This is an automatic reply. I'll be out of the office until Monday, 1 August. If you need to contact someone immediately, please call 609-292-5421 or email [log in to unmask] and Joy Acolia will provide assistance. Jennifer L. Burns wrote: > High Point Museum > > Registrar > > Title: Registrar > Duration: One Year, Full Time > Reports to: Curator of Collections > > Position Summary > The High Point Museum seeks an energetic candidate for a short-term > Registrar position. Position is full time for one year. Primary > tasks to include inventorying the collection and reconciling found in > collections items. Registrar will be responsible for cataloging > incoming, stored, and loaned collections, creating and maintaining > computerized and manual records of the collection, and assessing > collection conservation needs. Additionally, the Registrar will > assist with exhibit installation and information requests. > > Primary Responsibilities > > o Perform an inventory of the museum collection. Work may > involve supervising college interns and / or volunteers. > o Reconcile found in collections items. > o Assess collection conservation needs. > o Manage the museum's permanent collection and process new > acquisition. Produce incoming receipts and condition > reports. Assign and apply accession numbers. Prepare > forms, reports, letters, and evaluations related to the > Museum's collections. > o Maintain the museum's collections management database. > Enter object information, scan images, and update > collection information as needed. > o Assist in preparing objects for exhibition and preparation > of exhibit mounts. > o Facilitates access to the collection for scholars and > researchers. > o Assist with processing incoming photographic reproduction > requests and information requests. > > Supervisory Responsibilities > The Registrar may supervise volunteers and college interns. > > Education and Experience > Bachelor's degree in History, Museum Studies, or related field, > Master's degree preferred. One to three years of museum experience in > collections or an equivalent combination of education and experience. > Knowledge of computerized database systems, preferably PastPerfect. > Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities. > > Job Conditions > Frequent contact with the general public in taking in donations and > handling requests for information. Must be able to sit for extended > periods of time at a computer. Ability to lift and transport up to 50 > pounds. Must be comfortable on short ladders (less than eight feet > high) and movable stair units. > > Send letter of application, resume and three references to Jennifer > Burns, Curator of Collections, High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington > Avenue, High Point, NC 27262. Review of applications begins > immediately. > > Jennifer Burns > Curator of Collections > High Point Museum > 1859 E. Lexington Ave. > High Point, NC 27262 > (336) 883-3024 > www.highpointmuseum.org <file://www.highpointmuseum.org> > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).