Below is a job posting for project coordinator position
for the Baltimore Art Resource Online Consortium
(BAROC). For those of you attending the upcoming LA
conference, please stop by our poster session for more
information about the project (Monday, April 2,
9:30am).
Best,
Don Juedes
Resource Services Librarian for
Art History, Classics, and Philosophy
Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Johns Hopkins University
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Project Coordinator, Museum/Library Consortium
The Baltimore Art Resource Online Consortium (BAROC) was formed as a means
to address common research needs in the Baltimore arts community. The
consortium is seeking a project coordinator to facilitate a team effort to
implement a website/database project. Current participants in BAROC
include the Milton S. Eisenhower Library of the Johns Hopkins University;
the Walters Art Museum; the Baltimore Museum of Art; Maryland Institute
College of Art; the Enoch Pratt Free Library; the Maryland Historical
Society; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and the Division of
Library Development and Services, Maryland State Department of Education.
The website/database project aims to showcase the richness of Baltimore
art institutions, to make accessible unique information about Maryland
artists, and to provide a forum that facilitates communication between
researchers, artists, and art institutions.
Responsibilities:
Under the direction and supervision of the BAROC team, the project
coordinator will facilitate the planning and implementation of a modular
website that will profile participating art institutions and make their
libraries' online catalogs available, house a Database of Maryland Artists
and other regional digital initiatives, and offer services to artists and
art researchers via interactive web-pages, bulletin boards, and other
similar utilities. The BAROC project coordinator will also be involved in
managing the project's budget, work with the team to secure long-term
funding, and facilitate the implementation of a library management system
at two member museum libraries. It is essential that the coordinator be
detail-oriented and demonstrate innovation and creativity within a
cooperative, collegial team setting. Note: The duration of this position
is two years with potential for renewal.
Qualifications:
Required: Bachelor's degree in arts administration, business
administration, library/information science, or a related field;
demonstrated experience managing an arts-related project; ability to excel
as a member of a consortial team; ability to plan and implement a
multi-task project cooperatively; ability to facilitate and to participate
fully in group decision-making; facility with technology; basic knowledge
of web-page design; strong interpersonal and communication skills; strong
writing skills.
Preferred: Master's degree in arts administration, business
administration, or library/information science; demonstrated experience
working in automated library environments; budget management skills;
experience developing fund-raising strategies; academic or practical
experience in the visual arts or art history; facility with at least one
major European language.
Review of applications will begin on April 20, 2001. Send resume,
INDICATING JOB # S01A2193 on cover letter, via email to [log in to unmask],
fax to (410) 516-2314, or mail to Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Human
Resources, 119 Garland Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218. Approximate starting
salary range $30,960 - $38,695. The Sheridan Libraries are strongly
committed to diversity. A strategic goal of the Libraries is to "work
toward achieving diversity when recruiting new and promoting existing
staff". We offer excellent benefits, including tuition remission, in a
smoke free/drug free environment. AA/EOE
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