The Spurlock Museum
Volunteer Position Description

Title/Position: Registration Researcher

Position Goal:
To assist in researching the Museum’s existing Artifact Collection and potential donations as needed.  The primary task of this volunteer position is to research specific artifacts, gather information, and report findings in written or digital format and/or in the Museum databases. 

Sample activities:
1. Research
2. Entering information into a Filemaker Pro Database
3. Preparing written or digital reports

Timeframe:

• Ongoing
• Length of commitment: 1 year
• Estimated total hours:  2-6 hours per week

Scheduling: 
Volunteers will be able to set the time  and days they would like to come in.  However, it is necessary to schedule volunteer hours in advance to ensure that there are enough computers available for all staff and volunteers.

Start date:  Summer 2008           

Location of worksite and equipment that will be required:  Volunteer will be working in the workroom, room 011 and in the Museum Library, room 006.  Volunteers may also need to visit University or local libraries.  Volunteers may also do some of their research at home if desired.

Qualifications sought: 
We are seeking people with research and writing skills who are interested in learning more about the Museum Collections.

Benefits: 
Volunteers in this position will become familiar with Filemaker Pro Database, will learn more about the Museum’s collections, and will be contributing to the documentation and preservation of an important resource for use by present and future generations of students, staff, professors, scholars, and museum visitors.

Supervisor: 
Amy Heggemeyer, Assistant Registrar for Acquisitions or Jennifer White, Registrar, are primary supervisors.  Cheri Vitez, Assistant Registrar for Collections is the secondary supervisor.

To apply please e-mail a completed application to Beth Watkins, Education/Volunteer Coordinator, at ewatkins@uiuc.edu.