Special Collections Archives Assistant

Thank you for considering volunteering your time and labor at the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque!

Much of the Library’s work is routine, or requires extensive training provided by Library staff and volunteers. Volunteers play an important role in assisting the Library to offer our services to the community on a continuing basis. Volunteers are selected based upon their qualifications and the needs of the Library at any given time.

You have selected an Archives Assistant opportunity. Read more about it below.

Purpose: To assist library staff and customers to locate information in archival collections.

Qualifications:

• A self-starter
• Computer literate, with knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good attention to detail
• Able to follow oral and written instructions
• Able to work independently
• Able to ask questions when clarification is needed
• Able to label and describe archival items such as letters, postcards, clippings, and scrapbooks
• Able to type

Physical Requirements:

• Good eyesight and small motor skills
• Able to work at a keyboard for an hour at a time
• Light to moderate lifting/pushing/pulling

Responsible to: Branch Volunteer Coordinator

Key Responsibilities:

To describe the contents of archival collections so that staff and customers can locate the information they contain. To protect archival materials through appropriate handling and storage. To search the library catalog.

You may also be asked to complete a short interview with the branch's Volunteer Coordinator and a brief shelving test.

Thank you for considering the Library for your volunteer service!