsible for the preparation of materials for digitization and quality control, as well as assisting with other aspects of the project.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duties will include:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generating barcoded coversheets.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Identifying and photocopying items with preservation and\/or privacy concerns.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Verifying core metadata such as author, date, and page count in a spreadsheet.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Selecting the best quality copy for digitization.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Separating and re-housing items selected for digitization.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Conducting quality control of master and access copies of scanned images and associated metadata.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Re-integrating original items with the collection.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Other duties as assigned.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Qualifications:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Strong attention to detail essential.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ability to meet deadlines consistently.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with accepted conservation and preservation methods applied to archival and manuscript collections, and sensitivity to proper care and handling of special collections.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated proficiency with computer applications.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Must be able to regularly lift and\/or move 40 lbs.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To apply:?<\/b>Please submit resume and cover letter to Rachel Wise at?<a href=\"mailto:rwise@hbs.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rwise@hbs.edu<\/a>; Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA 02163.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>No phone calls please.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digitization Assistant Baker Library Special Collections, Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard Business School (three-month full-time temp position; 35 hours per week M-F; $18 per hour; no benefits)Duties:?Baker Library Historical Collections seeks a Digitization Assistant to provide support for a scanning project focused on a contemporary business collection.? 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