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Supervisory Librarian

4 months ago

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Performs the administrative and human resource management functions related to the staff supervised. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly communicated through the formal employee performance management system. Observes workers' performance; demonstrates and completes work performance critiques. Provides informal feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Resolves informal complaints and grievances. Prepares work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as needed. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters. Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Reviews and approves or disapproves leave requests.


Responsible for advancing the objectives of equal employment opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to adhere to nondiscriminatory employment practices in regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

Initiates nondiscriminatory practices for the area under his/her supervision in the following:
(1) merit promotion of employees and recruitment and hiring of employees and recruitment and hiring of applicants; (2) fair treatment of all; (3) encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; (4) career development of employees; and (5) full utilization of their skills.


Makes long range plans and develops specific strategies for physical processing, bibliographic and inventory control, database utilization, and creation and transmission of digital images of the Division's collections.

In so doing identifies and integrates technical, financial and administrative factors of external program issues that have an immediate bearing on the work of the Section (e.g., the Arrearage Reduction Initiative and the National Digital Library); adjusts immediate and long range goals, objectives, plans and schedules to meet changes in resources; determines project or program segments to be initiated, dropped or curtailed; determines the resources to devote to each of the various concurrent projects; and participates in developing technical proposals for outside funding.


Develops rules and standards for metadata (cataloging, finding aids, and inventory control) of visual materials and for digital imaging, in libraries and archives that serve as the basis for national and international networking of bibliographic data and access to images.

Coordinates these activities with specialists in other divisions and directorates of the Library to assure consistency with standards for bibliographic control and networking of other library and archival materials.

Prepares or oversees the preparation of analytical reports and publications pertaining to the Section's areas of responsibility. Often these are widely used as operational standards throughout library and archive professions.


Works closely with the other divisional Section Heads to organize collections and provide bibliographic and subject access for users of the collections, to provide location and provenance controls for all materials, and to facilitate the movement of materials through the Division's physical processing workflow.


Assures the availability of information about automation systems and other programs applicable to the Division's collection control and access needs.

Oversees the determination of archival supplies, automation and technical equipment, and facilities needed for the Section, as well as the development of RFPs and contract review and oversight.

Supervises the receipt of visual materials sent to the Library through gift, deposit, transfer, exchange, copyright, and purchase.

Monitors the unpacking and the checking of the completeness and condition of incoming materials and the maintenance of accessioning and acquisition files.

Works with the curatorial staff to assure substandard or out-of- scope acquisitions are promptly rejected and reported to the proper office.

Oversees the Division's responsibility to report on the Division's holdings (Arrearage Reduction Reports, Annual Reports, and the like), and to receive necessary documentation for the Division's records.