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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

F/T - Development Research Assoc, Nat'l Audubon Soc (NY)

Development Research Associate, National Audubon Society (NY)
 
The National Audubon Society is looking for a researcher with 3 years+ experience to join our Prospect Development team and work with department leadership and fundraisers across the country.  The position enhances Audubon’s fundraising efforts by providing research, analysis, and strategy recommendations for existing and prospective donors, with a focus on Institutions, Major Gifts, and Planned Giving.  The Development Research Associate would ideally work out of our National office in New York City.  However, we will consider a remote work arrangement with qualified candidates based elsewhere.
 
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F/T - Access Svcs Librarian, CUNY Coll of Tech (NY)

Job Title:              Access Services Librarian, Instructor/Assistant Professor             
Location:             NYC College of Technology, CUNY
Full/Part Time:  Full-Time
 
The Ursula C. Schwerin Library at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, seeks a tenure-track library faculty member at the Instructor or Assistant Professor rank to serve as Access Services Librarian. The successful candidate will manage, support, and evaluate library circulation and reserve services, working with colleagues in the library and at the college and university. The Access Services Librarian will also offer reference service and be responsible for designated areas of collection development. All members of the library faculty must maintain a record of excellence in librarianship, scholarly achievement, and service. The Ursula C. Schwerin Library is committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. 
 
The Access Services Librarian will:
 
-       Coordinate, develop, and evaluate all library materials circulation services, policies, workflows, and procedures.
 
-       Manage and administer the library’s print reserve services, and research and develop a plan for electronic reserves.
 
-       Coordinate and evaluate stacks maintenance operations.
 
-       Supervise 4-5 technical support staff as well as part-time library assistants.
 
-       Provide comprehensive reference consultation to members of the college community in person and online. Develop and maintain knowledge of resources in general reference areas and degree fields.
 
-       Work as subject specialist in assigned areas to evaluate, select, and deselect library materials. Responsibilities include website content creation in areas of specialization and consultation with subject faculty regarding resources and services, including information literacy and instruction.
 
-       Perform other duties as assigned.
 
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
-       Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS) or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution
-       A second master’s degree OR doctorate is required for appointment as Assistant Professor; if appointed as Instructor, the candidate will be expected to complete an additional graduate degree within 5 years (CUNY tuition remission is available)
-       Experience in library access services or related field
-       Supervisory experience
-       An interest in scholarship or creative achievement appropriate for a tenure-track position
-       Strong oral and written communication skills, and strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills
-       Excellent interpersonal and leadership qualities, a commitment to collaboration and mutual respect, and the ability to work efficiently and effectively on shared projects and committees in our multicultural library and college/university community
 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
-       Experience working in an academic or research library
-       Background, experience, or degree in STEM fields, especially health sciences or engineering technologies
-       Familiarity with current trends in scholarly communication, including open access publishing and open educational resources
-       Familiarity with assessment practices in libraries and higher education
-       Familiarity with Ex Libris products, OCLC, or related products
-       Experience with systems migrations projects
 
New York City College of Technology (City Tech), City University of New York, is the largest public baccalaureate college of technology in the Northeast. The college awards both associate and baccalaureate degrees that allow graduates to pursue careers in the architectural and engineering technologies, the computer, entertainment, and health professions, human services, advertising and publishing, hospitality, business, and law-related professions, as well as programs in career and technical teacher education.
 
City Tech’s Ursula C. Schwerin Library is integral to the educational mission of the college, and fosters connections with and supports students, faculty, and staff in their academic pursuits. Library faculty and staff are committed to student success as we implement and acquire those services and resources that will have the greatest positive impact on the diverse City Tech community. As members of an academic department in the college, library faculty at City Tech and CUNY are represented by the Professional Staff Congress union (http://psc-cuny.org).
 
COMPENSATION
CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.
               
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates should provide a cover letter, CV, statement of scholarly interests, and contact information for three references as one document.
 
               
CLOSING DATE
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with review of applications to begin 30 days after posting.
               
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY               
CUNY Job Posting: Faculty
               
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.
 
