ACQflash: Job opening: Gettysburg College, Director of Archives and Special Collections

Subject: Job opening: Gettysburg College, Director of Archives and 
Special Collections
From: Kathy D'Angelo <kdangelo_at_gettysburg.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:59:52 +0000



Director of Archives and Special Collections



Gettysburg College’s Musselman Library invites applications for the 
position of Director of Archives and Special Collections. The position 
reports to the College Library Director and is responsible for providing 
leadership, vision, planning and management for the Department of 
Archives and Special Collections.



Responsibilities include the development, organization, and preservation 
of collections and a commitment to their access for research and 
teaching; the cultivation of donor relations; the pursuit of grants to 
support program initiatives; and the creation of programs and 
exhibitions. The successful candidate will be a creative, experienced 
and forward-looking librarian dedicated to undergraduate education and 
the active support of faculty and student research.



The Director of Archives and Special Collections is an administrative 
position that supervises 1 librarian, 1.5 support staff, and several 
student assistants. As a member of the Library's senior management team, 
the Director of Archives and Special Collections has the opportunity to 
play a leading role in library-wide planning and operations.



The Gettysburg College Archives and Special Collections includes 
historical manuscripts, institutional records, College photographs and 
documents, personal papers, oral histories, over 11,000 rare books and 
more than 2,000 Asian art objects. The department also houses rare maps 
from the 17th and 18th centuries, primary resources from the Colonial 
Era, Civil War letters and diaries, children’s literature, 
Pennsylvaniana, and collections related to Dwight D. Eisenhower and 
World War II. The collections support coursework across the curriculum 
and original research by students, faculty, and the scholarly community, 
as well as continuing exhibitions and programs on campus and online. For 
a sampling of the library’s collections, see GettDigital.



The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication 
skills, as a critical component of the job is collegial work with 
library staff, faculty, students, alumni, donors and members of the 
community. Like all librarians, the Director of Archives and Special 
Collections will participate actively in collection development, serve 
as liaison to one or more academic departments, serve on library 
committees, and pursue continuing education and professional development 
opportunities.



Required qualifications:

· ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science

· Minimum of three years successful and increasingly responsible 
experience in special collections and/or archives in an academic library 
or research institution

· Evidence of effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication 
skills

· Flexibility in adapting to changing departmental and organizational 
priorities and to ever-changing technological environments

· Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and collaborate with staff at 
all levels of the College

· Evidence of administrative effectiveness and the ability to contribute 
successfully as part of a management team

· Evidence of strong leadership, planning and organizational skills

· Strong customer service orientation, with a commitment to 
participating in undergraduate education

· Supervisory experience

· Ability to develop and maintain positive relations with donors and 
support groups

· Experience in soliciting, acquiring, organizing, and maintaining 
collections

· Demonstrated flexibility and resourcefulness in analyzing and solving 
problems

· Knowledge of current practices related to the identification, access, 
control, organization and digitization of primary source materials, 
including metadata schemas, digital processes, institutional 
repositories and open access initiatives

· Ability to lead staff in using digital technologies to create and 
deliver collections electronically

· Understanding of scholarly communication patterns and needs of a 
scholarly clientele.



Preferred qualifications:

· Advanced degree in a relevant academic field; subject depth in 
American History desirable

· Experience in seeking and administering grant funding

· Experience with records management in print and electronic formats

· Knowledge of preservation issues and techniques

· Work experience in an academic library

· Familiarity with a liberal arts environment

· Interest and participation in relevant professional organizations





Please visit our website to submit application materials through our new 
on-line system:

http://gettysburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/69



Applications received by April 1, 2011 will receive the fullest 
consideration. Anticipated start date is on or before August 15, 2011.



The College assures equal employment opportunity and prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, 
religion, sexual orientation, age, and disability. Gettysburg College is 
committed to creating a more diverse community; as part of that process, 
the College encourages candidates from historically underrepresented 
groups to apply. Salary is competitive. A liberal benefits package is 
available.







Kathleen D'Angelo
Director of Collections & Technical Services
Gettysburg College, Musselman Library
300 N. Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 337-7001 fax
(717) 337-7007 phone
kdangelo_at_gettysburg.edu
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