Contemporary Archives Cataloguer Hidden Collections

You will work across the subject areas covered by the Contemporary Archives and Manuscripts section, including literary and creative archives as well as political, scientific and sociological archives, covering the period c.1950-present.

You will undertake all aspects of the archival process including sorting and appraising, hierarchical arrangement, cataloguing, and creating name authority records. Cataloguing and name authority creation will be carried out to national and international standards. In addition, you will answer specialist reader enquiries relating to the archives and publicise and promote the archives for a range of audiences.

To be successful in this role, you will possess either a professional archive qualification or equivalent experience in a professional environment. You will have experience of applying national and international standards to manuscripts and/or archive cataloguing, and the technical proficiency required to adapt to working with born-digital and hybrid records. You will have an awareness of relevant legislation and experience of applying it to archive cataloguing, and the ability to work independently and to a high degree of accuracy.

The post is funded by the The Library's Unlocking Hidden Collections initiative, an ongoing effort to catalogue, research, and digitise uncatalogued or under-researched items, making them accessible to the public and researchers.

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