History Nebraska is seeking an organized, engaged, self-starter to serve as the agency’s Archives Assistant. History Nebraska is currently migrating our archival collection records from PastPerfect into ArchivesSpace. This position is a two-year grant-funded position, to support the migration of analog finding aids into ArchivesSpace. This position is eligible for full-time benefits offered by the State of Nebraska.
Examples of Work
- Assess HTML, PDF, and word document legacy finding aids for migration
- Identify descriptive elements within legacy finding aids and map them to DACS-compliant descriptive elements within ArchivesSpace records
- Create and edit ArchivesSpace records to emulate hierarchies identified within legacy finding aids
- Apply appropriate subject headings and other access points to ArchivesSpace findings aids
- Conduct quality control of finding aids migrated into ArchivesSpace
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We Do It Better Every Time. We are always looking to improve. When we fail, we know why and learn from it.
We Have Each Other’s Back. We work in groups. We candidly support one another for the betterment of the organization.
We Own It. If we say we are going to do something, we do our best to get it done.
We Are Curious. We never stop learning, and we encourage curiosity in others.
We Are Inclusive. We seek multiple perspectives and value the uniqueness of each individual.