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Encoder/Verification Specialist

Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Institution: Massachusetts Historical Society
Location: Boston, MA

Massachusetts Historical Society
Adams Papers Control File Digitization Project
Job Description: Encoder/Verification Specialist (one-year, part-time, grant funded)

The Massachusetts Historical Society seeks qualified candidates to fill a one-year part-time position on the Adams Papers Control File Digitization Project, a grant-funded project to convert item-level descriptions of more than 100,000 Adams documents into an online XML database. Preliminary conversion was completed in 2009; the Encoder/Verification Specialist will begin January 2010 and will report to the Project Manager on the production of XML-encoded files for online delivery. This is a humanities computing project that requires a combined technical and liberal arts background. This project is designed not only to create an online database but also to develop guidelines for similar archival catalog conversions; therefore individuals with new and creative approaches to offering enriched metadata online and resolving cross-platform digital content will be preferred.

Major Responsibilities

  • Learns and uses Project's encoding guidelines, custom-designed schema, and verification instructions.
  • Inputs changes, edits tagging and content, and enriches XML-encoded files in an XML editor.
  • Applies XSLT and other schemas for quality assurance as needed.
  • Applies and verifies authority records to XML database records.
  • Communicates with other team members to insure consistency in process and guidelines.
  • Participates in project team meetings and offers input about workflow, encoding anomalies, database structure, and navigation issues.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • MLS or significant progress toward the degree preferred
  • Demonstrated experience with markup languages (XML or HTML) and/or schema and DTDs.
  • Some experience with XSLT and CSS preferred; experience in creation of XSLTs a plus.
  • Familiarity with cataloging, archival records, or database construction a plus.
  • Ability to learn and follow specific guidelines and instructions.
  • Keen eye for detail.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

This is a one-year (beginning Jan. 2010) grant-funded position for 20 hours per week at $20.40 per hour. Please send a cover letter and resume to Mary Claffey, Digital Production Editor, Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215; applications may also be submitted electronically to mclaffey@masshist.org. Review of applications will begin immediately.

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