 
 

Library Associate, The Met (NY)

Library Associate, Circulation and Technical Services, Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY
 
The Thomas J. Watson Library in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is pleased to announce an opening for the position of Library Associate, Circulation and Technical Services. This full-time position is a special opportunity to contribute to the success of an innovative and productive art library at a world-class museum while learning and applying new skills.
 
The Library Associate is a key member of both the technical services and circulation departments, responsible for ensuring accurate access and inventory control of the library’s collection. Core tasks include receiving, processing, barcoding, and cataloging physical and digital collections in both MARC and non-MARC formats to international standards; performing quality control and resolving discrepancies for bibliographic records, utilizing Sierra software; sending and receiving orders and invoices in accordance with international EDIFACT protocols from all major book vendors; loading bibliographic records via FTP from bibliographic cataloging vendors and communicating with them for proper quality control; processing materials for offsite, withdrawals, and Wert commercial bookbinding; departmental library management and maintenance; managing cataloging of the reference collection in the Drawings and Prints; processing books for departmental libraries; managing daily recalls (average of 120 per month) between curatorial staff; and conducting a detailed inventory of library materials checked out to Museum staff. Provides outstanding service to all library patrons at the Circulation and Registration Desks on a daily basis.
This position reports to the Associate Manager of Circulation and Reader Services. The schedule is Monday-Friday.
Please submit a cover letter stating your interest and your CV, addressed to the search committee, to lib.search@metmuseum.org.
 
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILIES & DUTIES:
 
·       Utilizes knowledge of RDA/AACR2 and the LC Classification system to create high quality descriptive and technical metadata in both MARC and non-MARC formats for both physical and digital collections; catalogs research materials in all formats according to national standards
·       Assists with data loads of bibliographic and authority records and financial data from vendors using EDIFACT, systems maintenance, and Sierra library software
·       Assists in processing and cataloging of gifts for Watson and departmental libraries
·       Assists with collection management including offsite processing, withdrawals, and departmental library maintenance
·       Collaborates with library staff to maximize the functionality of our integrated library software, Sierra, to assess best practices and streamline workflow for inventory, collections management, recall procedures, and cataloging
·       Manages the daily recall process of library materials between curatorial staff and the circulation of departmental library materials for Museum staff
·       Coordinates with departing Museum staff to ensure all library materials are returned
·       Maintains an ongoing and accurate inventory of materials checked out to Museum fellows
·       Processes overdue notices for departmental library books
·       Assists with the maintenance of the circulation database in Sierra, including creating and updating item and patron records
·       Responsible for cataloging the reference collection in the Drawings and Prints departmental library
·       Assists in departmental book retrieval and circulation for library patrons
·       Coordinates with curatorial departments to conduct a detailed inventory of library materials checked out to Museum staff
·       Provides outstanding customer service in daily Circulation and Registration Desk shifts
·       Occasional weekend work required
·       Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and Skills:
·       Library experience required
·       Excellent customer service skills required
·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
·       Ability to do detailed work accurately and independently required
·       While performing duties of this job, the employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and also push or pull objects weighing 30-400 pounds on wheels (book trucks).
 
Knowledge and Education:
·       Work toward or completion of an MLS preferred
·       Experience using an automated integrated library system and preferred
·       Knowledge of RDA/AACR2, LC Classification and MARC21 preferred
 
The Thomas J. Watson Library is the central research library of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Reflecting the depth and scope of the Museum’s collection, the library collects scholarly material from the art of early antiquity to contemporary art. Like the Museum, the library’s holdings are encyclopedic and global in nature and provide a broad range of research materials on Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Asian, Islamic, European and American art. In addition to its extensive collection of monographs, exhibition catalogs and rare books, the library includes 150,000 auction and sale catalogs dating from the eighteenth century to the present day. Watson Library’s staff of thirty eight adds nearly 20,000 volumes a year, manages a large collection of electronic resources, and continues to build its digital collections, now comprising over one million pages of online content.
The Museum’s library system includes The Robert Goldwater Library, covering the art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas; Nolen Library, providing materials for all ages on the history of art and also curriculum related material for teachers; The Lehman Collection Library, a collection on European painting and decorative arts; The Joyce F. Menschel Library in the Department of Photographs; The Onassis Library in the Department of Greek and Roman Art; The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library; and the Cloisters Library for medieval art and related topics. The Museum’s departmental libraries contribute to combined holdings of more than one million volumes, a collection unrivaled in depth and coverage for the history of art on a global scale.
 
