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About the Role
The Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division (MIRS) seeks a detail-oriented and organized Specialist II to assist with reference and collection support. This role interfaces with the public and research community, provides collection maintenance, and supports exhibitions.
Responsibilities
- Provide public service and collection support for the MIRS Division and respond to reference questions via email, phone, and in-person from researchers, scholars, and staff
- Participate in outreach activities such as class visits and group presentations
- Provide support to the division with updating collection documentation and reference services including policies and procedures, special projects, exhibitions, and related programming
- Update and create content for web pages, LibGuides, and training materials
- Serve on relevant committees, tasks forces, and working groups that are related to professional responsibilities
- Collaborate with public and technical services units within the Research Libraries to create a unified patron experience
- Maintain a personal program of continuous education and professional development
- Support the Schomburg Center’s research divisions to ensure patron access to collection materials held throughout the various reading rooms
- Perform other related duties as required
Requirements
- Experience providing reference service in a research setting, such as a library, university, or archive
- Experience handling and providing access to various AMI formats
- Subject area expertise of any of the following: African American History/ Studies/ Literature, Africana Studies, Diaspora or Cultural Studies
- Ability to both work independently and collaboratively, establishing and maintaining working relationships with staff, researchers, other organizations and professionals in the field
- Strong experience and knowledge of online catalogs, integrated library systems, databases and reference and information resources
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, and verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of AMI, archival, and library standards (MARC, RDA, LCSH, LCCN, DACS, IASA Cataloguing Rules, and EBUCore Metadata Set)
- Familiarity with Aeon or other special collections workflow management software
- Strong attention to detail with ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment to meet planned goals
- Demonstrated digital literacy skills
- Must be able to position oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and use step ladder or climb tall ladders
Skills
- Detail oriented
- Organized
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Time management skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Written communication skills
- Digital literacy skills
Location
- Schomburg Center
Work Type
- Full Time
- Onsite
Education Level
- ALA accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Studies or Master’s degree in liberal arts or humanities and successful completion of archival and audiovisual training
Salary/Compensations
- $70,393 / year
About the Company
- Founded in 1925 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2017, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of materials focused on African American, African, and African Diaspora experiences.
- The Center features diverse programming and a collection of over 11 million items that illuminate the richness of global Black history and culture.
- A research library of The New York Public Library and seeded by the collection of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, the Schomburg Center provides free access to materials documenting Black life locally, nationally, and internationally.
- The Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division (MIRS, pronounced “meers”) collects and preserves audio and moving image (AMI) materials related to the experiences of people of African descent.
- The division has amassed approximately 400 collections, nearly 5,000 square feet, in a variety of formats, which captures the gestures and sounds of major historical, artistic, and cultural figures and moments.
- While the strength is the Black American holdings, there is considerable Caribbean and African representation in the collection.
Equal Opportunity
- All team members are expected and encouraged to embody the NYPL Core Values: Be Helpful to patrons and colleagues, Be Resourceful in solving problems, Be Curious in all aspects of your work, Be Welcoming and Inclusive