[Bcma-l] Job Posting - Digitization Assistant

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:27:41 -0700

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JOB POSTER:   DIGITIZATION ASSISTANT

North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Temporary Position

The Friends of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Society, acting 
on behalf of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, is seeking an 
energetic individual to provide assistance to the Archivist at our 
Community History Centre.

The Digitization Assistant will assist with a variety of digital assets 
management tasks, such as: listing current locations and formats of 
digital images; developing procedures and descriptive templates to 
prepare images for long term storage; storing images on a designated 
server, according to technical and descriptive standards to ensure long 
term retrievability. The position is suitable for a college or 
university student pursuing studies in a related field. 

*Work Week:*   30 hours per week. 
Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; ½ hr. lunch.

*Start Date:*  June 17^th , 2008

*End Date:  *August 1^st , 2008

*Salary:*   $13.50 per hour plus 4% vacation pay, to be paid with final 
cheque.

*Qualifications:*  The successful applicant will be enrolled in a 
related program such as Library Technology or Records Management at a 
Community College.  Other qualifications include a general interest in 
history and museum/archives work, good computer skills (especially 
experience using digital image management software), interest and 
experience in photography, and excellent written and spoken English 
language skills.  

This position is funded by the /Canada Summer Jobs /program of Service 
Canada and subject to hiring restrictions imposed by that program.  The 
position is open only to applicants between the ages of 15 and 30, who 
attended school full time last year and intend to return to school full 
time next year.  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed 
immigrants.  

*The Friends of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Society*
*is an equal opportunity employer.*

*Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on June 10^th , 2008.*

Please apply by e-mail to nvmac@dnv.org <mailto:nvmac@dnv.org>, 
specifying "Digitization Assistant Position" in the subject line, by fax 
(604.987.5688) or by direct mail addressed to Jan Manaton, 
Administrative Services Manager, North Vancouver Museum and Archives, 
3203 Institute Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7K 3E5.

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JOB POSTER: &nbsp;&nbsp;DIGITIZATION
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North Vancouver Museum &amp; Archives
 
Temporary Position
 
 
The Friends of the North
Vancouver Museum and Archives Society, acting on behalf of the North
Vancouver
Museum and Archives, is seeking an energetic individual to provide
assistance
to the Archivist at our Community History Centre.
 
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The Digitization Assistant will assist
with a variety of digital assets management tasks, such as: listing
current
locations and formats of digital images; developing procedures and
descriptive
templates to prepare images for long term storage; storing images on a
designated server, according to technical and descriptive standards to
ensure
long term retrievability. The position is suitable for a college or
university
student pursuing studies in a related field.&nbsp;
 
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Work Week: &nbsp; 30 hours per week.&nbsp; 
 
Tuesday to
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; &frac12; hr. lunch.
 
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Start Date:&nbsp; June 17th, 2008
 
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End Date:&nbsp; August 1st, 2008
 
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Salary: &nbsp; $13.50
per hour plus 4% vacation
pay, to be paid with final cheque. 
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Qualifications:&nbsp; The
successful applicant will be enrolled in a related program such as
Library
Technology or Records Management at a Community College.&nbsp;
Other qualifications include a general
interest in history and museum/archives work, good computer skills
(especially experience
using digital image management software), interest and experience in
photography, and excellent written and spoken English language skills.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 
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This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program
of Service
Canada and subject to hiring restrictions imposed by that program.&nbsp; The position is open only to applicants between
the ages of 15 and 30, who attended school full time last year and
intend to
return to school full time next year.&nbsp; Applicants
must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. &nbsp;
 
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The Friends of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives
Society<o:p></o:p>
 
is an equal opportunity employer.<o:p></o:p>
 
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Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on June 10th,
2008.<o:p></o:p>
 
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Please apply by e-mail to <a href="mailto:nvmac@dnv.org">nvmac@dnv.org</a>,
specifying &#8220;Digitization Assistant
Position&#8221; in the subject line, by fax (604.987.5688) or by direct mail
addressed
to Jan Manaton, Administrative Services Manager, North Vancouver Museum
and
Archives, 3203 Institute Road, North Vancouver, B.C. V7K 3E5.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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