Digitization Technician: Historic Cape Breton Newspaper Project
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage
- Job title:
- Digitization Technician: Historic Cape Breton Newspaper Project
- Organization name:
- Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University
- Job location:
- Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Length of assignment:
- 2018-06-04 to 2018-11-17 (24 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $15.00
Duration: (24 weeks, 32.5 hours per week)
Rate: $15.00 per hour
Language Requirement: English
Employer: Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University
Are you a recent university graduate looking for an opportunity to work up-close and personal with an exciting archival project? The Cape Breton University Beaton Institute seeks a mature, motivated individual to assist with its Historic Cape Breton Newspaper Project. If you are a recent university graduate with a high degree of attention to detail and a thorough approach to projects, then this could be the job for you.
The Digitization Technician will work with the Archivist and Digital Archivist The Digitization Technician will also assist with reference duties and therefore keep regularly scheduled hours and help users with their research inquiries.
Our ideal candidate has an undergraduate or graduate degree in Archival Studies, history, cultural studies, or an equivalent field related to culture and heritage. The Digitization Technician will work with the Archivist and Digital Archivist to digitize and place a selection of historic Cape Breton newspapers online. Working with both hardcopy and microfilm formats, the intern will scan, provide descriptions and create an online project page for these valuable examples of local documentary heritage. This project will create a more efficient reference service, and provide faster and easier access to archival collections for both staff and public access. This project will also provide the intern with excellent professional development and networking opportunities.
The candidate should be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internet applications. While not a requirement, a background in information science and proficiency with database software are considered an asset. Familiarity with AtoM is considered an asset.
The candidate must have excellent oral and written language skills. S/he should have strong interpersonal, planning, and organizational, and time management skills. S/he must also possess the ability to work independently and/or collaborative with others to achieve overall goals and objectives.
Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Attn: Catherine Arseneau, Director of Cultural Resources
Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University
P.O. Box 5300 1250 Grand Lake Road
Sydney, NS B1P 6L2
Applications must be received by 4 pm Friday May 18, 2018.
Applicants wishing to be considered for this job must be registered for the YCW on-line candidate inventory. YCW criteria state that candidates must be between 16-30 years of age; must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or have refugee status; must be a recent graduate who has graduated from college or university within the last 24 months at the start of employment; must not have another full-time job (30 hours +); must not be collecting Employment Insurance (EI); and must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Characteristics of City/Region:
Sydney, Nova Scotia is a post-industrial community within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (cbrm.ns.ca). With a population of 102,000 it is the second largest urban centre in Nova Scotia. The Digitization Technician will work out of the Beaton Institute of Cape Breton University (cbu.ca/beaton). The Beaton Institute is the regional archives for Cape Breton Island and the repository for historically significant records of Cape Breton University.
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