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Job: Assistant Archivist (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California) 

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Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 08:41:06 -0800
From: Terry Boom [tboom@uclink.berkeley.edu]
Subject: West_Arch: FW Job Opening- Livermore
To: west_arch@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has an immediate opening for a 
Technical Information Specialist III/ Assistant Archivist (165.3)

Posting Number IB-5314

This is a flexible term (at will) appointment, not to exceed six 
years.  The appointment may be extended.

Nature and Scope of Job

The Innovative Business and Information Services Department has an opening 
for an archivist who will work in the Records and Archives Management 
group.  Under limited direction from the Laboratory archivist, will 
provide reference service, process collections, appraise material, and 
manage online access systems.  Interactions will be with all levels 
including program scientists and administrators to identify and meet their 
information needs and provide technical and/or administrative information 
in various formats as required.

Essential Duties

-    Conduct entrance and exit interviews with patrons to determine 
their needs and explain research strategies and evaluate their success.
-     Conduct specialized and complex searches to meet users 
information 
needs utilizing a variety of information resources.
-     Provide software administration and database management including 
documentation, system enhancement, and data transfer.
-    Interact with customers to provide data in a variety of formats 
and media including attention to classification and security issues and 
issues relating to Freedom of Information Act, privacy, and sensitive 
information.
-     Appraise collections including understanding of collecting 
policies, laboratory functions, and legal, financial, administrative, and 
historical values.
-     Arrange and describe collections including understanding of the 
creator's methods and subject and with attention to determining 
original order and provenance.
-     Catalog materials using appropriate systems and software 
including 
indexing, MARC AMC, EAD, and online systems.
-     Research and write administrative histories, finding aids, and 
other historical instruments.
-     Participate in accessioning including attention to detail, 
awareness of provenance, administrative systems, and conservation 
techniques and science.

Marginal Duties

-     Conduct oral histories
-     Participate in records surveys
-     Describe Archives programs and collecting policy and archival 
practices to LLNL employees at all levels.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

-     Bachelor's degree in library science, archival administration, 
history of science or related field or equivalent level of demonstrated 
knowledge and experience.
-     Experience using MARC AMC, EAD, or similar cataloging software.
-     Experience working in an archives conducting complex research, 
performing advanced information retrieval and complex searches.
-    Experience using personal computers and a thorough working 
knowledge of associated software applications (spread sheets, databases, 
word processing, and presentations).
-     Customer service skills that demonstrate responsiveness to 
customer needs and requests and demonstrated experience working with 
customers to meet common goals.
-     Communication skills necessary to interview and explain findings; 
explain and present materials; write descriptions of collections, develop 
information materials, etc.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

-    Master's degree in library science, archival administration, 
history of science or another related area combined with a concentration 
and/or professional training in archival administration.
-     Experience working in a Department of Energy classified 
environment.
-     Experience working in a DOE national laboratory.
-     Course work or experience in science or technology.

Salary:  $4026 - $6442

U.S. citizenship is required.

Please apply online at:
3d.htmhttp://www.llnl.gov= /jobs/

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