Under the general direction of the Dean, Valencia Campus, and in functional reporting with the Director of Library Services, Berklee, the Librarian is responsible for providing professional library services that include reference, cataloging, collection development, and bibliographic instruction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Provides reference services for students, faculty and staff; assisting in small informational searches as well as major research projects. - Provides interlibrary loan and document delivery services for students and faculty to expand the effectiveness of the library collection. - Performs cataloging and classification of monographs, scores and audio/visual material for the library, media center and designated satellite/departmental collections. - Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates student employees and support staff, as appropriate, in basic library tasks such as checking in and out materials and shelf maintenance. - Is solely responsible for the operation of the library in Valencia. - Provides individual and class-‐based training for faculty and students on effective use of library system, online databases and periodical indexes. - Participates in ongoing information literacy workshops and presentations. - Is responsible for—with faculty, program director and dean, participation— the development and maintenance of collection materials within designated subject areas. - Works directly with faculty, program directors and deans, in identifying and processing class reserve materials, and the development of class/subject reading and listening lists. - Participates in the development of Learning Resources goals and objectives. - Participates in the publication of library promotions, newsletters and new-‐acquisitions lists. - Other duties as required.
To apply for this position, please email a Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to valenciajobs@berklee.edu. Please indicate the position that you are applying for in the subject line of the email.
Requisitos
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Masters in Library Science preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks.
- Experience with both copy and original cataloging on an automated library system.
- Knowledge and understanding of computers, information databases, indexes and systems.
- Demonstrated experience in a supervisory capacity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
- Experience with all types of academic research resources.
- Demonstrated knowledge of all operations in an academic library.
- Fluent English skills.
Información de contacto
http://berkleevalencia.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/reference-librarian-job-description1.pdf
Sobre Berklee College of Music
For over half a century, Berklee College of Music has been the leader in contemporary music education. We have launched the careers of many of today’s successful professionals in the music industry. More than 200 Grammy Awards have gone to our alumni. Berklee delivers the highest standards in music education, including cutting-edge technologies, and we maintain that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. Berklee in Valencia is the college’s first international campus, with a unique curriculum. With Valencia, the college offers a new way for musicians around the world to join the global music community—as performers, as practitioners, and as leaders.