Accessions Coordinator, Oregon Historical Society

["John R. Mead" <johnmead@teleport.com>]

The following position is currently available at the Oregon Historical
Society Library; it is being posted in the Portland _Oregonian_, and
directly to the PNLA & OLA lists; please forward as appropriate!

Applications can be emailed to Kris White at krisw@ohs.org, or snail mailed
as described in the posting.  She's at the Special Archivists Association
annual meeting in Chicago this week, she won't be back until the 2nd.  I'm
posting this for her at her request.  [I'm John Mead, Director, Reference &
Research Collections, OHS]

The first description is the posting in the _Oregonian_:

>Accession Coordinator. $18,500/yr.
>Associate Degree or Library technical training required. Experience with
computers in a library, museum, or archives desirable.  Closes 9/4/97. Send
letter, resume and references to: Director of Archival Collections, Oregon
Historical Society, 1200 SW Park, Portland. OR 97205

The following is the full job listing, as posted on the bulletin boards at
the Oregon Historical Society:

>                    POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>Accession Coordinator
>Non-exempt position
>Grade N-10
>Position closes Sept. 4, 1997
>Contact: Director of Archival Collections
>
>
>Position Description:  The Accession Coordinator manages the accessions
process. After a donation is accepted by the appropriate Program Director,
the required documentation and the acknowledge to the donor is completed.
The coordinating of accessions procedures includes all responsibility for
documenting the accession of donations to the three program areas; Library,
Archival, and Image Collections, and the distribution of donated materials
to the appropriate Society sections. The Accession Coordinator reports
directly to the Director of Archival Collections, but will work with staff
of many departments. Participation in relevant meetings, committees, and
training is required.
>
>Specific Job Skills: This position requires knowledge of library and
archives procedures. Knowledge of a variety of formats, books, serials,
government documents, artifacts, film and photographic images. Excellent
attention to detail and a high degree of organizational and communication
skills. Familiarity with basic word processing programs and relational
database concepts.
>
>Education and/or Experience: Associate Degree in Humanities, library
technical services program, or equivalent training/experience required. BA
desirable. Computer skills should include WP and Access. Three years of work
experience utilizing skills listed above are required.
> 
>8/20/97