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Job Description
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3093.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,990.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 2,950 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Historians”.
Also Known As…
- Historians
- Researcher
- Research Associate
- Programs Director
- Historical Interpreter
- Historic Sites Registrar
- Historic Interpreter
- Historian
- County Records Management Officer (County RMO)
- County Historian
- Administrative Volunteer
- Supervisory Historian
- State Historical Society Director
- Research Director
- Protohistorian
- Music Historian
- Medical Historian
- Historiographer
- Historical Society Director
- Genealogist
- Film Historian
- Field Court Researcher
- Dramatic Arts Historian
- Dance Historian
Tasks for “Reference Data Expert”
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as collect data sources such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Edit historical society publications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Data input scanners
- Microphones
- Digital audio recorders
- Computer inkjet printers
- Computer laser printers
- Microfilm readers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Laptop computers
- Digital still cameras
- Photocopying equipment
- Personal computers
- Microfiche readers
- TokenX
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Text mining software
- Web browser software
- SPSS
- Microsoft Word
- QuarkXPress
- Statistical analysis software
- Page markers
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Archival databases
- Database management systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- National Archives online databases
- Extensible markup language XML
- Structured query language SQL
- Audio editing software
- Reference management software
- Gutenberg-e
- ArchiveGrid
- Web Scrapbook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Digital image collections
- Microsoft Office
- Library of Congress digital collections
- Email software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Digital mapping software
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Archives Wiki
- Searchable online catalogs
- Scanning software
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Google Books NGram Viewer