Comments Off Bromer Booksellers, a bookstore located in Copley Square specializing in rare and beautiful books, is looking for students to help prepare a mailing of their catalog on Tuesday, April 2nd at 11:00am.
Compensation is $12/hr.
If interested, please send an e-mail to: shannon@bromer.com
Limited to the first three respondents. We appreciate your help!
Comments Off The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Cataloger and Classifier II position. The Cataloger and Classifier II is responsible for performing original and complex copy cataloging including bibliographic description, subject analysis, classification, and authority control for materials in all formats in accordance with established local and national policies, procedures, and standards. Advanced cataloging skills for serials, music, or rare book/manuscript materials will be required as needed. Special language competencies and/or subject knowledge will be required as needed.
Salary: $46,273 – 62,419, DOQ. Competitive benefits.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Education
A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university and a master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited library school. Relevant subject knowledge and/or specialized training will be required. In exceptional circumstances specialized education, training and/or experience may be substituted for part or all of the educational requirements.
2. Experience
Two years of recent professional library experience creating MARC21 bibliographic and authority records in all formats. Comprehensive knowledge of and recent hands on experience with current and emerging national standards including those concerning descriptive cataloging, subject analysis, classification, and authority control. Experience using modern library catalogs and other bibliographic tools, including major current online and print cataloging resources and utilities.
3. Requirements
Demonstrated proficiency in the current versions of the following cataloging tools and standards is required:
OCLC Connexion client software
AACR2r
LC Subject Headings
Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations:
General Rules for Description
Books, Pamphlets, and Printed Sheets.
PCC, NACO, and SACO standards
Reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages and the ability to deal with unfamiliar foreign languages is required. Multiple foreign language skills are highly desirable.
Proficiency with a PC and software at the level necessary to successfully complete the tasks of the job is required.
Additional relevant special subject knowledge and specialized cataloging experience will be required as needed to meet the needs of the department:
Serials Cataloger: One year of recent professional library experience cataloging serials. Working knowledge of the CONSER tools including the Cataloging Manual, the Editing Guide, and the Standard Record Documentation (2010) is required. Understanding of the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations as they apply to serial materials is required. Detailed understanding of the MARC serials holdings record is highly desirable.
Proficiency with the current versions of the following cataloging tools and software products is highly desirable:
Cataloger’s Desktop
Classification Web
RDA Toolkit
MSWord and Excel
Employment Requirements:
1. Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
2. Residency – Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day of hire.
3. CORI – Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information check with the City of Boston.
Complete job description and application available at: www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp
Deadline for application: March 31, 2013
Comments Off THOMAS F. PETERSON (1957) CONSERVATOR
Curation and Preservation Services
(Librarian II)
The MIT Libraries seek an experienced and forward-thinking professional to manage MIT’s special collections conservation program and to contribute knowledge and expertise to the Libraries’ overall preservation strategy. Working in a state-of-the-art conservation lab, this is an exciting opportunity to work with the rich collections of a world renowned institution ensuring long-term access for current and future scholars.
Reporting to the Head, Curation and Preservation Services, the Conservator develops and manages MIT’s special collections conservation program, planning and executing conservation treatments for the physical maintenance of rare books, archives, and manuscripts. S/he conducts condition assessments and utilizes data to inform planning and evaluate outcomes of services and projects. S/he provides expertise and guidance to collections curators and other library and facilities staff regarding collections care, treatment, and storage. S/he also keeps current on standards and best practice, documents procedures and workflows, and develops outreach and training programs.
The Conservator collaborates with the Department Head and Preservation Librarian to provide a comprehensive preservation program that leverages emerging and evolving technology and tools. S/he manages projects to maintain or expand access to paper-based materials and media through various reformatting methods, primarily digitization and, s/he develops preservation plans and priorities in consultation with managers of collections, user services, and digital repositories. S/he shares management responsibility of lab operations with the Preservation Librarian which includes budget development and administration, oversight of compliance issues, vendor relationship management, and supervision of one support staff and occasional interns.
