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College Assistant
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College Assistant

In accordance with the Intra-College Transfer Policy for College Assistants, the following position is available for the next 10 calendar days (2/21/08 to 3/01/08). You must be serving in the College Assistant title for one full year in order to be considered for transfer. Transfer forms are available in the Office of Human Resources or you may call extension 2379. Completed forms should be returned to Human Resources, 1A-204.

Office: Library Archives and Special Collections

Supervisor: James Kaser

Position: College Assistant, 20 hours per week (To be determined, but within M-F from 9-5)

Responsibilities: The college assistant supports archival and special collections processing activities as well as providing general clerical and office support. Examples of archival and special collections work include: transcribing oral history interviews, preservation photocopying, preliminary inventorying and processing of manuscript collections, scanning collection materials, and digitizing collection material. General clerical and office support includes answering the telephone, data entry in electronic databases, typing, preparing mailings and other materials for distribution, maintaining records, and retrieving and re-shelving collection materials. Should have good office skills, professional demeanor, be able to work in an environment that may occasionally be dusty, and be able to lift boxes weighing as much as 30lbs.

About the Library

The Department of the Library acquires, organizes,and preserves scholarly materials in a variety of formats consistent with the college's curriculum. The College of Staten Island, a senior college of the City University of New York, offers exceptional opportunities to more than 12,000 students. Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional studies lead to bachelor's and associate's degrees. Master's degrees are awarded in selected fields of study. Doctoral degrees are awarded in conjunction with the Graduate Center of CUNY.

The Library is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, enabling librarians to retrieve non-traditional formats of information from beyond the walls of the building through online, satellite, and fiber-optic technology. The Library's Media Services provides pedagogical multimedia materials to distant classrooms and laboratories by means of the campus fiber-optic network. The Center for Excellence in Learning Technologies, also situated in the Library, provides a technology-enriched environment that enables faculty to learn about new and emerging technologies. The Center helps to create multimedia materials that enhance or supplement instruction to support students in or beyond class-time contact. The newest unit in the Library, the Archives and Special Collections Department, inaugurated in October 2000, contains the papers of Senator John Marchi and former Assemblywoman Elizabeth Connelly. The Special Collections also include resources on Staten Island history, the Fresh Kills Landfill, and the works of William Faulkner, Theodora DuBois, and Paul Zindel.