From: Anna Radkowski-Lee <azrl_at_csc.albany.edu>
POSITION:
Curator of Manuscripts (Assistant/Senior Assistant Librarian, full-time,
tenure-track)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Head of the M.E. Grenander Department of Special
Collections and Archives, the Curator acquires, appraises, and processes
manuscript, photograph, and oral collections. Prepares finding aids and
guides (paper and electronic); creates MARC AMC records; provides reference
service; creates and mounts exhibits; serves as the department’s Webmaster;
oversees indexing, digitizing and reproduction of manuscript holding;
assists University Archivist with campus records management program;
participates in the development of Departmental policies and procedures;
supervises student assistants.
The M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives occupies
a state-of-the-art facility located on the 3rd floor of the University’s
New Library Building. The collection serves as a repository for
manuscripts, archives, rare books, and special collections of original
research materials, including the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy and
the German Émigré Collection. Consult the department’s website for more
details on the collection, facility and position
(http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/).
Library faculty at the University at Albany, SUNY, are expected to fulfill
faculty obligations in the areas of research, publication and service to
the Libraries, University and profession, as well as specific library
assignments.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Graduate degree in librarianship from an ALAaccredited
institution or foreign equivalent; graduate course work on processing
archival or manuscript collections; minimum of one year relevant archival
and manuscript experience; evidence of professional involvement or
scholarly activity; excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills;
knowledge of MARC AMC format; experience with HTML and web page design,
construction and maintenance; ability to perform physical activities
associated with archival environments.
Preferred: Knowledge of literary/historical research methods and 20th
Century American History; experience with digital trends and initiatives
for electronic preservation and access; understanding of text encoding
(EAD/SGML) principles and copyright issues.
SALARY:
Commensurate with education and experience. Salary minima: Assistant
Librarian $36,200; Senior Assistant Librarian $42,575.
TERMS & BENEFITS:
Twelve month appointment; sick leave and annual leave at 1.25 days each per
month; health insurance; dental, vision and prescription coverage. Social
Security coverage. TIAA/CREF or New York State Teachers Retirement
available (employee contribution rate 3%).
APPLY TO:
Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries - UL 112
University at Albany
State University of New York
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
DEADLINE:
Review of letters of application and resumes will begin March 4, 2002.
Please include the names, addresses, and phone number of three references
we can contact.
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Albany’s University Libraries are among the top 100 research libraries in
the United States. They are a highly valued partner in teaching and
research at the University, serving a campus community of 16,000 full-time
and part-time students and 2,300 faculty and staff and a broader regional,
national and international community. The Libraries employ a dynamic and
knowledgeable staff of 144 FTE and 300 part-time student assistants to
provide excellent services to a campus community that makes heavy demands
on these services. Collections total 2 million cataloged volumes and the
Libraries offer a full spectrum of resources, from rare books and
manuscripts to an array of electronic resources. Librarians work closely
with teaching faculty to offer an extensive program of user education and
information literacy instruction. The University Library on the main campus
is a large 175,000 square feet, 4 story building providing seats for 1,660.
It is open 109 hours a week. It contains several fully-networked library
classrooms and laboratories, a 60 seat computer user room, a large
networked reference area, and an interactive media center.
The Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library for Public Affairs and Policy on the
Rockefeller College campus serves the graduate schools of Criminal Justice,
Public Administration, Social Welfare and Information Science and Policy.
The New Library, opened in September 1999, on the main campus adds 143,000
net square feet of space to the University Libraries and houses a
technologically advanced, 500,000 volume science library, the M. E.
Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, and the Library’s
Preservation Department.
The University Libraries are fully automated. ADVANCEWeb, the Libraries’
ADVANCE system contains information on all cataloged holdings and is
Internet accessible. The Libraries provide an extensive array of electronic
and networked resources and Web-accessible services. They are members of
the Association of Research Libraries, The Research Libraries Group and The
Center for Research Libraries. Additional information about the University
at Albany Libraries is available on their award-winning homepage accessible
at: (http://www.library.albany.edu).
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER
Received on Wed Jan 30 2002 - 16:14:58 EST