Job Announcement - Two Positions
To contract with the Library of Congress to complete a
grant-funded two year project to provide increased access to
dance collections. Products of the project (MARC records and
finding aids) will be added to national bibliographic utilities
and Internet gophers.
1) Full Time Expert Consultant, Dance-Moving Image Cataloger,
Contract Position, one year renewable contract, salary $30,000 NO
BENEFITS.
To arrange and describe moving image collections of
dance-related materials; survey major television collection to
determine dance content; create item-level MARC records that meet
national cataloging standards; participate in creation and
implementation of project cataloging guidelines; evaluate
collections for preservation priority (from the subject
specialist perspective).
Qualifications: Background of dance history and-or ethnology,
especially in relation to visual documentation; knowledge of MARC
format and experience in cataloging moving image materials;
familiarity and experience working with AMIM practices; knowledge
of and-or experience in archival practice for multi-format
special collections; ability to use personal computer (esp. WP,
Procite, and Minaret); ability to work independently as a
contractor without supervision or extensive training, including
writing of periodic progress reports; knowledge of preservation
tools.
2) Half-time Expert Consultant, Moving Image-Dance Processor,
contract position, one-year renewable contract, salary range
$11,000, NO BENEFITS.
To carry out physical processing of moving image and audio
collections of dance-related materials, including labeling,
rehousing, rewinding and evaluation of physical condition; create
preliminary inventories of collections; view materials for dance
content.
Qualifications: Knowledge of dance and film history, especially
related to the musical film and television history; knowledge and
experience in in the physical processing of film and video;
ability to use personal computer (esp. WP, Procite, Minaret);
ability to work independently as a contractor without supervision
or extensive training, including the ability to write periodic
progress reports.
For further information, contact Vicky Wulff, Dance
Specialist, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540, (202)
707-5503.
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