Assistant Librarian

3 weeks ago

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States University of Wyoming Full time
Job Title: Assistant Librarian

The University of Wyoming invites applications for an Assistant Librarian position in the Special Collections department. As a key member of the library faculty, the successful candidate will provide managerial and curatorial oversight for the University's special collections and the Emmett D. Chisum reading room.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the Emmett Chisum Special Collections reading room, including supervising staff, scheduling, and establishing hours of operation.
  • Selectively acquire collection materials for teaching, research, and public programs.
  • Provide research services to students, faculty, and scholars by developing research guides, answering reference questions, and facilitating access to materials in the collections.
  • Promote, publicize, and expand awareness of collections through exhibits, programs, displays, workshops, tours, and other methods.
  • Improve access to collections materials that bring new narratives to light and focus on under-represented voices and communities.
  • Collaborate with teaching faculty to develop assignments that utilize special collections resources; prepare and teach sessions.
  • Collaborate with Libraries leadership, Digital Collections, and other colleagues to identify areas for growth of born-digital and digitized collections aligned to collection development priorities.
  • Work with local, state, and national community partners and organizations to meet the university's land grant mission of service to the state of Wyoming.
Requirements:
  • MLIS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited institution by start date.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Demonstrated interest in special collections, rare books, and/or archives.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Experience in selecting and acquiring library materials by purchase or donation.
  • Demonstrated experience providing reference service and/or teaching with collections in a library, museum, or archives setting.
  • Experience with selecting materials or identifying collections for digitization projects.
  • Degree in History, American Studies, Art History, or other cultural studies subject relevant to the Chisum Special Collections.
  • Certification in Museum Studies or Archives.

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