See https://www.metmuseum.org to learn more about the Museum’s libraries, including access policies and hours, and to connect to the libraries’ catalog, Watsonline.
 
 

Saturday, June 23, 2018

F/T - Research Analyst, LAC Group (Virtual)

LibSource, an LAC Group company, is seeking a full-time, experienced, Research Analyst, to work virtually for our Library as a Service (LaaS) platform.  The Research Analyst will join a team of researchers in staffing a busy and diverse virtual research desk, performing and managing requests for legal, corporate, business development and other research from LaaS clients. All research and communication will be performed online and by phone, using both paid databases and open sources. The Research Analyst will report directly to the Deputy Director of Research & Intelligence and work with other analysts to complete research requests in a timely, professional, and cost effective manner. Research will be delivered directly to clients using a virtual reference desk platform.
This is a full-time virtual position. Successful candidates must be able to cover the hours of 11:00AM –8:00 PM PST/2:00 PM – 11:00 PM EST.
RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform legal, corporate, business development and other research for LaaS clients using both paid databases (Westlaw, Lexis, Avention, etc.) and open sources (web searches, government databases, phone research, etc.)
  • Communicate progress and research findings directly to client clearly and concisely
  • Work with clients to clarify research objectives when necessary and provide follow-up on research requests
  • Maintain current understanding of research methods and tools, including databases
  • Keep Deputy Director apprised of research activities, client concerns, and issues that arise in the course of research
  • Work with other Research Analysts to provide seamless service to clients even when working on complex and long-term projects
  • Provide training and updates to research team regarding ongoing client projects
  • On occasion, manage small research teams to accomplish more complex research objectives for clients
  • Manage database access and other resources used for research
  • Other duties as the arise according to client requests
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 3-5 years experience as a researcher in a law firm library, preferably with some business development research experience
  • MLS or JD preferred, though work experience or a similar or related degree may take the place of MLS/JD
  • Advanced legal research skills including but not limited to docket and case law research (both state and federal), secondary sources, and practice guidance
  • Experience with corporate and business development research including gathering information from diverse sources (annual reports, SEC filings, Secretary of State records, case law, patent and trademark applications and records, lobbying activity, etc.)
  • Extensive experience with Lexis and Westlaw (preferably LexisAdvance and WestlawNext) and ability to quickly learn and navigate other databases including but not limited to Monitor Suite, Avention, Capital IQ, Intelligize and Practical Law.
  • Experience with open source research beyond search engine use, including government and non-profit databases, think tanks and academic sources. Must be comfortable calling and emailing sources for information.
  • Exceptional client service skills, particularly via written communication
  • Current experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
To Read Full Posting & Apply:
https://www.libgig.com/careers/research-analyst-virtual-libsource/a0E1H00000a9kv4UAA/



Thursday, June 21, 2018

Asst/Assoc Museum Librarian, The Met (NY)

Assistant/Associate Museum Librarian, Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY
The Thomas J. Watson Library in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is pleased to announce an opening for the position of Assistant/Associate Museum Librarian, Reader Services. This full-time position is a special opportunity to contribute to the success of an innovative and productive art library at a world-class museum while learning and applying new skills.

