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Fw: Historical Collections Assistant -- Job Opening
> Historical Collections Assistant
> (One-year Position for Flood Recovery of Manuscript Collections)
>
> The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library has an
opening
> for a full-time assistant in the John P. McGovern Historical Collections &
> Research Center. The McGovern Center has unique collections of
manuscripts,
> serials, books, and photographs documenting the history of healthcare.
The
> person in this position will provide clerical and technical support for
the
> manuscript collections that are being returned from the freeze-drying
> process. This will include filing the archive's serial collections,
> labeling folders, typing box labels, scanning documents, and searching the
> online catalog to assist in processing the historical book collections.
> Some limited client assistance will include pulling and shelving books or
> boxes of records, photocopying rare materials, and monitoring use of the
> rare collections, as needed.
>
> This position requires two to three years of college (or equivalent
> technical school/job experience) and excellent typing skills. Many of the
> tasks require work at the keyboard of a computer or typewriter. The
> shelving and filing tasks require accurate use of the English language
> alphabet. Preference will be given to individuals with experience in
> library work and with a bachelor's degree. The successful candidate must
be
> familiar with or learn to successfully use word processing software, the
> scanning software, and the Library's online catalog system. Training will
> be provided on scanning images. This position requires careful attention
> to detail, ability to lift boxes (30-40 pounds) shoulder high for shelving
> archival boxes, moving materials on carts between various sections of the
> McGovern Center, and a pleasant manner when interacting with the clients.
>
> The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Archivist for
> the Flood Recovery Project and must be able to handle a variety of complex
> tasks. Current McGovern Center projects include the enhancement of its
web
> page, scanning images of Texas hospitals, development of a digital library
> on Texas medical history, processing manuscript collections, and reference
> services to a varied clientele. The HAM-TMC Library is one of the largest
> health sciences libraries in the United States. (Web address --
> http://www.library.tmc.edu and http://mcgovern.library.tmc.edu ) Located
in
> the Texas Medical Center, it serves two medical schools, three nursing
> schools, and six major hospitals.
>
> This is a one-year position. Starting salary is $25,000 and is
commensurate
> with experience. Fringe benefits include medical, dental and life
> insurance. TIAA/CREF retirement plan is available. Interviewing for the
> position will begin November 1, 2001 and continue until the position is
> filled. Send letter of application, resume and contact information for
> references to: Zina Hayes, Director of Human Resources, HAM-TMC Library,
> 1133 M.D. Anderson Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030.
>
>
>
>
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