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Head Librarian
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, Ohio, USA

The Toledo Museum of Art, an internationally recognized, moderately sized museum, seeks a service-oriented, self-motivated Head Librarian. The Library serves Museum staff, university art students and faculty, and the public. The collection includes over 90,000 cataloged monographs and museums catalogues, over 20,000 files on artists, several thousand auction and dealer catalogues, and other resources.

Duties and Responsibilities
Selected candidate will plan and administer the acquisition of library materials, the use of the library, and the preservation of the collection in order to provide a program of comprehensive library services related to the arts. Selects, trains, manages and evaluates staff; maintains vendor relationships; solicits gifts of materials and funds. Responsible for library budget and effective use of endowments and other funds. Provides in-depth research service for Museum staff on request. Serves as primary library representative; participates in cross-functional teams and task forces as appropriate. Advises library support group.

Qualifications:
ALA accredited Master’s in Library Science required, degree in art history preferred; functional literacy in least one foreign language; 3-5 years experience in an art library, including administrative and supervisory experience; demonstrated skills in collection development, research, communication, organization, administration, with a team-focused management style.

Position available June 1, 2009. Details at www.toledomuseum.org. Apply to: Human Resources, Toledo Museum of Art, Box 1013, Toledo, OH 43697 or to jobs@toledomuseum.org

Please reference museum-employment.com when applying for this job.
This job posted by MERC from April 20 through July 20.







The last update to this page was 4-20-09.



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