Posted January 8, 2025
Description Boston Public Library is seeking a Special Collections Reference Librarian. This entry level position in the Research Services Department will actively facilitate engagement with the BPL’s special collections, which include extensive holdings of rare books, photographs, prints and drawings, music, fine arts and archival collections. As a public library, the BPL is committed to…
Posted December 18, 2024
Job Description: The Boston University Libraries seek a dynamic, service-oriented, collaborative leader for our Head of Research Services position, to lead the research services unit providing users with access to and engagement with the library’s distinctive and special collections. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, this position will lead the creation of…
Posted December 18, 2024
Job Description: The Boston University Libraries seek a Head of Processing and Collection Management to lead the strategic stewardship of the university’s diverse and valuable special collections. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, this pivotal role oversees the comprehensive management, processing, and accessibility of distinctive materials housed across various departments, including the…
Posted September 23, 2024
Job Description The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is seeking an experienced special collections cataloger for a full-time, donor-funded, two-year term position to address a backlog of historic maps, prints and broadsides. The Mercantile Library, now in its 178th year holds broad and deep collections of rare books, manuscripts, and archives…
Posted September 17, 2024
Public Services AideBaker Library Special Collections & Archives14 hours per weekAvailable immediatelySalary $18.00/hour Specific Duties: Excellent opportunity to contribute to ongoing public services activities that support a special collections department. Assist staff with collection digitization requests and stacks management projects, including shelf reads and labelling. Provide support for the daily retrieval and re-shelving of collections…
Posted July 8, 2024
Rhode Island College’s James P. Adams Library seeks a part-time Special Collections Assistant to support the Digital Archivist & Special Collections Librarian with archival processing, digitization, research, and other projects to promote and facilitate access to the library’s special collections. This position is term, lasting one academic year. How to Apply For more information and…
Posted June 17, 2024
Washington and Lee University Library Special Collections and Archives offers a part-time internship position for individuals currently enrolled in a graduate program focused on either library science or archival studies. This individual will be trained in most aspects of special collections and archival work, including reference, instruction, and processing. The internship provides a graduate student…
Posted March 9, 2024
The Librarian for Special Collections contributes to teaching, learning, and research at Pepperdine by serving as a contributing member of the Special Collections and Archives Group. In this capacity, the Librarian provides curatorial oversight of the Malibu Historical Collection, the Starr Art and Music Collection, and related rare book and archives collections. The Librarian, who…
Posted February 14, 2024
The Special Collections Department is offering part-time internship position to assist with reference, accessions, cataloging, and other special projects. Candidate should be able to work between the hours of 9-5 Monday-Friday. The successful candidate will assist staff, helping on-site patrons, answering telephone and written inquiries. Duties will expose the candidate to best practices in a…
Posted February 14, 2024
The Boston College Libraries has the following position open and are accepting applicants. The Boston College Libraries is seeking a versatile Special Collections Metadata Librarian to engage in the creation of robust, high-quality, accurate metadata for a wide variety of printed and published materials. The incumbent will create MARC21 catalog records for published materials across collecting areas,…
