[ha-Safran] Fwd: [kiosk] Fw: [NY-ART] Internship at American Friends of the Hebrew University - Archive Cataloging Intern

[Michelle Chesner]

For a student looking for archival internship in a Jewish-related
collection...

(Just forwarding these, contact the information below)

Michelle



American Friends of The Hebrew University is seeking an Archive Cataloging
Intern for a challenging and substantive, semester to year-long cataloging
internship. Reporting directly to the Direct Mail and Marketing Specialist,
and the Content Marketing Manager, this position will entail establishing
and developing a photo archive system, inventorying and preserving hundreds
(may be low thousands) photos. The project will deal primarily with
physical photographs, but also helping to organize digital photographs. The
intern will be in charge of digitizing slides, negatives, contact sheets,
prints and drawings. The intern will also assist in cataloguing these
digital files and inputting metadata. Working hours are flexible, between
14-20 hours per week.

This is a great opportunity for a library science student interested in the
area of fine arts archiving for school credit. This internship provides the
chance to enhance skills in organization, multi-tasking, communications and
acquire practical experience.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Spearhead the arrangement and digitization of a photo archive.
• Facilitate the cataloging, centralization and organization of photo and
video assets
• Assess preservation needs of the collection
• Assisting in implementing best practices and setting priorities for
collection management, processing, and descriptions of archived items
explaining how to archive future pieces


Qualifications and Requirements:

• Applicant should be pursuing a degree in Library Sciences, Archival
Science or related field. An emphasis on preservation and digital archiving
is a plus.
• Experience with digital asset management
• Self-directed and the demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects at
once
• Knowledge of archives theory and practice
• Knowledge and experience with process of digitizing photographic and
video materials, managing digital files, including proper scanning
procedures, and basic image editing and correction strongly preferred
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to make quick decisions and work well under pressure
• Strong communication skills
• Art handling and general preservation and collections care knowledge is
desirable

Depending on the intern’s interests and professional goals, there may be
additional opportunities, including:
o Digital projects
o Writing opportunities

Intern must be a junior or senior undergraduate or a graduate student.
Non-paid, for credit

Project begins the start of the school semester in September.
To apply, please visit: http://www.afhu.org/careers


EEO
AFHU is an equal opportunity employer.

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[ha-Safran] Fwd: [kiosk] Fw: [NY-ART] Position at Anti-Defamation League - Archivist

[Michelle Chesner]

For someone with an archival background...


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Date: Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 7:52 PM
Subject: [kiosk] Fw: [NY-ART] Position at Anti-Defamation League - Archivist
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***

Gregory S. Hunter, Ph.D., CA, CRM, FSAA

Professor

Director, Ph.D. in Information Studies

Director, Certificate of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management

Palmer School of Library and Information Science

LIU Post

720 Northern Boulevard

Brookville, NY 11548

516-299-2171

516-299-4168 (fax)

ghun...@liu.edu



Certified Archivist

Certified Records Manager

Distinguished Fellow, Society of American Archivists

Editor, The American Archivist

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Subject: [NY-ART] Position at Anti-Defamation League - Archivist



PRIMARY FUNCTION

Manage, acquire, preserve and make accessible to users documents and other
materials that have historical importance for the Anti-Defamation League,
with attention to digital initiatives. Assist in long-term planning for
ADL’s archival collection.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary

• Create a strategic plan for the ADL Archives, setting forth long-term
goals and short-term initiatives.
• Identify and evaluate records for preservation and retention, especially
those items with research value and/or long-term historical importance.
• Arrange for the efficient indexing and retrieval of documents, in accord
with best professional practices (including maintaining, expanding and
improving the archives database).
• Plan and implement digital projects for efficient management of parts of
the archives.
• Recommend and implement preservation and reclamation techniques for
fragile materials.
• Oversee distribution, consolidation and elimination of archived materials
in warehouse.
• Liaise with warehouse, archival materials suppliers and other vendors, as
dictated by daily archival activities and long-term planning needs.
• Select and provide training for the work of archive interns and
volunteers, including quality control for work completed.
• Conduct training for ADL regional and national staff in sending materials
to be archived.
• Conduct and respond to research requests requiring the use of archival
materials.

Secondary

• Write finding aids for collections of special significance.
• With the ADL General Counsel, create and maintain retention schedules for
differing document classes, researching retention periods if necessary.
• Collaborate with the Information Technology Department in areas where
records management and archives management overlap.
• Use judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential information and
apply professional codes of ethics.


SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervise interns and volunteers and oversee the performance of consultants
and vendors. Contribute to decisions regarding their selection and
evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Skills
a. Considerable knowledge of contemporary archival principles and practices.
b. Considerable knowledge of creating and maintaining databases; knowledge
of indexing systems and practices.
c. Considerable interpersonal, organizational, planning and project
management and oral and written communication skills.
d. Ability to analyze and solve complex problems pertaining to archival
methods and procedures.
e. PC and Microsoft Suite proficiency.
f. Knowledge of ADL’s work and interests.
g. Knowledge of library automation software.
h. Some experience with microfilm conversion.

