Photographs & Prints Specialist III — Cataloging & Digitization

nypl; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Public Library seeks a Specialist III to support a welcoming researcher experience in the Photographs and Prints Division. They will collaborate on cataloging and archival processing of P&P collections and hire/train pages and interns in consultation with the division’s associate curator.

The Specialist III will assist in processing loan paperwork and digitization requests, and respond to reference inquiries related to photographs and prints collections, contributing to NYPL's

Responsibilities

• Collaborates on policies and decisions for cataloging and processing, including specification of technical language, templates, and workflows
• Aids cataloging and processing of photography collections, creating finding aids and other organizational, access and public service related activities
• Aids photography collection management from accession and preservation to digitization, including housing, location and organization
• Assists in processing loan paperwork and digitization requests, including doing valuation research and collaborating with the NYPL’s Collection Management team
• Participates in committees that are related to professional responsibilities and serves as a liaison between the Schomburg Center and other NYPL units, including but not limited to Collection Management, Special Collections Processing and the Digital Imaging Unit
• Assists in responding to reference service inquiries related to photographs and prints collections
• Performs related duties as required

Job description

The New York Public Library seeks a Specialist III to support a welcoming researcher experience in the Photographs and Prints Division. They will collaborate on cataloging and archival processing of P&P collections and hire/train pages and interns in consultation with the division’s associate curator.

The Specialist III will assist in processing loan paperwork and digitization requests, and respond to reference inquiries related to photographs and prints collections, contributing to NYPL's