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Major Duties and Responsibilities:
ˇ Develops
the Library’s short and long-term plans in correlation with institutional
goals and objectives and in response to the activities of the College and the
Gallery.
ˇ Develops
an annual Library budget in correlation with short- and long-term Library goals
and, upon approval of the budget by the Dean, monitors implementation of the
budget. Tracks and processes invoices.
ˇ Assesses
the Library’s services and needs through statistics and surveys, and
distributes results as needed.
ˇ Coordinates
and executes public relation activities to further Library outreach to the
Corcoran community, to fulfill the Library’s mission, and to support the
Corcoran’s academic curriculum.
ˇ Establishes
collection development policies; selecting materials for purchase and overseeing
said purchases.
ˇ Regularly
reviews collection for relevance, currency, and deaccessioning decisions.
ˇ Acts
as point of contact for potential donors of Library materials; coordinating
acceptance and reviewing items for addition to the collection.
ˇ Maintains
exhibition catalogue exchange program; monitoring incoming publications,
updating exchange-partners list, and monitoring and mailing Corcoran
publications.
ˇ Establishes
general Library policies and procedures; reviewing and revising said procedures
as needed.
ˇ Hires,
schedules, trains, supervises, and evaluates the Library’s full-time and
part-time staff including volunteers and interns. Assists supervising work
study students and tracks their paperwork and timesheets.
Qualifications:
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ˇ Three
to five years professional experience in an academic art library, including
significant management experience, technical services background, library instruction,
reference, and collection development.
ˇ Knowledge
of electronic information tools and library automation systems.
ˇ Strong
public service orientation and interpersonal skills.
ˇ Expertise
with the SIRSI/DYNIX Symphony online catalog preferred.
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and résumé with at least
three references to:
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Human Resources Department
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EOE