Cataloguing, Document Archiving, Documentation Plan, Government, Material Moving, Metadata, Multimedia, Organizational Skills, Special Collections, Surveying, University Library
LOCATION
Kansas City, KS
POSTED
6 days ago
The Cataloging & Archival Processing Department of the University of Kansas Libraries is responsible for the cataloging and processing of all resources for the Libraries, including print and electronic monographs, print and electronic serials, maps, multimedia, government documents and archival/manuscript materials. In addition, the Department is heavily involved in the inventory of books and the updating of records associated with materials being moved to the Library Annex. The Department consists of 28 FTE staff members in a variety of classifications along with student assistants and has offices in both Watson and Kenneth Spencer Research Libraries.
Reporting to the Archives & Manuscripts Coordinator, this full-time position is in the Processing Department at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library (KSRL). KSRL houses KU’s distinctive collections which includes rare books and archival material acquired across four collecting areas: Kansas Collection, Special Collections, University Archives and the Wilcox Collection. Following national standards and local policies, this position primarily physically processes complex manuscript collections, born-digital records, and photographic collections. This involves surveying and inventorying collection material, managing processing plans and internal documentation, and doing extensive research both within and outside the collections to generate multilevel descriptions in ArchivesSpace. This position will also assist with cleaning up and enhancing more challenging legacy metadata/EADs and contribute to training materials and processing manuals.
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