Hi Colleagues,

I am posting the following job announcement on behalf of the Nebraska State
Historical Society.  Please DO NOT contact me for further details or
application materials.   If you have specific questions regarding the
Historical Society's Digital Imaging Laboratory (NOT regarding the job or
application materials), contact Jill M. Koelling at [log in to unmask]

-Paul Eisloeffel

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT!!!    DIGITAL IMAGING JOB OPPORTUNITY!!!
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
Nebraska State Historical Society
1326 S. 32nd Street
Omaha, NE  68501

The new Digital Imaging Laboratory at the Ford Conservation Center is
offering a full-time 11-1/2 month position:

STAFF ASSISTANT II

DUTIES:  Create digital image files from photographic prints and negatives,
manuscripts and bound materials, and all types of three-dimensional objects
in accordance with the Historical Society's established benchmarks.  Create
and track metadata for the digital image files.  Track material as it goes
through the Laboratory for digitization.  Work with conservators and
curators to re-house material as needed.   Work includes imaging for a
current Library of Congress/Ameritech "American Memory" project, for other
contract projects, and for the Nebraska State Historical Society's routine
imaging needs.

COMPENSATION: $10.35/hour plus generous State of Nebraska benefits package.

REQUIREMENTS:  Must have substantial knowledge of Adobe Photoshop 5.0, both
Mac and PC platforms, and Microsoft Access 95.  Must have excellent
attention to detail and skill at handling historic materials.  Knowledge of
photography, including studio lighting and the history of photography, is
desirable.

The Digital Imaging Laboratory at the Nebraska State Historical Society's
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center in Omaha, Nebraska, is equipped with a
Scitex Eversmart Pro scanner with an optical resolution capability as high
as 3175 pixels per inch, Macintosh G3/300Mhz computers and a Fugi
Pictrography 3000 printer.

If you love history, and have an interest in computers and the Internet,
this position may be for you!

Interested applicants should contact the Nebraska Office of State Personnel
at http://www.state.ne.us/personnel/temp.html.  Applications for this
position will be accepted between September 14, 1998 and September 28, 1998.