Please excuse cross-postings. __________________________________________________________________ Ohio Historical Society - Job Opportunity A more complete description may be found on the OHS website under PEOPLE / JOBS <http://www.ohiohistory.org/people/jobs/>. ---SEARCH REOPENED--- CURATOR OF AUDIOVISUALS > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A complete listing of open positions is available to the public in the > Personnel Office. Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. For > additional information, you may write the Personnel Office, or email > Ron Kelley, Personnel Officer, <[log in to unmask]>. > > Interested applicants may fax a resume and brief cover letter to > 614/297-2411, complete an application in the Personnel Office, or mail > a resume with a brief cover letter listing the position for which you > are applying and your qualifications to the following address: > > The Ohio Historical Society > Personnel Office > 1982 Velma Avenue > Columbus, OH 43211-2497 > > > ---SEARCH REOPENED--- > > CURATOR OF AUDIOVISUALS > Archives/Library Division > Salary range: $29,473.60 - $36,316.80. Excellent benefits. > > NATURE OF WORK IN THIS CLASS: > This is a senior-level professional position in the > Archives/Library Division of the Ohio Historical Society. > The Curator of Audiovisuals is responsible for the > collection of photographs, prints, sound recordings, motion > picture film, and related audiovisual materials of the Ohio > Historical Society. > > ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK > Provide electronic access to audiovisual collections through > digital imaging technology. Develop and implement collecting > policies for audiovisual materials. Appraise audiovisual > collections. Recommend the purchase, and solicit the > donation, of audiovisual materials. Maintain existing, and > develop new, finding aids for the audiovisual collections of > the Ohio Historical Society. Provide specialized reference > service for staff and researchers. Assist in the preparation > of exhibits and publications. Represent the Ohio Historical > Society before the public and on professional committees and > programs. > > ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: > Working knowledge of CD-ROM, optical disk, and digital > imaging technologies. Working knowledge of MARC formats and > database systems. Familiarity with basic conservation > principles and techniques, specifically as they apply to > audiovisual materials. Excellent interpersonal, > organizational, and communications skills. > > QUALIFICATIONS: > Graduate degree in American history, library science, fine > arts, or related field. Three or more years of professional > experience working in an archives, library, or art museum, > with specific curatorial responsibility for audiovisual > collections. Demonstrated success in the development of > grant proposals and in the management of grant-funded > projects. > > POSTED: Search Reopened -- 29 January 1998 > __________________________________________________________________ Janet M Carleton_Archivist/Webmaster_<[log in to unmask]> State Archives__1982 Velma Ave, Columbus, OH 43211__614/297-2590 Ohio Historical Society NEW URL-- <http://www.ohiohistory.org/>