Library: Archives RSA

Department and Code: Library - 974

Immediate Supervisor: Bill Short

Supervisor Email: short@rhodes.edu

Number of Student Associates in Position: 2

Pay Rate: $11.25

General Description of Position:

The Student Associate will have assignments connected to building an electronic repository called the Rhodes Digital Library (RDL) using Dspace..  The RDL allows digital images and documents to be organized, preserved, retrieved, reproduced and disseminated efficiently and accurately. Digital collections created using the RDL will support the teaching and administrative sides of the academic program, the preservation efforts of the Archives and will allow the production of on-line exhibits that can be shared locally as well as on the internet.

Under the supervision of the College Archivist, the responsibilities of the Archives Student Associates will include:

  • scanning items
  • uploading  item into Dspace
  • creating metadata for each item
  • conducting  research to
  • writing the abstract and description for each item
  • creating digital collections
  • supervising other student workers

Minimum Qualifications

This positions require students who are able to work independently, write clearly and concisely, maintain the privacy of Archive sources, willing to learn new skills and to be creative in designing digital collections..