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Position 3: Spencer Leadership Group (Committee of 6 members), Develop policies.
Position 1: Librarian and Coordinator of Manuscripts Unit Coordinate all aspects of the Manuscripts Unit.
Position 2: Senior Assistant Librarian Train and manage EAD work.
Position 3: Library Assistant Maintain accession records.
Position 1: Manuscripts Curator (faculty) Collection development and processing.
Position 2: Public Policy Archivist (faculty) Collection development and processing.
Position 3: AV Archivist (professional) Processing.
Position 1: Manuscripts Librarian Determines which collections to process and establishes processing policies and
procedures.
Position 2: University Archivist Assists in establishing state records retention schedule determines which archives
collections to process establishes processing policies and procedures.
Position 3: Accessioning and Processing Archivist Working with the manuscripts librarian and university archivist,
determines which collections to process oversees accessioning of incoming manuscript and archival materials.
Position 1: Processing Coordinator Setting processing policies and coordinating processing priorities and managing
processing.
Position 2: University Archivist Setting processing priorities and managing processing.
Position 3: Head, Historical Collections and Labor Archives (HCLA) Setting processing priorities and managing
processing.
Position 1: Section Head Creates and vets policies, priorities and activities in conjunction with curatorial staff of each i&a
program.
Position 2: Curator, Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program Creates policies, established priorities, manages
processing activities of associate curator and contract staff.
Position 3: Associate Curator Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program Establishes new accessions rehousing
priorities, manages paraprofessional rehousing technicians activities.
Position 1: Senior Processing Archivist Plans and coordinates processing and description projects for archival materials.
Makes personnel decisions. Recommends strategies for arranging and description collections.
Position 2: Manuscript Cataloger/Archivist Establishes workflows and trajectory for assigned projects. Manages and
trains assistants and student staff.
Position 3: Director, Technical Services Oversees entire technical services staff—catalogers, archivists, accessioners, etc.
Establishes policy and strategic directions and participates in management of entire special collections library.
Position 1: University Archivist Acquisitions, reference services, public relations or outreach, arrangement and description
of holdings.
Position 2: Assistant University Archivist Reference services, instruction, arrangement and description of holdings
Position 3: Archival Assistant Accessioning, acquisition of materials, reference services.
Position 1: University Archivist Managing processing activities.
Position 2: Curator of Poetry Collection Setting processing priorities.
Position 3: Director, Music and Special Collections Setting processing priorities.
Position 3: Spencer Leadership Group (Committee of 6 members), Develop policies.
Position 1: Librarian and Coordinator of Manuscripts Unit Coordinate all aspects of the Manuscripts Unit.
Position 2: Senior Assistant Librarian Train and manage EAD work.
Position 3: Library Assistant Maintain accession records.
Position 1: Manuscripts Curator (faculty) Collection development and processing.
Position 2: Public Policy Archivist (faculty) Collection development and processing.
Position 3: AV Archivist (professional) Processing.
Position 1: Manuscripts Librarian Determines which collections to process and establishes processing policies and
procedures.
Position 2: University Archivist Assists in establishing state records retention schedule determines which archives
collections to process establishes processing policies and procedures.
Position 3: Accessioning and Processing Archivist Working with the manuscripts librarian and university archivist,
determines which collections to process oversees accessioning of incoming manuscript and archival materials.
Position 1: Processing Coordinator Setting processing policies and coordinating processing priorities and managing
processing.
Position 2: University Archivist Setting processing priorities and managing processing.
Position 3: Head, Historical Collections and Labor Archives (HCLA) Setting processing priorities and managing
processing.
Position 1: Section Head Creates and vets policies, priorities and activities in conjunction with curatorial staff of each i&a
program.
Position 2: Curator, Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program Creates policies, established priorities, manages
processing activities of associate curator and contract staff.
Position 3: Associate Curator Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program Establishes new accessions rehousing
priorities, manages paraprofessional rehousing technicians activities.
Position 1: Senior Processing Archivist Plans and coordinates processing and description projects for archival materials.
Makes personnel decisions. Recommends strategies for arranging and description collections.
Position 2: Manuscript Cataloger/Archivist Establishes workflows and trajectory for assigned projects. Manages and
trains assistants and student staff.
Position 3: Director, Technical Services Oversees entire technical services staff—catalogers, archivists, accessioners, etc.
Establishes policy and strategic directions and participates in management of entire special collections library.
Position 1: University Archivist Acquisitions, reference services, public relations or outreach, arrangement and description
of holdings.
Position 2: Assistant University Archivist Reference services, instruction, arrangement and description of holdings
Position 3: Archival Assistant Accessioning, acquisition of materials, reference services.
Position 1: University Archivist Managing processing activities.
Position 2: Curator of Poetry Collection Setting processing priorities.
Position 3: Director, Music and Special Collections Setting processing priorities.