Project Director
Five College Finding Aids

The Five-College consortium - Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith
Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst - seeks a director for
a three-year grant-funded project to create a cooperative database of
finding aids for the Five College Archives and Special Collections. Based at
the University of Massachusetts Amherst, this position works under the
general supervision of the Director of Libraries at The University of
Massachusetts Amherst in collaboration and cooperation with the Five College
Archivists and the Five College Librarians. The goal is to create a
cooperative, single, searchable, standardized, public database of
approximately 1200 finding aids from the Five College institutions, in HTML
and EAD format and linked to MARC records in the Five College Catalog.
Policies and procedures will be formulated, disseminated, implemented,
administered and revised, as required.

Qualified candidates will have:

… a graduate degree in library science or equivalent in history or
history-related field  with training in special collections or archival
administration

… minimum of three years of relevant professional experience, including
successful supervisory experience

… good knowledge of and experience with professional archival descriptive
standards, relational databases, Encoded Archival Description (EAD), HTML
encoding and USMARC format

… demonstrated high level of written and oral communication skills and the
ability to communicate clearly in presentations

… excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

… ability to interact effectively and work productively, collegially,
cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of individuals and groups

Preference will be given to applicants with a good general understanding of
networked computer systems and experience with financial administration.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a complete resume, and the
contact information for three references to: Project Director Search,
Administrative Office, Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003-4710.   Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled.

Information about the Five College Consortium is available at
http://www.fivecolleges.edu
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