The Oakland County Historical Resources Consortium is seeking an archival consultant or archival student to conduct Phase 2 of a comprehensive assessment and to implement the digitization priority action plan of the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society’s Research Library Collection.  The consultant will be expected to work collaboratively with both Consortium and Society Staff.  The final written status report regarding work completed will be submitted to the Consortium’s Board of Directors and to the Pioneer Society in both paper and electronic formats.

The goals of this project are to:

• Preserve the collection’s most valuable items
• Make the collection more accessible to the public through the Oakland County Historical Resources Consortium’s website and database

Duties:

• Implement three of the prioritized “Top Preservation Action Items Recommended to OCHR” items 1-8, as time allows, of the Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society’s Research Library
• Upload photos that have already been digitized
• Upload obituaries that have already been scanned
• Upload maps (as project time allows)

Qualifications:

• Masters degree or enrollment in an ALA accredited library science program with an archival administration component
• Demonstrated knowledge of archival procedures in records appraisal and preservation
• Familiarity with digitization process
• Familiarity with uploading to website process
• Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills

Stipend Available:      $1,000 Contract

Length of Project:      Midpoint Progress and Status Report due on December 15, 2013

                                    Final Progress and Status Report due on February 15, 2014 

To Apply:        Send resume and cover letter to Laura Mancini, Director- Library Services, Oakland County Library at mancinil@oakgov.com

Application Deadline:            September 15, 2013

Interviews to be scheduled:   Week of October 15, 2013

Start Date:                               November 1, 2013

mancinil@oakgov.com