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Category: General Library

Department: USC Libraries Public Service Operations

Location: ONE

Hourly Rate: 15.0

Number of Positions: 1

College Work Study (CWS): Not Required

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Inclusive Description for ONE Archives Collection project is hiring a part-time Student Research Assistant for Fall 2021 for 8 to 10 hours a week (or 200 total hours). This is an hourly position funded by USC Libraries Dean’s Challenge Grant. The Student Assistant will be responsible for

  • searching  for antiquated or inadequate subject headings
  • creating a list of records to update
  • reporting progress to committee members
  • and other tasks as required to complete the project

 

The student worker will receive paid ILS training. This project will focus on the holdings of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, the largest repository of its kind of LGBTQ materials.

Job Qualifications:

Desired qualifications:

 

  • Enrolled in USC's Master of Management in Library & Information Science (MMLIS) program.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Effective organizational, oral, and written communication skills 
  • Knowledge of and hands-on experience with Ex-Libris Primo
  • Knowledge of and hands-on experience with metadata standards, such as Dublin Core and MARC
  • Completed the LIM 502, Collection Development and Management, and LIM 503, Information Description, Organization, and Retrieval

Job Skills & Experience

  • Data Entry
  • Typing
  • Windows
  • Word Processing

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