Winterthur Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection.
Assistant Librarian: Reference and Reader Services.
The Assistant Librarian provides reference and public services to Printed
Book and Periodical Collection users, including Winterthur staff, students
of two graduate programs - the Winterthur Program in American Material
Culture and the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art
Conservation - research fellows, visiting scholars, volunteers and the
general public. Assists in developing and presenting instruction sessions
for library users on Printed Book and Periodical Collection resources as
well as library tours and orientations. Provides public services such as
rare book photocopying and scanning, processing photoservices requests and
paging rare books. Assists with technical services by performing copy
cataloging. Coordinates all library loans, including interlibrary loan.
Oversees course reserves, serials, and library circulation.
Qualifications:
Minimum: BA or BS in history, art history or related field, and an
ALA-accredited MLS or two years of professional library experience.
Knowledge of reference resources - both print and electronic - for the
Humanities; knowledge of MARC format; familiarity with automated library
systems; detail-oriented, organized, good interpersonal & communication
skills, good computer skills, excellent customer service skills, able to
prioritize competing tasks.
Preferred: in addition to above, an MA in subject area: American history,
art history, or related field. Knowledge of Virtua, knowledge of OCLC;
knowledge of Excel and Access.
Located on almost a thousand acres just North of Wilmington Delaware,
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, is the former home of Henry Francis
du Pont. The Winterthur Library was established in 1952 to support research
in the American decorative arts and material culture. It has become a
recognized center for advanced study and is dedicated to the understanding
and appreciation of America's artistic, cultural, social, and intellectual
history from colonial times into the twentieth century. Winterthur is a
member of the Association of Research Institutes in Art History and the
Independent Research Libraries Association. The Winterthur Library Printed
Book & Periodical Collection contains more than 70,000 volumes in open
stacks and about 17,000 rare American and European imprints in closed
stacks. The strength of this collection is the documentation of American
household goods and their use, decorative arts and design, and the material
culture of everyday life in America from the 17th through the early 20th
centuries. In addition to monographs, rare books, and trade catalogues, the
Printed Book & Periodical Collection offers currently published periodicals
as well as auction and exhibition catalogues. For more information about
the Winterthur, please visit www.winterthur.org.
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Human Resources
Winterthur Museum Garden and Library
Winterthur, DE 19735
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is an Equal Employment Opportunity
Employer.
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