Special Collections Asst V

The Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology , is one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in America. The collection of over 500,000 volumes covers world art and architecture from antiquity to the present and includes distinguished rare book holdings. Marquand serves the Princeton University community and scholars from around the world, attracting over 150,000 visitors a year. Marquand Library seeks to hire a Special Collections Assistant, Level V.

Beginning in Spring 2021 all Marquand public and back-end services moved into two temporary Public Service Points in Firestone Library, and one Staff Processing Area at 693 Alexander Road. This staff member will be instrumental in providing evening public services in our temporary spaces and will assist in the move of collections and services back to a newly renovated Marquand Library in c.2025.

Work schedule is outside of standard business hours (though subject to change; may include occasional weekend hours)

• Academic year hours: Monday-Thursday 1pm-9pm, Friday 9am-5pm
• Break hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

 

The SCA V position requires an energetic, production, and service-oriented person to create metadata and process documents for the Digital Library; to help maintain the vault stacks and secure reading room; to prepare materials for transfer to ReCAP; and to manage patron requests for original photography and publication permissions for Marquand collections. The SCA V also manages student employees doing higher-level processing and quality control work in support of Digital Library projects, and liaises regularly with professionals across the Library, especially those in the Rare Books, Preservation and Conservation, Library IT, and Cataloging departments. This individual also staffs Marquand’s service desk six to eight hours per week, and assists individuals and classes with rare book collections following preservation and security protocols.

 

Required:

• Minimum two years of experience in an academic, research, or special library, or comparable experience
• Knowledge of bibliographic conventions and experience searching online catalogs and research databases 
• Experience with digital library projects, knowledge of metadata formats and conventions, and an aptitude for learning software used to process, organize, and describe digital documents 
• Experience with antiquarian library or archival collections
• Ability to work with bibliographic citations in several languages
• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize, be highly productive, and do sustained and accurate detail work at a computer
• Affinity for teamwork and leadership, and the ability to be flexible and resourceful in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate computer skills including desktop productivity software and scanning, and basic knowledge of computer hardware, printers, and imaging equipment
• Library public service experience and service orientation

 

Preferred: 

• Bachelor of Arts or higher degree strongly preferred
• College-level academic work in the Humanities and knowledge of one of the visually oriented disciplines such as art history, archaeology, or media studies
• Coursework in the digital humanities or digital libraries
• Reading knowledge of one foreign language relevant to Marquand, preferably a Romance or Germanic language 
• Project management experience
• Knowledge of rare book cataloging standards
• Facility with Alma or similar integrated library software
• Working knowledge of book preservation techniques and standards
• Working knowledge of copyright law

 

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Academic year hours: Monday-Thursday 1pm-9pm, Friday 9am-5pm / Break Hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

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