Library Director
Corcoran College Library
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develops the Library’s short and long-term plans in correlation with institutional goals and objectives and in response to the activities of the College and the Gallery.
- Develops an annual Library budget in correlation with short- and long-term Library goals and, upon approval of the budget by the Dean, monitors implementation of the budget. Tracks and processes invoices.
- Assesses the Library’s services and needs through statistics and surveys, and distributes results as needed.
- Coordinates and executes public relation activities to further Library outreach to the Corcoran community, to fulfill the Library’s mission, and to support the Corcoran’s academic curriculum.
- Establishes collection development policies; selecting materials for purchase and overseeing said purchases.
- Regularly reviews collection for relevance, currency, and deaccessioning decisions.
- Acts as point of contact for potential donors of Library materials; coordinating acceptance and reviewing items for addition to the collection.
- Maintains exhibition catalogue exchange program; monitoring incoming publications, updating exchange-partners list, and monitoring and mailing Corcoran publications.
- Establishes general Library policies and procedures; reviewing and revising said procedures as needed.
- Hires, schedules, trains, supervises, and evaluates the Library’s full-time and part-time staff including volunteers and interns. Assists supervising work study students and tracks their paperwork and timesheets.
Qualifications:
- ALA accredited MLS; undergraduate degree in Art History, Studio Art, or related humanities preferred.
- Three to five years professional experience in an academic art library, including significant management experience, technical services background, library instruction, reference, and collection development.
- Knowledge of electronic information tools and library automation systems.
- Strong public service orientation and interpersonal skills.
- Expertise with the SIRSI/DYNIX Symphony online catalog preferred.
To apply:
Please send a cover letter and résumé with at least three references to:
hr@corcoran.org
-OR-
Human Resources Department
Corcoran College
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
www.corcoran.org
EOE
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