Dibner Institute/Burndy Library

The Institute announces two full time positions available in the Burndy Library:
Aquisitions Librarian
Technical Services Coordinator

ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN / BIBLIOGRAPHER FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Full-time Position

Description: Will primarily be responsible for identifying, acquiring, and cataloging new materials for the Library, including contemporary and out-of-print books and journals, as well as gifts and special collections, in all areas of the history of science and technology.

Duties: Oversee collection development of secondary sources, including assessing areas of the LibraryÕs holdings for potential growth, and establishing procedures for managing gifts, duplicates and special collections. Monitor and enhance cataloging methods and standards for the secondary source collection. Manage preservation activities for the secondary collection. Provide reference service to Library users, and serve as liaison to Dibner fellows and affiliates for determining information and research needs. Initiate new web projects while managing ongoing web pages, and train others in web applications. With Head of Exhibitions and Publications, identify and plan appropriate library events and activities. May participate in outreach and other promotional activities. Staff Reading Room as needed. Work on special projects as requested.

Qualifications: M.L.S. degree. Undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the sciences or History of Science strongly preferred. Library experience, preferably in collections or reference, required. Strong computer skills, including familiarity with automated library software, OCLC, and HTML, required. Experience with the use of media equipment such as scanners and graphics software desired. Should have strong communication skills and effective writing ability. Attention to detail essential. Must be energetic and able to organize tasks, set priorities, and work cooperatively with others. Knowledge of one or more foreign languages helpful.

The Burndy Library is a research collection for the history of science and technology, and serves as the major resource for the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, a center for advanced research located on the M.I.T. campus. The Library collections include historical books and pamphlets, manuscripts, instruments, visual and artifactual materials, and significant holdings of both older and recent secondary monographs and journals on the history of science and technology. The Library is open Monday Ð Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Please send a letter of application, together with resume and a list of three professional references to:

Rita Dempsey,
Burndy Library,
Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology,
MIT E56-100,
38 Memorial Drive,
Cambridge, Mass. 02139.

The Burndy Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

TECHNICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR

Full-time Position

Description: The Technical Services Coordinator is responsible for the physical processing of all incoming library materials, cataloging-related maintenance, and stacks management.

Duties: Physical processing: includes managing all facets of bindery shipments; preparing reports and materials for transfer to exhibitors or for conservation treatment; assisting with identifying materials requiring preservation or conservation; maintaining and organizing conservation supplies; assisting with exhibition installations; and bookplating, labeling, and attaching mylar jackets and conservation enclosures. Cataloging maintenance: includes editing MARC records and communicating library holdings to OCLC; serving as primary liaison to OCLC and TLC (automated library software) for technical issues, including managing software and upgrades, and training other staff in these systems; troubleshooting and resolving technical problems and issues arising from these systems. Stacks management: duties include shelving, shifting, space planning, maintaining the New Acquisitions display, and related tasks. In addition, the Technical Services Coordinator is responsible for assisting with web page development and maintenance; staffing the Reading Room as necessary; and performing various other tasks, including clerical and other assistance to the Dibner Institute.

Qualifications: B.A./B.S. degree. Library experience, preferably in technical services and/or conservation, required. Strong computer skills, including familiarity with automated library software (especially cataloging module), HTML, imaging equipment and software, desired. Should have strong communications skills and effective writing ability. Attention to detail essential. Must be energetic and able to organize tasks, set priorities, and accommodate interruptions. Knowledge of one or more foreign languages helpful. The Burndy Library is a research collection for the history of science and technology, and serves as the major resource for the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, a center for advanced research located on the M.I.T. campus.

The Library collections include historical books and pamphlets, manuscripts, instruments, visual and artifactual materials, and significant holdings of both older and recent secondary monographs and journals on the history of science and technology. The Library is open Monday Ð Friday, 9am to 5pm. Please send a letter of application, together with resume and a list of three professional references to:

Rita Dempsey,
Burndy Library,
Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology,
MIT E56-100,
38 Memorial Drive,
Cambridge, Mass. 02139.

The Burndy Library is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.