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From: phamburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [ha-Safran]: Magnes Museum Reference Library Internship
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Reference Library
LOCATION: Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell Street, Berkeley, CA 94708
JOB DESCRIPTION: In preparation for moving to a
new facility in downtown Berkeley, the Judah L.
Magnes Museum is undertaking a major inventory of
its world-renown collections of Jewish art and
history. The reference library, consisting of
approximately 2,000 volumes, auction catalogues
and periodicals needs to be weeded to focus on
the mission of the museum and prepared for
automation. The intern will have the following responsibilities:
· Inventory of processed and unprocessed
library materials to provide de-accessioning
recommendations under the guidance of a
professional advisory committee (may require data
entry and/or rudimentary word processing)
· Assist with de-accessioning plan
· Assist with converting card catalog
records into a new online system (searching the
Library of Congress and OCLC databases)
· Research conversion guidelines for
submission of records to online bibliographic utilities
· Assist with assessing reference
materials for relevance and currency, and
research more recent editions or other suitable updates for outdated materials
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: interest in collections development;
attention to detail; flexibility; ability to work
independently; knowledge of how to search and
input data into computer databases.
Desired: knowledge of Hebrew, Judaica, Jewish history and/or western art.
HOURS: Flexible
PAID: Unpaid
CONTACT: Aaron Kornblum, Archivist
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: www.magnes.org
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