Additional responsibilities of the Conservator include exhibition support for the Maihaugen Gallery, environmental monitoring and disaster preparedness and response, participation in stewardship of donors and fundraising, developing projects and funding proposals, and serving as the Libraries’ representative to MIT Environmental Health and Safety.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Graduate degree in conservation or comparable education and training
• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional conservation experience with demonstrated ability to perform complex treatments for rare books and paper-based materials
• Working knowledge of chemistry and materials science as applied in the field of conservation; demonstrated knowledge of current conservation theory and practice
• Ability to identify, adapt, and utilize relevant technologies and emerging techniques
• Ability to plan, organize, and set priorities
• Strong training skills; excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience supervising staff and managing a laboratory that meets OSHA requirements for health and safety
Preferred
• Masters in Library Science or substantial experience working collaboratively in a research library setting
• Familiarity with relevant technology and tools
• Experience with exhibition production and support
SALARY AND BENEFITS: $58,500 minimum salary. Actual salary based on qualification and experience. MIT offers excellent benefits including a choice of health and retirement plans, a dental plan, tuition assistance and a relocation allowance. The MIT Libraries afford a flexible and collegial working environment and foster professional growth of staff with management training and travel funding for professional meetings.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply online at: http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/. Please include cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin March 4, 2013 and will continue until position is filled.
Comments Off Peabody Essex Museum is seeking a full-time Assistant Archivist for PEM’s Phillips Library, a rare book and manuscript library. This position is funded for eight months by a grant from NHPRC and will work on a project to arrange and process several collections of maritime, military and family history records.
Under the direction of the Project Manager, the Assistant Archivist prepares descriptive inventory using word processing software and EAD for archival and manuscript collections specific to the grant. The position will also identity records requiring conservation and will work with staff to develop and implement conservation plans.
A Bachelor’s Degree is required. A Master’s degree from an ALA accredited library and information science program or the equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred. Three years of experience processing archives collections. EAD/archival specialization is preferred. American history background a plus. Teamwork, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as well as computer skills and knowledge of MARC formats, AACR2r, LCSH/LC classification schedules, and OCLC.
Please send resumes with cover letters and salary requirements to jobs@pem.org or to Human Resources, Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970-3783. PEM is committed to diversity and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Comments Off 2013/14 Yale Law Library Rare Book Fellowship
http://library.law.yale.edu/rare-book-fellowship
Lillian Goldman Law Library
Yale Law School
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Fixed Duration Position: 9 months from date of hire; non-renewable
Expected Start Date: Summer/Fall 2013 (flexible start date)
THE LILLIAN GOLDMAN LAW LIBRARY
In support of Yale Law School’s outstanding legal scholarship and lawyer training, the Lillian Goldman Law Library is dedicated to acquiring and preserving a superb collection of resources in all formats, furnishing access to information wherever it exists, providing the most highly competent assistance to use information resources and maintaining a welcoming, comfortable facility. The Lillian Goldman Law Library provides services that exceed the expectations of users by its leadership in the innovative use of technology and the continuing development of its most highly valued asset, its staff. The Law Library serves the faculty and students of this research-oriented law school with a strong tradition of interdisciplinary scholarship, as well as other researchers from larger scholarly and legal communities. To learn more about the Lillian Goldman Law Library and its collections and services, visit http://library.law.yale.edu/.
The Lillian Goldman Law Library is located within the heart of the Yale Law School complex, providing the Law School community with ready access to one of the world’s finest collections of printed legal materials. These collections are complemented by access to a growing array of online sources as well as the strong interdisciplinary collections housed nearby with eighteen other campus libraries, including Sterling Memorial Library and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Utilizing these resources combined with our excellent, service-oriented staff, we strive daily to be the best academic law library in the world.
POSITION FOCUS
The Lillian Goldman Law Library has established this fellowship to train the next generation of rare book librarians to serve the growing number of special collections departments in academic law libraries. The Rare Book Fellow will be trained in all aspects of special collections librarianship including acquisitions, collection development, cataloging, reference services, exhibit preparation & design, bibliographic instruction, preservation, and digital projects. The Fellow will be charged with completing a major project, to be selected by the Fellow in consultation with the Rare Book Librarian. The Fellow will spend several weeks working at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and in the Manuscripts & Archives Department, Yale University Library.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Rare Book Librarian, the Rare Book Fellow will spend time learning all aspects of special collections librarianship with an emphasis on law material. The Fellow will: follow a curriculum designed by the Rare Book Librarian that includes a general orientation to Yale University, librarianship, and rare law book librarianship; gain experience in collection development and management, preservation, reference and outreach, exhibition planning, and cataloging rare books; contribute to ongoing digital initiatives; develop and complete a special project based on the Fellow’s experience and interests in consultation with the Rare Book Librarian; participate in professional activities, committees, policy discussions, and other library-wide activities.
More information about the Fellowship can be found here: http://library.law.yale.edu/rare-book-fellowship.
QUALIFICATIONS
The Rare Book Fellowship will be open to those who will have recently completed a Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program for library and information science (or foreign equivalent), or who are in the first few years of a career as a librarian. Candidates must have excellent written and oral communication skills, and must be able to work in a complex and changing environment with diverse staff and users.
