Entry-Level Archivist: Reference & Records Retrieval

State of Maryland; Maryland; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Leave accrual

Job summary

The State Archives of Maryland is seeking an Archivist Trainee at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis to learn reference services in the Archives Search Room, interview patrons, assess research needs, and assist with materials retrieval and reproduction orders.

Under supervision, you will monitor patrons for security and compliance with archives rules, support trainings, and participate in educational outreach and events as required.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Four years of professional archival work with public records.

Responsibilities

• Provides reference services in the Archives Search Room, interviewing patrons, determining research needs, advising of effective research strategies, ordering materials retrieved from the stacks, taking records reproduction orders, and performing records retrievals.
• Monitors patrons for security and compliance with Archives rules and regulations. Assists the Search Room Coordinator with training interns and volunteers.
• Provides reference assistance to patrons who make requests by telephone, traditional mail, and email by conducting basic research, and locating, retrieval, copying, and refiling archival records and writing response letters.
• Assists with the lobby registration desk as required when other trained personnel are unavailable.
• Assist in educational outreach, events, career day fairs, academic lectures, and etc.

Skills

Patron interviewing

Research assistance

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The State Archives of Maryland is seeking an Archivist Trainee at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis to learn reference services in the Archives Search Room, interview patrons, assess research needs, and assist with materials retrieval and reproduction orders.

Under supervision, you will monitor patrons for security and compliance with archives rules, support trainings, and participate in educational outreach and events as required.