Preservation Assistant -- American Theological Library Association

The Preservation Assistant performs a variety of services in support of ATLA’s preservation grants and projects. Essential duties and responsibilities include: searching bibliographic utilities to retrieve information about preservation titles; searching remote library catalogs on-site and via modem and the Internet; work obtaining, collating, and returning materials for preservation; performing quality assurance on preservation formats, including microfilm and digital objects; evaluating and submitting invoices; and maintaining metadata regarding the materials preserved. Peripheral duties may also involve the physical retrieval and basic organization of items for the ATLA Archives. Applicants possessing a college degree in the humanities or social sciences are preferred. They should also have excellent communication skills, excellent record-keeping skills, basic computer skills (including word processing, reliable database file management and data entry), demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to understand bibliographic records. This position is a two-year grant-funded position and reports to the Manager of Preservation Projects. Salary is negotiable. Review of applications begins April 10, 2008. For a complete job description, contact Diane Pugh, Manager of Preservation Projects at PASearch@atla.com

Award Nominations

Two librarians associated with the CLC LTA Program were nominated for NSLS Awards this spring. Terry Sebastian, who teaches LTA 212, Technology for Libraries, was nominated for Academic Staff Member of the Year. Mary Pergander, Director of the Deerfield Public Library and Chair of the LTA Advisory Committee, was nominated for Public Library Staff Member of the Year. Congratulations, Terry and Mary!