The Assistant/Associate Museum Librarian, Reader Services takes the lead in managing public service functions that include circulation, stacks management, and collection storage. The Reader Services Librarian facilitates access to the collections by coordinating circulation and access policies for Met staff and outside researchers; manages collection storage and space utilization; ensures that effective security protocols are in place; and serves on a team that coordinates the preservation of the library's print collection. This position has a leadership role in delivering and developing reference and research services for Met staff and outside researchers; this includes training reference staff; leading instructional programs; scheduling service points; and active monitoring and ongoing assessment of reference and access services. This position requires high level competencies of print and online resources in art history and the humanities; strong commitment to public services coupled with a vision for using emerging technologies; and evidence based decision practices to develop and implement the highest standards of access and service.
The work schedule for this position is Tuesday through Saturday, 9am-5pm.
Please submit a cover letter stating your interest and your CV, addressed to the search committee, to lib.search@metmuseum.org.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILIES & DUTIES:
·         Takes the lead in managing library operations related to the storage, maintenance and circulation of the libraries’ physical collections; this includes managing and monitoring offsite storage (currently 300,000 items with 1,100 transactions per month and an additional 3,000 onsite circulation transactions per month).
·         Monitors and analyzes on and off-site collection storage needs and prepares recommendations for the most effective and economical strategies for collection storage.
·         Ensures effective access to and maintenance of departmental library collections.
·         Develops and maintains best practices and standards related to stacks maintenance and preservation in a large research library. Actively reviews local and national trends to improve efficiencies of stacks and storage operations.
·         Works closely with Book Conservation staff to ensure that the highest standards are maintained in the storage, security, and use of the collection; actively promotes guidelines and standards for the general care, handling and treatment of library materials.
·         Develops in depth knowledge of the circulation functions of the library system and its report generating functions. Analyzes circulation statistics, including collection use data; tracks collection use by museum staff and outside researchers, and provides regular reports.
·         Leads a team that manages an ongoing inventory of Watson Library’s collections and works to resolve discrepancies in circulation records, e.g. books not on shelf, missing books, and provides regular status reports.
·         Compiles and analyzes visitor data and coordinates monthly reports on library use by museum staff and outside researchers.
·         Takes the lead in the development, evaluation, implementation, and continuing review of documentation policies and practices for access and reader services; creates training materials and opportunities to ensure excellent customer service; manages education and marketing materials on library resources and services.
·         Participates in the design of surveys and assessments and uses the abundant data available through the library system to improve efficiency and effectiveness of service; assesses needs of library researchers and opportunities for new programs and services by consulting with Museum staff and other researchers.
·         Supervises one full-time position and monitors all public service activities.
·         Provides scheduled reference service in Watson Library (approximately 12 hours per week) as well as research consultations for museum research staff and outside researchers; participates in the library’s instruction programs and provides in-depth orientations and presentations for museum staff and for researchers from local institutions.
·         Participates in Nolen Library’s reference service and related programs.
·         Works in close collaboration with the Florence and Herbert Irving Associate Chief Librarian to develop and implement programs for staffing service points in Watson and Nolen Library and ensures effective scheduling, monitoring, and continuous assessment and evaluation.
·         Engages in active outreach and marketing of library services and collections and develops presentations and programs for Met staff and other constituencies that highlight instructional programs, and general, special and digital collections.
·         Participates in the selection of print and online resources; works to ensure that the library has the appropriate resources to meet the needs of the staff; reviews usage data on a regular basis and consults with Museum staff and other researchers about their needs.
·         Contributes to the Library’s social media efforts including writing blog posts.
·         Participates in Museum and library activities such as Teen’s Take the Met, Friends of Watson Library programs and other programming that often take place in the evening.
·         Other related duties.
 
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and Skills:
·         Minimum of three to five years of supervisory and management experience in a research library required.
·         Three to five years of reference and instructional experience in an academic or research library required.
·         Ability to plan, manage, and oversee multiple projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize work in alignment with the strategic goals of the library required.
·         Strong quantitative and analytical skills and the demonstrated ability to gather and analyze data to inform policies and programs required.
·         A broad knowledge of scholarly resources in art history and the humanities including print and online reference resources, rare books and special collections, and digital collections and initiatives required.
·         Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide high quality reference services and to make presentations to a broad range of researchers from novice to advanced required.
·         Understanding of the evolving nature of the scholarly communication landscape and experience working with various content providers.
·         Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including curatorial and research staff, fellows, and local academic programs required.
·         Experience or capacity for developing creative and entrepreneurial approaches to promoting and delivering reference, instruction, and outreach services.
·         Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations with library colleagues and museum staff required.
·         Experience working with content management systems and updating websites required.
·         Ability to adapt to changing organizational priorities and to evolving technological environments required.
·         The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of the future directions of research libraries and be able to articulate this in meaningful ways to colleagues, museum staff, outside researchers.
·         Solid understanding of Social Media platforms and how each platform can be deployed for specific objectives required.

