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Position 1: Archivist Processing priorities, acquisitions activities.
Position 2: Associate Head, Collections and Records Management Policy and management of collections.
Position 3: Reference Archivist Processing priorities and developing.
Position 1: Archivist Input on processing policies, identification of new collections, processing of collections.
Position 2: Library Information Specialist 3 EAD finding aid encoding and collection processing.
Position 3: Director of the Center for Southwest Research Policy development, collection development, processing
priorities and input on processing activities.
Position 1: Archivist for Manuscript Collections Leads development of priorities for unprocessed collection, trains
interns and project staff in processing techniques, oversees interns and project staff, engages in discussions of methodological
alternatives.
Position 2: Acting Director/Associate Director Participates in prioritization discussions, assists in oversight of interns
and student workers, makes processing decisions with respect to specific collections, directs staff toward consideration and
adoption of new standards (MPLP, DACS) and evaluates progress in these areas, edits finding aids with an eye to DACS
compliance.
Position 3: Office Manager Trains and oversees student workers engaged in processing activities, selects and assigns
appropriate collections to students for processing work, participates in prioritization discussions, engages in discussions of
methodological alternatives.
Position 1: Assistant Department Chair Manuscripts Creates and monitors policies for processing manuscript and
archival collections.
Position 2: L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators Ratifies and approves all policies related to the
processing of manuscript collections reviews processing plans for high profile collections.
Position 3: Curator Sets processing priorities and manages the processing of archival and manuscript collections.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts Acquisition, arrangement &description, preservation, reference, and outreach of all
manuscripts.
Position 2: Assistant Curator of Manuscripts Processing and cataloging development and maintenance of cataloging
protocols training and supervising other manuscript processors and catalogers.
Position 3: Manuscripts Cataloger (permanent, part-time position) The arrangement and description of assigned
manuscript collections.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts For all manuscript and archival processing units: Setting priorities, developing
policies, managing processing of archivist and support staff primarily through quality control and assigning work in addition
to processing related duties, responsible for collection development and donor relations and assist in overall management of
Special Collections, 2nd to head of special collections.
Position 2: Library Associate University Archives For University Archives only: managing processing activities of
subordinate support staff in University Archives and student assistants setting processing priorities and policies in consultation
with Curator of Manuscripts.
Position 3: Manuscripts Processing Archivist For Manuscripts only: manages processing activities of graduate assistants.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts Yes.
Position 2: Manuscripts Cataloger/Processing Archivist No.
Position 3: Head of Technical Services Yes.
Position 1: Archivist Processing priorities, acquisitions activities.
Position 2: Associate Head, Collections and Records Management Policy and management of collections.
Position 3: Reference Archivist Processing priorities and developing.
Position 1: Archivist Input on processing policies, identification of new collections, processing of collections.
Position 2: Library Information Specialist 3 EAD finding aid encoding and collection processing.
Position 3: Director of the Center for Southwest Research Policy development, collection development, processing
priorities and input on processing activities.
Position 1: Archivist for Manuscript Collections Leads development of priorities for unprocessed collection, trains
interns and project staff in processing techniques, oversees interns and project staff, engages in discussions of methodological
alternatives.
Position 2: Acting Director/Associate Director Participates in prioritization discussions, assists in oversight of interns
and student workers, makes processing decisions with respect to specific collections, directs staff toward consideration and
adoption of new standards (MPLP, DACS) and evaluates progress in these areas, edits finding aids with an eye to DACS
compliance.
Position 3: Office Manager Trains and oversees student workers engaged in processing activities, selects and assigns
appropriate collections to students for processing work, participates in prioritization discussions, engages in discussions of
methodological alternatives.
Position 1: Assistant Department Chair Manuscripts Creates and monitors policies for processing manuscript and
archival collections.
Position 2: L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators Ratifies and approves all policies related to the
processing of manuscript collections reviews processing plans for high profile collections.
Position 3: Curator Sets processing priorities and manages the processing of archival and manuscript collections.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts Acquisition, arrangement &description, preservation, reference, and outreach of all
manuscripts.
Position 2: Assistant Curator of Manuscripts Processing and cataloging development and maintenance of cataloging
protocols training and supervising other manuscript processors and catalogers.
Position 3: Manuscripts Cataloger (permanent, part-time position) The arrangement and description of assigned
manuscript collections.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts For all manuscript and archival processing units: Setting priorities, developing
policies, managing processing of archivist and support staff primarily through quality control and assigning work in addition
to processing related duties, responsible for collection development and donor relations and assist in overall management of
Special Collections, 2nd to head of special collections.
Position 2: Library Associate University Archives For University Archives only: managing processing activities of
subordinate support staff in University Archives and student assistants setting processing priorities and policies in consultation
with Curator of Manuscripts.
Position 3: Manuscripts Processing Archivist For Manuscripts only: manages processing activities of graduate assistants.
Position 1: Curator of Manuscripts Yes.
Position 2: Manuscripts Cataloger/Processing Archivist No.
Position 3: Head of Technical Services Yes.
