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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is hiring a Collection Information Specialist. Please send a resume and cover letter to Yvonne Lee at y...@lacma.org *Collection Information Specialist (Full-Time)Registration & Collections* Reporting to the Head of Collection Information & Digital Assets, the Collection Information Specialist contributes to the improvement of collections data and digital assets as housed in The Museum System (TMS), the museum collection management database; ResourceSpace (ODIN), LACMA’s digital asset management system and related conservation data system plans; Move Object Request Application (MORA), an artwork movement tracking database; and Drupal, the content management system used to publish data and images to collections.lacma.org. The Collection Information Specialist provides user support for these systems on a daily basis via the CIDA Hotline for the staff of multiple museum departments, including curatorial, registration, conservation and more. *The position is currently funded through June 30, 2020.* Some duties include: - Handles a variety of CIDA Hotline requests to meet systems user needs including general use questions, data entry assistance, data upload and report requests and troubleshooting; - Provides individual and group training sessions; drafts and publishes written procedures as well as reference and training materials for staff usage of databases; - Creates and modifies Crystal Reports and SSRS reports pursuant to staff requests and project needs; - Runs basic SQL queries; - Maintains user accounts and security; - Performs regular audits of data entry in governed databases, alerting staff of discrepancies; - Tracks statistics of database usage; - Provides museum collection inventory and digitization project support; - Researches data standards; - Performs data entry, including batch uploads and carries out data clean up projects as assigned. The qualified candidate will have a degree in Museum Studies, Library Science, or a related field; previous experience with a museum collections management database, knowledge of data standards for museum collection management, familiarity with museum practices and experience providing user support and training in a team environment. TMS, Crystal Reports, SSRS, digital asset management system, content management systems like Wordpress or Drupal, and SQL experience preferred. -A *AMANDA DEAROLPH* DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR COLLECTION INFORMATION & DIGITAL ASSETS WWW.LACMA.ORG T: 323.857.4758 E: adearo...@lacma.org -- *AMANDA DEAROLPH* DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR COLLECTION INFORMATION & DIGITAL ASSETS WWW.LACMA.ORG T: 323.857.4758 E: adearo...@lacma.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
