- Oversee all facets of reference, research, and program operations. Monitor and evaluate trends in art historical research, instruction, reference, information literacy, and public services for research libraries.
- Provide consistent and ongoing training, documentation, evaluation, and continuous process improvement of all research, instruction, reference services and programs. Develop new or improved staffing and future library liaison models to effectively align staff with the tasks of the department to accomplish goals and priorities.
Provide ongoing reference training for librarians assigned to reference desk duty.
- Develop and implement long-term plans for the department and programming in coordination with the Director of Ingalls Library.
- Responsible for reference desk scheduling ensuring the smooth operation of reference services and interactions between reference staff and patrons.
- Update Director of Ingalls Library on status of projects and assignments.
- Mentor and guide the professional development of Reference and Public Programming Librarian and interns assigned to the reference department.
- Serve as liaison librarian to the CMA-CWRU Joint Program in Art History and Museum Studies by providing orientation and information literacy instruction to new students.
- Schedule and provide library and archives orientations for CMA staff, interns, docents, and volunteers.
- Identify, with the Director of Ingalls Library, potential funding sources for research and programming projects.
- Manage reference resource collection in all formats, including the curation of clipping file contents. Supervise and schedule clipping file volunteers.
- Identify, collect, analyze, and record statistics associated with research and program activities on the library statistics spreadsheet. Assist with the preparation of the annual budget.
- Represent the library at museum and external events and programs as requested by the Director of Ingalls Library.
- Maintain proficiency in all essential functions of integrated library system and OCLC.
- Participate in professional organizations and attend conferences as budgeted by the library.
- Perform other projects as assigned by the Director of Ingalls Library.
- In charge of library operations, as assigned, in the absence of the Director of Ingalls Library.
- Contribute to high-level decision making through attendance at monthly senior staff meetings.
Application Material: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references
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