Preference will be given to candidates with skills in the foreign languages most heavily represented in Yale Law Library special collections (Latin, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Dutch), and to candidates with demonstrated interest in law, legal history, or special collections librarianship.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country’s great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. The Rare Book Fellow will work for nine months at a stipend of $4,500 per month, plus health insurance through membership in the Yale Health Plan. The Fellow will be given generous support for professional development.
The Rare Book Fellowship is a competitive fellowship. Applications consisting of a cover letter summarizing the applicant’s qualifications and describing how this position will contribute to long-term career goals, CV or resume, and names and contact information of three (3) professional references should be sent electronically to Teresa Miguel-Stearns (teresa.miguel@yale.edu), Associate Law Librarian, no later than March 1, 2013. There is no application form. Please be sure to include “Rare Book Fellowship” in the e-mail subject and cover letter. Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS
All external candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. Internal candidates may be subject to a motor vehicle or credit check for this position based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent on successful completion of the required background check. Please visit http://www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/screening/faqs.html for additional information on the background check requirements and process.
Comments Off RBS-Mellon Fellowships in Critical Bibliography
The Rare Book School welcomes applications from scholars at Harvard to the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography. The aim of this new Mellon Foundation-funded fellowship program is to reinvigorate bibliographical studies within the humanities by introducing early-career scholars to specialized skills, methods, and professional networks for conducting advanced research with material texts.
Fellows will receive funding for Rare Book School course attendance, as well as generous stipends, and support for research-related travel to special collections, over the course of three years. Courses at the Rare Book School cover topics such as paleography, codicology, the history of hte book in America and in Europe, printed book illustration (both general & scientific), the digital humanities, and scholarly editing: http://www.rarebookschool.org/schedule/
The deadline for application to the program is DECEMBER 1, 2012. Applicants must be doctoral candidates (post-qualifying exams), postdoctoral fellows, or junior (untenured) faculty in the humanities at a U.S. institution at time of application. Interested scholars are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. For more details, please visit: http://www.rarebookschool.org/fellowships/mellon
Comments Off Digital Programs Intern
The Digital Programs Intern works on a two-year grant-funded initiative to digitize rare books and archival documents printed in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The Digital Programs Intern is supervised by the Digital Programs Librarian. The position is classified as temporary, working weekdays for approximately 15-20 hours per week. Compensation is $13 per hour with no benefits.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Email cover letter and resume to Patricia Boulos at boulos@bostonathenaeum.org.
Comments Off Librarian 1 (Papyrologist)
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University
www.yale.edu/jobs
Fixed Duration: Two (2) years from date of hire.
Schedule: Full-time (37.5 hours per week); Standard Work Week (M-F, 8:30-5:00)
Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.
The University and the Library
The Yale University Library, as one of the world’s leading research libraries, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual growth and supports the teaching and research missions of Yale University and scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including around 12.8 million volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to expand access to its physical and digital collections. Housed in eighteen buildings including the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Bass Library, it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of approximately five hundred who offer innovative and flexible services to library readers. For additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit the Library’s web site at www.library.yale.edu.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
The Beinecke Library, one of the world’s largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, is Yale’s principal repository for literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. The Beinecke collections are internationally known and heavily used by scholars from around the world. In addition to distinguished general collections, the library houses the Osborn Collection, noted for its British and literary and historical manuscripts, and outstanding special collections devoted to American literature, German literature, and Western Americana. The Beinecke’s collections include materials ranging from papyrus and medieval manuscripts to born-digital electronic records. For further information about the Beinecke Library, consult the library’s web site at: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke.
The Yale papyrus collection began in 1889 with a gift of papyri from W. M. F. Petrie’s excavations at Hawara. In the following decades, Yale received a number of papyri, many of them from the discoveries at Oxyrhynchus. Yale’s collection continued to grow through purchases in Egypt and in Europe from the 1930s through the 1960s, including a large number of papyri excavated at Dura-Europos. Additional papyri were acquired in the 1990s. The papyri, in Greek, Latin, Demotic, Coptic, and Arabic, include private letters, official and religious documents, legal deeds and contracts, biblical texts, and literary works by known and unknown authors.
Departmental Focus
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Manuscript Unit, and in consultation with the Curator for Early Books and Manuscripts, the papyrologist will inventory, describe, and preserve papyri and papyrus fragments held by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in order to make them accessible for research.
Representative Job Summary
Yale University librarians work in libraries across the Central, West, Medical, and Science campuses, to build, manage, and provide access to a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. They demonstrate flexibility, creativity, and imagination in their work and adapt to and help shape a continuously evolving work environment. Yale librarians provide consistently high quality service to the University, and help meet the needs of the local, national, and international teaching and research communities.
