WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVE SERVICE
on behalf of the YORKSHIRE ARCHIVES COUNCIL
PROJECT OFFICER: ‘YORKSHIRE MADE’, ACCESS TO BUSINESS RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE,
Ref: ASP:YM1
SO1 (£21,282 - £22,689 ), based at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
Yorkshire was at the heart of the industrial revolution, and as many people
as possible should be able to find out about its archives. West Yorkshire
Archive Service, on behalf of the Yorkshire Archives Council, has secured
funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a new project to extend online
access to records of business and industry in the Yorkshire and Humber
region.
As part of the national Access to Archives (A2A) initiative, we are looking
for a qualified archivist to undertake retro-conversion work on around
9,000 catalogue pages from the region’s archive repositories. You will
work in conjunction with the central A2A team, based at the National
Archives, who will provide appropriate training and support, while day-to-
day management will be provided by West Yorkshire Archive Service. The
Archive Service has previously run two other A2A projects, ‘Yorkshire
Signpost’ and ‘Broad Acres, Big Houses, Yorkshire People’.
You will also promote the project to potential users around the region and
publicise it via the media. You will be familiar with modern cataloguing
standards and confident with ICT. Experience of the CALM system for
electronic cataloguing would be useful. Although based in Bradford, this
is a regional project, so a current driving licence is desirable. This
post is on a 12-month, fixed-term contract, 37 hours per week.
For a job description and application form please contact Richard Hill on
0113 289 8212 ([log in to unmask]) or write to:
West Yorkshire Joint Services, PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South, Morley, Leeds
LS27 0QP. Alternatively, download an application form from the West
Yorkshire Joint Services website: http://www.wyjs.org.uk
For an informal chat about the post, call Sylvia Thomas, County Archivist,
on 01924 305979.
Closing date for applications: 2 August 2004
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