Specialist Librarian

Education Requirement

• ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.

Experience Required

• Two years of professional experience working in a special collections environment, including the physical handling of rare books, archival collections, and/or works on paper.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based setting where consultation, flexibility, collaboration and cooperation are essential.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace or community.

Desirable Qualifications

• Classwork, certification(s), concentration(s), or additional degree(s) in special collections, archives, book arts, and/or history of the book.
• Experience interacting with rare book dealers and/or book artists.
• Ability to build and sustain key relationships with donors, researchers, faculty, students, staff, community and/or professional colleagues.
• Basic understanding of metadata standards and schemas for describing rare books and/or archives.
• Familiarity with Aeon and/or ArchivesSpace.
• Bibliographic knowledge of one or more languages in addition to English.
• Demonstrated understanding of the mission of a research university and the mission and functions of a large research library.

Universal Competencies:

• Positive Impact/Achieving Results: Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results.
• Service Excellence/Customer Focus: Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.
• Collaboration and Embracing Diversity: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, nationalities, genders, ages, etc.