Two-Year Grant-Funded Photographic Archive Cataloger

Texas Association of Museums; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX seeks an experienced Photographic Collection Cataloger to support a two-year IMLS-funded project cataloging the Bob Jackson Collection.

You will create and enhance catalog records in TMS, conduct in-depth research to identify people, places, events and subjects, and develop descriptive metadata to support research, exhibitions, licensing and public access.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in history, public history, museum studies, library science, archival studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience in museum collections, archives, libraries, or photographic collections.
• Experience creating or maintaining catalog records and descriptive metadata.
• Familiarity with cataloging standards, controlled vocabularies and authority records.
• Strong research, writing, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Aufgaben

• Create and enhance detailed catalog records for photographic negatives, slides, prints and related materials in TMS.
• Develop descriptive metadata, keywords and authority records for names, places, events and subjects.
• Develop and apply standardized cataloging conventions and metadata structures in collaboration with Museum staff.
• Review existing records, correcting or enhancing information as research emerges.
• Maintain research documentation and source citations for accuracy and reliability.

Kenntnisse

Detail-oriented

Research skills

Metadata creation

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in history or museum studies or related field

Tools

TMS (The Museum System)

Jobbeschreibung

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX seeks an experienced Photographic Collection Cataloger to support a two-year IMLS-funded project cataloging the Bob Jackson Collection.

You will create and enhance catalog records in TMS, conduct in-depth research to identify people, places, events and subjects, and develop descriptive metadata to support research, exhibitions, licensing and public access.