Position at New York State Library

Microfilm Coordinator
New York State Newspaper Project
    New York State Library

The incumbent is responsible for the supervision and management of a
newspaper collation operation. Unit staff consist of one full-time
assistant and up to eight graduate-student collators. Sufficient
unit productivity is balanced with necessary adherence to current
preservation standards and practices. An average 30,000 pages are
delivered to microfilm vendors from the NYSNP each month. The
Microfilm Coordinator issues and reviews RFI, initiates vendor
contacts, negotiates contracts, and evaluates preservation options
for the Project. Unit activities include newspaper retrieval from
remote sites, inventory, collation, disbinding, mending and other
treatments, targeting, shipping, microfilm inspection, and return of
filmed papers to lenders. Detailed paper and electronic files are
maintained for every newspaper handled. Salary is $33,000 annual.
Send resume along with names, addresses, and phone numbers of three
professional references to:

    Mary Redmond
    Project Supervisor
    New York State Newspaper Project
    New York State Library
    Cultural Education Center
    Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230

or fax application to Mary Redmond at 518-474-5786. Application
deadline is June 5, 1998.

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 11:96
                   Distributed: Friday, May 29, 1998
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