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University of Florida
2. Demonstrated knowledge of Florida and/or Southern history.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively in a
team and individually with faculty, staff and students. Ability to work independently in a
complex academic environment.
4. Excellent presentation and organizational skills.
5. User-centered service orientation.
6. Familiarity with archival and manuscript processing and standards. Broad knowledge
of current practices in archives and manuscript administration.
7. Demonstrated understanding of national and international standards for description and
their application (e.g., EAD, MARC21).
8. Demonstrated understanding of the design, development, and management of Web
sites, including HTML authoring, form creation, editing/site management software (e.g.,
FrontPage, Dreamweaver).
PREFERRED:
1. Second graduate degree in Humanities or Social Sciences discipline (especially
History, English, African American Studies or Women's Studies).
2. Experience with an integrated online library system and a major bibliographic utility.
3. Experience with on-line bibliographic tools, Web database software, Web design,
scanning and imaging. Awareness of the issues involved in archiving electronic records.
4. Experience in the development and/or application of metadata in a library or cultural
institution setting as an archivist, librarian, or museum professional.
5. Experience processing archives and manuscript collections.
6. Foreign language(s) desired (e.g., reading knowledge of Spanish or French).
University of Florida
2. Demonstrated knowledge of Florida and/or Southern history.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively in a
team and individually with faculty, staff and students. Ability to work independently in a
complex academic environment.
4. Excellent presentation and organizational skills.
5. User-centered service orientation.
6. Familiarity with archival and manuscript processing and standards. Broad knowledge
of current practices in archives and manuscript administration.
7. Demonstrated understanding of national and international standards for description and
their application (e.g., EAD, MARC21).
8. Demonstrated understanding of the design, development, and management of Web
sites, including HTML authoring, form creation, editing/site management software (e.g.,
FrontPage, Dreamweaver).
PREFERRED:
1. Second graduate degree in Humanities or Social Sciences discipline (especially
History, English, African American Studies or Women's Studies).
2. Experience with an integrated online library system and a major bibliographic utility.
3. Experience with on-line bibliographic tools, Web database software, Web design,
scanning and imaging. Awareness of the issues involved in archiving electronic records.
4. Experience in the development and/or application of metadata in a library or cultural
institution setting as an archivist, librarian, or museum professional.
5. Experience processing archives and manuscript collections.
6. Foreign language(s) desired (e.g., reading knowledge of Spanish or French).