2. Work experience
At least three years’ experience with archives management in positions of
increasing responsibility.

3. Education
Prefer Masters in library/information science with specialized
graduate-level course work in archives management. Certified Archivist (CA)
and/or Certified Records Manager (CEM) certification preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Flexibility to work additional hours when necessary to complete work
assignments.

To Apply: Send Resume and Cover Letter to sponnusw...@adl.org
Ability to lift and carry boxes may be required.

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[ha-Safran] Part-time archivist position @ Temple Israel Boston

[Ann Abrams]

*PART-TIME ARCHIVIST*

*Temple Israel*

*Boston, MA*



*Summary:* Temple Israel of Boston seeks an experienced, professional
archivist for a part-time position. This position is currently funded at 12
hours per week, but additional funding may become available in the future.
The Temple Israel Archives is an institutional archive that collects,
holds, and makes accessible records pertaining to its clergy, lay leaders,
religious school and pre-school, and other programs, auxiliaries, and
administrative offices, in addition to materials related to congregants,
from its founding in 1854 to the present. Located in Boston's Longwood
Area, Temple Israel is New England's largest Reform congregation. The
synagogue also maintains a museum and a library staffed by a full-time
librarian. The archivist reports to the Temple Israel librarian and works
closely with the Archives Committee.



*Responsibilities:* The archivist’s primary responsibility is to collect,
maintain, preserve, and catalog the archives collections and make them
accessible. Duties include:

   - Developing archival policies and procedures
   - Providing reference services for temple administrators, congregants,
   and the general public


   - Accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, and creating access
   tools for all archival record

· Overseeing the synagogue’s records management program including
regular acquisition of historical records from departments, offices, and
committees

   - Other duties include performing research for occasional museum
   exhibitions and educational programs, supervising interns and volunteers,
   providing content for the archives’ webpage, and planning for a pilot
   digitization program



*Qualifications:*

   - Master’s degree in archives management
   - At least three years’ archival experience, preferably with
   institutional records collections
   - Demonstrated project management experience
   - Ability to multi-task and work independently
   - Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills, including
   the ability to work well with committees, staff, researchers, and volunteers
   - Knowledge of current standards for processing and describing
   electronic and paper records
   - Demonstrated knowledge and experience with current archival
   arrangement and description standards such as DACS and EAD
   - Some knowledge of digital preservation and providing access to digital
   formats
   - Ability and willingness to lift boxes weighing up to 40 lbs



*Preferred:*

   - Background in history and/or knowledge of Judaism



*Salary:  *$20 per hour.



*To apply:* Please submit cover letter, resume, and list of three
references to Susan Porter, Archives Committee Chair, at  susanporter@
comcast.net . This position is available as of September 1, 2016;
applications will be accepted until the position is filled. More
information about Temple Israel and the Temple Israel Archives is available
at www.tisrael.org.

-- 
Ann Abrams, Librarian
Dr. Arnold L. Segel Library Center
Temple Israel
477 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-566-3960 x116
aabr...@tisrael.org
http://www.tisrael.org


Visit our library webpage at http://www.tisrael.org/library

Check out our online catalog!
http://library.tisrael.org

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[ha-Safran] Research and Instructional Librarian position at STern College Library

[Edith Lubetski]

Dear Yossi,
Please post this position.
https://careers-yeshiva.icims.com/jobs/9465/research-and-instruction-librarian/job?mode=view


Thanks
Edith

Edith Lubetski   Phone: 212-340-7720
Hedi Steinberg Library  Fax: 212-340-7808
Stern College for Women
Yeshiva University
245 Lexington Av.
New York NY 10016

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[ha-Safran] Kochvei Yitzhak the Journal of the Haskalah in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1845–1873)

[Celestina Levant]

Hello,
We would like to introduce a new title published by The Hebrew University 
Magnes Press:
Kochvei Yitzhak the Journal of the Haskalah in the Austro-Hungarian Empire 
(1845–1873)
A Monograph and Annotated Index to 'Kochvei Yitzhak'
By Moshe 
Pelli

Kochvei Yitzhak, The Hebrew Journal of the Haskalah in the Austro-Hungarian 
Empire (1845–1873), is a monograph and an annotated index, covering the 
literary belles lettres and scholarly articles published in that periodical. It 
discusses and analyzes the various authors who contributed to the journal, in 
the context of the times and the needs of the Jewish community in Europe, 
following the ideology of the Haskalah (Enlightenment) in improving Jewish 
education, fostering the ideals of humanism and advocating the purity of 
Judaism and its practices.
This is the sixth book in the series of monographs and annotated indices of 
periodicals of the Hebrew Haskalah (Enlightenment).

Language: Hebrew
Price: $ 46.00
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