Representative Responsibilities
Departmental Responsibilities
Required Education and Experience
Master’s degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited Library school. In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in a related discipline may be required or substituted for an MLS. Appointment to this rank is limited to two years at which time it is expected that the individual will develop necessary requirements to meet expectations of performance at the Librarian 2 level.
Required Skills and Abilities
1. Completed Ph.D. in Classics or a related discipline is required in place of an MLS.
2. Experience in Greek papyrology, through formal graduate-level training.
3. Expert proficiency in Greek.
4. Familiarity with existing digital papyrological tools, in particular with the resources hosted at papyri.info.
5. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a production-oriented, team environment.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
1. Experience and/or training in papyrus conservation.
2. Acquaintance with Epi-Doc and/or TEI.
3. Reading ability in Demotic, Coptic, Arabic and/or Persian.
4. Reading ability in modern German, French, and/or Italian.
5. Work experience in a research library, archive, or museum.
Salary and Benefits
We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country’s great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more.
Applications consisting of a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references should be sent by creating an account and applying online at http://www.yale.edu/jobs for immediate consideration – the STARS req ID for this position is 17723BR. Please be sure to reference #17723BR in your cover letter.
Background Check Requirements
All external candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent on successful completion of the required background check. Please visit http://www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/screening/faqs.html for additional information on the background check requirements and process.
Comments Off The Boston Athenæum is seeking a full-time (35 hours per week) Rare Materials Catalog Librarian who reports to the Head of Technical Services, and performs original cataloging of materials for inclusion in the Athenæum’s special collections. This candidate must be attentive to detail and extremely organized and possess effective oral and written communication skills and have an ability to work cooperatively.
Responsibilities
· Perform original and copy cataloging for rare books and materials in all formats, and for circulating materials as needed using OCLC and the Voyager ILS
· Devote approximately 20-25% of time organizing, cataloging, and creating finding aids for manuscript collections, working closely with Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
· Track and/or solve problems resulting from retrospective conversion
· Assist with the planning and implementation of departmental workflow and projects
· Assist Chief Rare Materials Catalog Librarian with the supervision of interns
· Monitor researchers in the special collections reading room in weekly rotation
· Work some evenings and Saturdays in scheduled rotation among departmental staff
· Must be able to lift 40 pounds
· Perform other duties as assigned by and under the supervision of the Head of Technical Services
Required Qualifications
Education:
· MLS from an ALA-accredited school.
Experience:
· Experience with integrated library systems, preferably Voyager
· Familiarity with AACR2, DCRB, DACS, MARC and OCLC formats, and emerging trends in cataloging, including RDA and FRBR
Preferred Qualifications:
· Formal training in rare books cataloging
· Experience with manuscript processing and cataloging
· Strong knowledge of American, New England and Western European history and literature
· Familiarity with library special collections
· Languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, and Latin, desirable
Salary is $40,000 per year with full benefits. Position is available immediately.
For further information see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/39. E-mail résumé and cover letter to hr@bostonathenaeum.org.
Comments Off Founded in 1812, the American Antiquarian Society is a learned society that supports a preeminent national research library specializing in American history, life, and culture from settlement through the year 1876. The library serves a world-wide community of scholars. The Society is committed to maintaining a level of outstanding reference service to its readers and other library constituents that has been our hallmark for decades.
The American Antiquarian Society has an immediate opening for a rare-book cataloger. The Societys North American Imprints Program is currently creating a detailed union catalog of U.S. imprints published from 1801 through 1820. The position is grant-funded; funding is in place through January 31, 2014, and additional funding will be sought for continuation of the project.
Essential Responsibilities:
Successful applicants are expected both to create new MARC records and to enhance existing MARC records, working both from original books and pamphlets and from digital and microform surrogates. AAS utilizes Endeavor Information Systems Voyager integrated library system.
Qualifications:
Successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, as well as experience with the MARC formats, with AACR2, and with Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books. The MLS is required for this position; familiarity with Voyager and knowledge of Microsoft Access and/or SQL is desirable; a background in American history is highly preferred.
Compensation: This is a full time position, available immediately. Minimum $35,000, based on experience and qualifications. Benefits include health and life insurance; paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave; retirement plan options; professional development opportunities. Work hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
To apply: Submit a letter of application and resume electronically to cmackey@mwa.org with subject line Search Committee, NAIP Cataloger. Please include contact information for three references. The American Antiquarian Society is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
Please visit the Society’s employment opportunities page for a complete listing of current job openings.
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