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Preservation, Provision, Mediation

Archives, Libraries, Documentation, Memorials, Museums

Graduates of all humanities have a particular advantage in archives and libraries, while those with a background in history are particularly well-suited to memorials and museums. The knowledge, education, and working methods of historians are ideal prerequisites for successfully completing internships in archives and libraries (“archivist,” “librarian”) or traineeships in museums and memorials (“museum specialist,” “museum educator”). Even beyond specialized historical topics, professionals trained in history are trusted to summarize and comment on all content, tag it with keywords, and store it in a retrievable manner. Specialized training courses or continuing education master’s programs pave the way to the still relatively new world of “scientific documentation.”

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  - In documentation centers, libraries, and archives, you are responsible for managing and maintaining the history department and developing the media and information collections.
  - You evaluate archive material and create databases and registers for future use (libraries and archives).
  - Your tasks include collecting, reviewing, and categorizing historical sources (written and audiovisual material), as well as describing, classifying, and analyzing them (scientific documentation).
  - You develop target group-oriented communication strategies for the relevant collections and give guided tours, lectures, and seminars, as well as assist in the development of exhibitions, archives, and libraries.
  - As part of memorial site education, you design guided tours of institutions specifically dedicated to the victims of National Socialism or colonialism (memorials and museums).

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  - Libraries and archives
  - Museums
  - Operations for historic sites and buildings and similar attractions
  - Higher education institutions (e.g. academic/scientific archives)
  - Broadcasters (e.g. media archives)
  - TV station archives
  - Press services, agencies, and image archive services

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  - Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands
  - Verein Deutscher Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare
  - Open Biblio Jobs
  - Jobbörse Deutscher Museumsbund
  - HSozKult
  - Bundesverband Museumspädagogik e. V.