Part of the collection includes ...  35,000 maps.


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Subject:         Rare Books Librarian position at UC Berkeley
Date:   Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:17:47 -0700




The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley is
recruiting for the position of Rare Books Librarian.

For more information, please see:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/rarebooks.html



POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT, August 2013
University of California, Berkeley
The Library
Rare Books Librarian

The Bancroft Library
Hiring range: Associate Librarian IV - Librarian IV
$58,188 - 91,140 per annum, based on qualifications
This is a full-time appointment available starting November 2013.

The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, seeks a
Rare Books Librarian to manage its rare books and literary manuscript
collections. The Rare Books Librarian serves as the Bancroft liaison to
faculty and students conducting research in a variety of fields
(including, among others, European languages and literatures, medieval
and early modern studies, history, history of the book, history of
science) and supports this campus community through specialized
reference service and instructional programs. The Rare Books Librarian
also contributes to the general reference service provided in Bancroft.
The Environment

The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and
teaching facility at one of the nation's premier public universities. In
a highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a
campus community of 25,500 undergraduate students, 10,300 graduate
students, and 1,500 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries -
including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, The Bancroft Library, the C. V.
Starr East Asian Library and subject specialty libraries. With a
collection of more than 11 million volumes and a collections budget of
over $15 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all
formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and
build their related research skills.

The Bancroft Library is one of the largest and most heavily used
libraries of rare materials in the West. Its holdings include more than
600,000 volumes; 60,000,000 manuscripts (60,000 linear feet); 8,200,000
photographs and other pictorial materials; 86,000 microforms; 300,000
digital images; and 35,000 maps, as well as numerous other categories of
unique material. The two largest collections are the Bancroft Collection
of Western and Latin Americana, and the Rare Books Collection. The
latter comprises approximately 100,000 volumes ranging from a
substantial collection of Egyptian papyri from as early as 2000 B.C.
through medieval and early modern manuscripts and books (including more
than four hundred incunabula) to important holdings in more recent
periods of European, English, and American culture in such diverse
fields as modern fine typography, contemporary poetry (concentrating on
California poets), and certain major modern British and American
authors. Bancroft is also home to four research groups: the Regional
Oral History Office; the Mark Twain Papers; the Center for the Tebtunis
Papyri; and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. The Rare Books
Collection has special emphases on the Enlightenment and on books by and
about women from the fifteenth century to the present. It also includes
collections of fine bindings, medieval and early modern manuscripts,
pamphlets documenting the French Revolution, and African-American
literature.
Responsibilities

The Rare Books Librarian has two major responsibilities: managing the
development, servicing, and preservation of the Rare Books Collection
through ongoing analysis of its existing strengths and weaknesses, and
expanding it in ways appropriate to the collection policies in place or
in development; and serving as a member of the Bancroft Public Services
staff, spending approximately one-fourth time on reference activities,
including scheduled shifts at Bancroft's reference desk providing
general reference service for the broad range of all the Bancroft
collections. In the former capacities, the Rare Books Librarian reports
to the Deputy Director, and, in consultation with him and Bancroft's
Curatorial Group, has general curatorial responsibility for the Rare
Books Collection. In the last capacity, the Rare Books Librarian, as
scheduled by the Head of Public Service, but reporting to the Deputy
Director, serves as a reference librarian, providing direct reference
support to readers for all Bancroft Library collections, using the
special bibliographical files and descriptions Bancroft maintains to
describe its collections, instructing readers in the use of the finding
aids for large non-book collections, assisting readers in using
appropriate reference tools maintained in Bancroft's reference
collection, and especially interpreting the special strengths of the
Rare Books Collection in its subject and format strengths, including
paleography, history of printing, history of the book, descriptive
bibliography, and the like. Librarians at Bancroft serve an extremely
various group of patrons who range from inexperienced Berkeley
undergraduates through advanced graduate students and faculty members to
visiting scholars and other guests from across the state and around the
world. The Rare Books Librarian is expected to provide instructional
support as requested for each of these groups.

The curatorial responsibilities of the Rare Books Librarian include
collection analysis and development, selection, bibliographical
interpretation and advanced bibliographic description required in
cataloging complex and rare collections (in consultation with the Deputy
Director, the Curatorial Group, and the Associate Director for technical
services). The Rare Books Librarian is responsible for the maintenance
and augmentation of Bancroft's medieval and early modern materials
(originals and facsimiles), and the bibliographic and reference
resources related to them. As curator the Rare Books Librarian is also
responsible for the development of Bancroft's rare book and manuscript
holdings for more recent periods and works with other members of the
Bancroft staff, the University Library, and the faculty in selection and
collection development. The Rare Books Librarian manages Rare Books
Collection materials that are used in the Bancroft seminar rooms or
displayed in the exhibition spaces of the Library.
The Rare Books Librarian functions continually as an ambassador of The
Bancroft Library in dealing with the Berkeley faculty and students, the
general and specialized readers who use Bancroft, the antiquarian book
trade, private collectors, librarians at Berkeley and in the broader
professional community, and the donor community.

Working in a highly collegial environment, the incumbent is expected to
contribute to the Library-wide planning process through participation in
function and subject councils, ad hoc task forces, and other committees
as appropriate.

UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide
planning and governance, to work effectively in a shared decision-making
environment and to be active professionally. Professional contributions
beyond the primary responsibilities are required for advancement in the
Librarian series. The successful candidate will show promise or evidence
of such contributions.
Qualifications
Required:

     MLS from an ALA-accredited institution, or an equivalent degree.
     Three or more years of experience with demonstrated success as a
rare books librarian with specialization in analytical bibliography,
acquisitions and collection development, and reference or public service
     Good knowledge of American, British, and Continental literature and
cultural history
     Proficiency in some ancient (Latin, Greek, Hebrew) and modern
languages (French, Italian, Spanish, German) listed in order of preference
     Solid experience in serving as a reference librarian in either a
general research or rare book library

Candidate must have excellent analytical, interpersonal, and
communication skills, and show both initiative and flexibility;
demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population of
faculty, staff, student and community members.
Desirable:

     An advanced degree in a subject field pertaining to Bancroft's Rare
Books Collection
     Experience in general reference and library instruction
     Experience in grant writing and fundraising
     Experience in the antiquarian book trade
     Demonstrated success in donor relations and significant cultivation
of private collectors

The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to
the support and encouragement of a multicultural environment and seeks
candidates who can make positive contributions in a context of ethnic
and cultural diversity.

Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees and are
represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council -
American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the
bargaining unit.

Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per
month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other
benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has
an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health,
dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.

DEADLINE: Consideration will be given to applications received by
September 16, 2013.

Submit applications online at
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00193. Applications must include
a cover letter detailing a statement of qualifications, curriculum vitae
noting degrees and relevant work experience, and the names and contact
information of three references who are knowledgeable about the
applicant's qualifications for this position.
Send inquiries to:

Susan E. Wong
Director, Library Human Resources
Library Human Resources Department
110 Doe Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone:(510) 642-3778
Email: [log in to unmask]

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