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Please see the advertisement below for two vacancies in the India Office Records. The closing date is 15 January. I'd be grateful if you would pass this on to anyone who might be interested. If you require further information/an application form, please contact Human Resources (address at the end of the advert) and not me as I will not be directly involved in the recruitment process. Many thanks. Penny Brook Head of India Office Records VACANCIES FOR ARCHIVISTS (GRADE C), ASIA, PACIFIC AND AFRICA COLLECTIONS, SCHOLARSHIP AND COLLECTIONS, ST PANCRAS (2 POSTS) Archivist, India Office Records (pre-1858) Ref: P01-269-2003 Archivist, India Office Records (post-1858) and Private Papers Ref: P01- 270-2003 London, St Pancras. Salary c£17-21k The India Office Records are the archives of the administration in London of the pre-1947 government of India. They comprise the archives of the East India Company (1600-1858), of the Board of Control (1784-1858), of the India Office (1858-1947), of the Burma Office (1937-1948), and of a number of related British agencies overseas. The India Office Records are administered as part of the Public Records of the United Kingdom. The India Office Private Papers comprise about three hundred large collections and over three thousand smaller deposits of papers relating primarily to the British experience in India. The Private Papers are distinguished from the Records by their provenance from private sources. Gifts of papers are still received and the Library occasionally purchases papers. The Indian sub-continent is the main geographical focus of the India Office Records and Private Papers, but they also relate to countries ranging from St Helena to Japan. Working as part of a team of archivists and support staff you will document, interpret, and exploit the records for the benefit of academic researchers and a wider audience including family historians. You will be responsible for processing and cataloguing the India Office Records and India Office Private Papers according to international archives standards ISAD(G), ISAAR(CPF), NCA rules and UNESCO Thesaurus subject index terms. You will assist in all aspects of the life cycle collection management of the India Office Records and Private Papers, for example, preparing them for automation, digitisation, storage, conservation, and microfilm preservation. You will also contribute to the production of improved finding aids, reader guides and web pages in order to encourage greater access to the collections. You will also undertake Reading Room duties and answer enquiries. You should have a degree or equivalent qualification/experience in history, preferably focussing on British history of the trading/imperial period or on modern south Asian history. You should have a post-graduate archives qualification and/or previous experience of working in an archive or library, or be prepared to obtain this qualification following your appointment. You should be enthusiastic, highly self-motivated, work as part of a team, communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. You should have excellent IT skills. You must be able to deal diplomatically and courteously with readers and other enquirers, understanding and interpreting their needs. The successful candidates should have an aptitude for collections-based research leading to the publication of finding aids and reader guides relating to the India Office Records. For further details and an application form please contact Human Resources, British Library, Boston Spa, LS23 7BQ, tel. +44 (0)1937 546330 (24 hrs), e- mail [log in to unmask] or visit www.bl.uk/about/vacancies.html quoting the relevant reference number. (See heading above.) Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 15 January.