The Thomas J. Watson Library is the central research library of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Reflecting the depth and scope of the Museum’s collection, the library collects scholarly material from the art of early antiquity to contemporary art. Like the Museum, the library’s holdings are encyclopedic and global in nature and provide a broad range of research materials on Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Asian, Islamic.

European and American art. In addition to its extensive collection of monographs, exhibition catalogs and rare books, the library includes 150,000 auction and sale catalogs dating from the eighteenth century to the present day. Watson Library’s staff of thirty eight adds nearly 20,000 volumes a year, manages a large collection of electronic resources, and continues to build its digital collections, now comprising over one million pages of online content.

The Museum’s library system includes The Robert Goldwater Library, covering the art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas; Nolen Library, providing materials for all ages on the history of art and also curriculum related material for teachers; The Lehman Collection Library, a collection on European painting and decorative arts; The Joyce F. Menschel Library in the Department of Photographs; The Onassis Library in the Department of Greek and Roman Art; The Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library; and the Cloisters Library for medieval art and related topics. The Museum’s departmental libraries contribute to combined holdings of more than one million volumes, a collection unrivaled in depth and coverage for the history of art on a global scale.

See https://www.metmuseum.org to learn more about the Museum’s libraries, including access policies and hours, and to connect to the libraries’ catalog, Watsonline


Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Assoc Director, St. Joseph's College (NY)


ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, McENTEGART LIBRARY
ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, BROOKLYN

The Associate Director manages the operations of the McEntegart Library on the Brooklyn Campus of St. Joseph’s College.  Areas of responsibility include personnel, instruction, collection management, reference and outreach services.  The Associate Director collaborates with the Executive Director of Libraries and the Executive Dean of the Brooklyn Campus in strategic planning, assessment, and implementation of goals for the St. Joseph’s College Libraries.  Effective written and oral communication skills in dealing with all constituencies are essential to the position.

Chief Responsibilities:
Manage coverage of the reference and circulation desks by preparing schedules, assigning projects, signing off on attendance reports, and carrying out the performance appraisal process.  Supervise one full-time librarian, three full-time library assistants, three part-time librarians, and two part-time evening/weekend library assistants.
Coordinate the library instruction program by serving as lead information literacy instructor and scheduling/delegating class sessions to instruction librarians; promote information literacy initiatives among teaching faculty, direct outreach activities for students, maintain documentation of sessions, and conduct assessment.  The instruction program includes the library’s web tutorials and subject/course guides (LibGuides).
                                                                                                               
Oversee the acquisitions workflow and implement collection management policies as well as copyright guidelines pertaining to services and collections, including course reserves. Collaborate with electronic resources librarian and cataloging librarian on processes related to the shared integrated library system (OCLC WMS).
Attend campus faculty meetings and chairs/directors meetings when invited by the dean. Serve as the library’s liaison with Information Technology Services on procedural matters. Represent the library at college functions and with external constituencies, including the Academic Libraries of Brooklyn (ALB) group.
In addition to the above management responsibilities, the Associate Director is also a reference and instruction librarian, which includes regular shifts at the reference desk, teaching classes, fulfilling faculty course reserve requests, updating LibGuides, and any other duties consistent with the daily functioning of an academic library. Evening and weekend hours may be required. 

Required qualifications:  ALA accredited MLIS degree; minimum of five years’ professional experience in libraries, preferably academic; demonstration of increasing responsibility through supervisory and/or administrative experience;  teaching experience, preferably on the undergraduate level;  demonstrated knowledge of information technology as it relates to libraries. 

Desired credentials:  Additional graduate work beyond the MLIS, preferably a second master’s degree;  experience working in a higher education setting

Application process:  Submit cover letter, resume/CV, and names of three references to Dr. Elizabeth Pollicino Murphy, Executive Director of Libraries, St. Joseph’s College, via e-mail at epollicinomurphy@sjcny.edu (Subject Line: Associate Director, Brooklyn Library). Preference will be given to candidates submitting full dossiers by 5 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Screening will continue until the position is filled, with an anticipated start in August 2018. Note: Only electronic submissions will be accepted (i.e., no phone inquiries or hard copy materials).