Head of Public & Research Services in Special Collections
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge

The Louisiana State University Libraries seek applications and nominations for
the position of Head of Public and Research Services for the Special
Collections Library. The person appointed to this tenure-track faculty
position will manage and coordinate all aspects of Special Collections
reference and instruction services in a dynamic Special Collections
repository. The Head of Public and Research Services reports to the Head of
Special Collections and is a member of the Special Collections Management
Team.

  
Job duties include:

  
Defines cohesive strategies for managing remote and in-person reference
activities, including (but not limited to) training, policies, and procedures
for the Reading Room, fulfilling duplication requests, as well as collections
retrieval and reshelving; oversees the Special Collections Library's use of
Aeon (researcher and collections management system) and serves as the liaison
to Atlas Systems regarding technical issues and statistics; oversees and
coordinates reference service and provides and remotely including occasional
Saturday and Tuesday evening duty; reference service to faculty, students, and
other researchers both in person; works closely with head of Research and
Instruction Services in Middleton Library on general policies and overall
direction for research services in the University Libraries; directly
supervises public services unit.

  
Oversees the coordination of instruction in Special Collections, working in
collaboration with the Head of Special Collections, Curators, University
Archivist, and others to fulfill instruction and outreach activities and
needs; consults with LSU faculty on their own research needs and research
based on Special Collections holdings; works directly with LSU teaching
faculty to integrate Special Collections holdings and services integrate
Special Collections holdings and services into their course design.

  
Manages, in consultation with curators and Head of Special Collections, the
rights and permissions for publication and reuse of items in collections;
develops institutional strategy for tracking and reporting archival use and
impact metrics, and coordinates assessment efforts; works with Special
Collections management team to align collection use trends with processing
strategies and develop effective archival discovery mechanisms; with Special
Collections management team and others, develops strategies for providing
access to and creating a collection development strategy for the growing
collection of born-digital and digitized archival content; completes other
projects as assigned/directed; represents the Special Collections Library on
relevant library committees, task forces, etc.;

  
Provides relevant contributions to the Special Collections Library website,
social media, and the Special Collections blog, to promote Special Collections
services and collections to the research community.

  
Engages in research, scholarly publication, and professional service
activities; participates in local, regional, or national professional
organizations; enriches professional expertise by attending conferences and
continuing education opportunities, with the potential to achieve the
requirements for tenure and promotion in the areas of librarianship, research
and service.



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