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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- SMITH COLLEGE LIBRARIES Art Librarian (Head of the Hillyer Art Library) Smith College invites applications for the position of Art Librarian. Reporting to the Coordinator of Branches and the Director of Libraries, the Art Librarian manages the staff, operations, services and resources of the Hillyer Art Library and contributes to library and college-wide initiatives. The Smith College Libraries, including Hillyer Art Library, Josten Performing Arts Library, Young Science Library, the Sophia Smith Collection, the William Allen Neilson Library and other special collections, comprise over one million volumes and form one of the largest undergraduate research collections in the country. Smith College is an active member of the Five College consortium, with Amherst, Hampshire and Mount Holyoke Colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Responsibilities: Develop and implement policies and provide services for reference, instruction, and collection development in the Art Library, in support of academic programs in art history, studio art, architecture and related areas; supervise staff and budget; plan for related facilities and electronic resources; work with Technical Services to ensure acquisition and processing of Hillyer Library materials; collaborate closely with Art Department faculty, museum staff, and other library staff at Smith and in the Five College consortium; participate in library-wide planning for services and collections; serve on college, regional and national committees as appropriate; maintain active professional awareness of library, technology and art historical fields; may serve as coordinator of the Branch and Media Services Division. Qualifications: Required: ALA-accredited MLS; at least five years professional experience in reference, bibliographic instruction and/or collection development, preferably in an art or architecture library; demonstrated leadership skills and strong user-centered orientation; academic training in art history; experience with library automated systems; reading knowledge of two European languages. Highly desired: graduate work in art history; at least two years experience managing the work of permanent staff; experience with digital imaging; familiarity with Asian language resources. Starting salary: Upper $30's to low $40's; actual salary dependent on experience and qualifications. Send letter of application, resume and names of three references to: Employment Group, Office of Human Resources, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063. For further information about this position contact: Sarah Pritchard, Director of Libraries (email: [log in to unmask]). Review of applications will begin May 1, 1996. Smith College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Art Librarian Hillyer Art Library Smith College Northampton, MA 01063 413-585-2941 [log in to unmask]