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Requisition # 24042
The Stanford University Libraries and Academic
Information Resources (SULAIR) seeks an early-career art librarian with great
enthusiasm for the accumulation and dissemination of art information, with
excellent interpersonal skills, within an extremely pro-active and
service-oriented environment.
Overview
The Stanford Art and Architecture Library, which
occupies 14,000 square feet in the
In addition to collection building, the Library maintains
a full and proactive program of reference services, bibliographic and research
instruction, and outreach to students and faculty across the entire university.
An exhibition program is under development, and will feature the
Library’s Locked Stacks collection, which includes a full complement of
rare, antiquarian materials, artist’s books and multiples, early
Modernist periodicals, illuminated manuscript facsimiles, and so on.
Responsibilities:
- Assist Head Librarian with selection of materials,
using vendor databases, approval plans, dealers’ catalogs and quotes,
reviews, etc.
- Assume partial responsibility for the Locked Stack
collection of unique and rare materials, including selection, conservation
assessment, and processing.
- Oversee exhibition program of Library’s
Locked Stack collections. Design exhibitions in consultation with head
librarian, faculty, and students.
- Relegate outdated and peripheral materials to
off-campus storage, and participate in other aspects of collection management,
such as donor stewardship, book dealer relations, and faculty contact work.
- Handle in-person and telephone reference requests
during designated on-duty periods and on-demand as necessary.
- Conduct instructional and orientation sessions with
the Library’s core clientele; carry on outreach activities to the broader
Stanford community.
- Share teaching responsibility for course in art
database searching and art bibliography with the Head Librarian; train staff as
necessary to use art reference sources.
- Assist in content planning and take on primary
responsibility for maintenance of the Library’s web site.
- Participate in the supervision of the Art and
Architecture Library staff; manage Library in the absence of the Head
Librarian; assist in development and maintenance of internship program.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Outstanding communicator with excellent verbal and
written skills; excellent project management skills; able to work
collaboratively, independently, or under supervision, as projects require.
- Committed to building excellent collections and
delivering those collections to the Stanford community.
- Reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages
(preferably from among French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and
Japanese). Must be able to work with approval slips in European languages.
- Ability to work comfortably and effectively with a
wide range of faculty, students and other professionals in a research library
setting.
- ALA/MLS preferred, or the demonstrated equivalent
in training and/or experience.
- B.A. in art or art history; knowledge of
historiography of art history and familiarity with current modes of cultural
analysis. Graduate degree in art history highly preferred.
- Experience with current information technologies
and systems; familiarity with use of a variety of software (word processing,
database, web design, etc.) in a research environment.
Application process:
Applicants should supply as part of their cover
letter a complete statement of their qualifications; a full resume of their
education and relevant experience; and the names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of three references who are familiar with their qualifications for this
position. Preference given to applications received by March 31, 2007.
To see full description, assure your application
information is captured in our official files, and give the hiring department
immediate access to your resume, you must apply to http://jobs.stanford.edu/ and in the
keyword search box, indicate 24042. AA/EOE