Manager of Library Collections - National Baseball Hall of Fame
MANAGER OF LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Experience Required: Expert knowledge of collections management, library systems and technologies, descriptive practices and standards, and access issues for special collections. Minimum of 4 years professional library experience with progressively increasing administrative and supervisory responsibility. Experience with implementation and oversight of a digital asset management program as it relates to library collections. Knowledge of and passion for the history of baseball desirable
Position will report to the Director of Collections
Skills Required: Ability to work and train in an automated archive, library, and museum environment. Strong verbal and written communications skills, attention to detail, and ability to operate in a flexible, team-based work environment. Computer, photocopier/scanner
Degrees, Licenses Preferred: Masters Degree in Library and Information Science or related degree
Other Requirements/Special Comments: Ability to lift 60 lbs. and perform repetitive actions over time
Duties as follows:
* Supervises the activities of the members of the library collections staff in the manuscript, photograph, recorded media, and technical services departments, photograph, recorded media and technical services departments. Provides expertise and leadership for all systems and technology issues in the library and museum collection areas. Responsible for managing current library and collections management systems, and for overseeing the integration of emerging technologies in support of library operations. Serves as a liaison with vendors (OCLC/NYLINK, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., Re:discovery Software, Inc. and Drupal); establishes policies and standards for the digitization program; manages data migration and retrospective conversion projects; provides technical assistance to the New York State Historical Association library on a shared OPAC; and represents the library on the website committee. Responsible for oversight of a digital asset management system to include photographs, documents, rare books, and other collected archival materials.
* Supervises the processing, arrangement, description, cataloging, and digitization of library collections. Responsible for providing access to a wide variety of special formats including books and other printed materials, serials, ephemera, archival and manuscript collections, visual materials and recorded media. Oversees the creation of inventories, finding aids, and original descriptive records for the online catalog.
* Responsible for collections care, preservation, and conservation. Provides oversight of collections storage areas and the housing of library materials. Establishes priorities for conservation and serves as a liaison with a major northeast conservation center for the treatment of library materials. Collaborates closely with the librarian who manages the operations of the Giamatti Research Center and is responsible for the research and reference functions of the library. Provides oversight for an active intellectual property rights & reproductions program. Informs rights clearance procedures and policies for in-house exhibitions and publications, the reproductions program, and digital collections.
Secondary Job Duties:
* Assists with grant-writing and other fund raising efforts for library technology and collections projects and performs special duties in support of Hall of Fame Weekend and other special events.
Position will also need to provide staff support for Hall of Fame events as needed and of course any other duties assigned by the Director of Collections.
Experience Required: Expert knowledge of collections management, library systems and technologies, descriptive practices and standards, and access issues for special collections. Minimum of 4 years professional library experience with progressively increasing administrative and supervisory responsibility. Experience with implementation and oversight of a digital asset management program as it relates to library collections. Knowledge of and passion for the history of baseball desirable
Position will report to the Director of Collections
Skills Required: Ability to work and train in an automated archive, library, and museum environment. Strong verbal and written communications skills, attention to detail, and ability to operate in a flexible, team-based work environment. Computer, photocopier/scanner
Degrees, Licenses Preferred: Masters Degree in Library and Information Science or related degree
Other Requirements/Special Comments: Ability to lift 60 lbs. and perform repetitive actions over time
Duties as follows:
* Supervises the activities of the members of the library collections staff in the manuscript, photograph, recorded media, and technical services departments, photograph, recorded media and technical services departments. Provides expertise and leadership for all systems and technology issues in the library and museum collection areas. Responsible for managing current library and collections management systems, and for overseeing the integration of emerging technologies in support of library operations. Serves as a liaison with vendors (OCLC/NYLINK, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., Re:discovery Software, Inc. and Drupal); establishes policies and standards for the digitization program; manages data migration and retrospective conversion projects; provides technical assistance to the New York State Historical Association library on a shared OPAC; and represents the library on the website committee. Responsible for oversight of a digital asset management system to include photographs, documents, rare books, and other collected archival materials.
* Supervises the processing, arrangement, description, cataloging, and digitization of library collections. Responsible for providing access to a wide variety of special formats including books and other printed materials, serials, ephemera, archival and manuscript collections, visual materials and recorded media. Oversees the creation of inventories, finding aids, and original descriptive records for the online catalog.
* Responsible for collections care, preservation, and conservation. Provides oversight of collections storage areas and the housing of library materials. Establishes priorities for conservation and serves as a liaison with a major northeast conservation center for the treatment of library materials. Collaborates closely with the librarian who manages the operations of the Giamatti Research Center and is responsible for the research and reference functions of the library. Provides oversight for an active intellectual property rights & reproductions program. Informs rights clearance procedures and policies for in-house exhibitions and publications, the reproductions program, and digital collections.
Secondary Job Duties:
* Assists with grant-writing and other fund raising efforts for library technology and collections projects and performs special duties in support of Hall of Fame Weekend and other special events.
Position will also need to provide staff support for Hall of Fame events as needed and of course any other duties assigned by the Director of Collections.
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