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Director of Library Services

Director of Library Services

The Corning Museum of Glass Job Location: New York Date Created: 06-05-2018

The Director provides leadership, direction and oversight of stewardship and administration of all library operations, including collection management, public services, archives, digital and print collections, digitization, preservation, rights and reproductions and licensing and digital initiatives. Develops and manages the collections development policy and supporting strategies. Serves as a member of the Museum's leadership team representing the interests of the diverse internal and external, local, and global user-communities.

Responsibilities:
Leadership
  • Develops vision and strategic plan for the Library and guides implementation.
  • Builds and maintains relationships nationally and internationally to further the Museum's leadership role.
  • With the President and Executive Director, formulates the Museum's acquisitions strategy and regularly attends acquisitions meetings.
  • Works with internal and external stakeholders in proactively researching and recommending acquisitions in alignment with the collections policy.
  • Works closely with Chief Information Officer to strategically advance the library through the ongoing adoption of current digital practices in providing open access, collaboration and preservation.
  • Collaborates closely with the Advancement Department to steward gifts, including grants, made in support of the Library
  • Builds consensus and fosters synergies between Library teams and Museum staff in the development of programming and other institutional initiatives.
  • Conducts and leads collection-related research and assessment as necessary in support of the resource allocation, prioritization and collection policy development.
  • Cultivates Library's relationship with the Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass and works with the Advancement team to foster relationships with other existing or potential Library donors in support of stewardship activities.
  • Publishes and presents at professional conferences.
  • Actively promotes the Library globally to build awareness and use.

Management/Administration
  • Hires, mentors, supervises and supports development of all library staff.
  • Serves as the voice of the department to the Leadership Team and other teams as requested.
  • As a member of the Leadership Team, participates in setting the Museum's long-term goals and ensures that they are carried out within the directorate.
  • Recommends new program initiatives to fulfill the Museum's goals and works with the staff responsible for seeing them through to completion.
  • Develops and oversees the Library's annual budget and serves as an active participant in institutional long-term financial planning.
  • As a member of the Leadership Team, attends Board of Trustee meetings.
  • Oversees and participates in Library committees in the development of policies and procedures for physical and electronic collection access, open access, preservation and conservation and oversees adherence.
  • With the President and Executive Director and the curatorial staff, provides strategic oversight for the development of future exhibitions and/or loan of Library materials
  • Works closely with the Marketing Department and Exhibitions Planning team to ensure the Library's programs, services and exhibition are marketed as effectively as possible.
  • Collaborates closely with the Advancement Department, including its Manager, Institutional Giving, to initiate, complete, submit, and provide respective required reporting for various grant funding applications.
  • Manages major projects for the Library, such as space planning, acquisition of equipment, etc.
  • Develops strategies to increase the use and promote the relevance of our collections to various museum constituents worldwide.
  • Ensure that the Library maintains the highest level of legal, ethical and safety standards.
Qualifications:
  • Minimum five years administrative management experience in a museum, academic, special collections, or art research library and/or archive.
  • Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited program; graduate study desirable, in field(s) related to the Museum's/Library's collections.
  • Ability to demonstrate digital literacy at the end-user, administrative and strategic perspective.
  • Demonstrated ability to think and lead strategically in support of the planning, evaluation and assessment of library operations.
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with library stakeholders, including museum staff and volunteers, collectors, donors, funders, artists, and independent researchers to promote library services and collections.
  • Knowledge of rights and reproductions policies and legal precedents for works in public collections, including fair use, public domain, personality rights, and similar usage/copyright issues to ensure images legal and appropriate use.
  • Strong leadership, personnel management and fiscal stewardship skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in working with and managing contemporary library collection, archive and digital asset management systems.
  • Awareness of current issues and trends in library and information science relevant to art libraries, special collections, and archives, including emerging technologies and scholarly communication.
  • Respect and exemplify the values of the Corning Museum of Glass in all interactions with colleagues, staff, volunteers, and the public.
  • Experience and ability to work with foreign languages preferable.
  • Ability to travel as needed.

To Apply:
Email, fax, or mail resume with cover letter to employment@cmog.org, fax to (607) 438-5410, or send to Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830,
Attn: Human Resources.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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