Serials Librarian, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

Posted November 21, 2019

This position is located in the Library, Archives, and Museum Collections Division of the Wisconsin Historical Society located close to the state capitol and University of Wisconsin Madison. The Wisconsin Historical Society holds one of the premier research collections on North American history in the United States, with library holdings of 3.9 million items and archives of 110,000 cubic feet. The Division is a depository for both federal and state government publications and is the home of the State Archives. In addition to its excellent Wisconsin collections, the Division is widely known for its genealogical collections, newspapers and periodicals holdings, special collections, and archival collections in mass communications, social action, and organized labor.

 

The Wisconsin Historical Society is an affiliate of the University of Wisconsin and the Headquarters Building is located in the heart of the UW-Madison campus. The Library at the Wisconsin Historical Society is the University of Wisconsin’s North American History Library.

 

For more information about the state civil service selection process, please visit the General Information Page in WiscJobs.

 

Position Summary:   

Under the direction of the Collection Development Coordinator, this position is responsible for the selection, acquisition, selected cataloging, and related collection development tasks necessary for the management of the serials (periodicals and newspapers) collections in all formats in the Library-Archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society. 

This position is also responsible for evaluating and acquiring new content formats, including knowledge of formats for electronic serials resources, and for helping to manage the library’s transition from print to electronic serials resources. This position also works in cooperation with other professional Library-Archives staff members to plan, develop, coordinate, and implement all serials works.

 

Qualifications:   

Please specifically address the following in your cover letter and/or resume.

A minimally qualified candidate will have experience in all of the following:

• Experience leading and/or directing the work of staff (e.g. assigning daily tasks, training new staff on processes, or making staff schedules)

• Experience working in professional library or archives setting utilizing library theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective Library and Information Services 

• Experience working with Serials, Periodicals or Special Collections

• Experience using a complex library database (e.g. Alma,  OCLC, WorldCat, LAS)

 

In addition to minimum qualifications, a well-qualified candidate will have experience in the following areas:

• Information and Library Sciences  coursework (i.e. Collection Management, Classifying and Cataloguing, Reference Services)

• Experience providing reference services (i.e. working with the public, answering questions via phone, email or in person)

• Experience working with electronic periodical management

 

How To Apply:   

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