Metropolitan Museum of Art – Library Assistant

This full-time position is split between the Metropolitan Museum’s Irene Lewisohn Reference Library of the Costume Institute (4 days/week) and the Thomas J. Watson Library (1 day/week). Ms. Pakhladzhyan is the Associate Museum Librarian to whom this position will report.

Respondents should send BOTH a cover letter AND a resume to the
following e-mail address: Tatyana.Pakhladzhyan <at> metmuseum.org.

NO TELEPHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Position Profile

POSITION TITLE: Library Assistant
DEPARTMENT: The Costume Institute and Watson Library
REPORTS TO: Associate Museum Librarian
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 2007

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Library Assistant will be responsible for book processing and
labeling library materials, and preparing binding shipments in the
Costume Institute Library and the Watson Library. Other duties at the
Costume Institute Library include shelving books and working on special
projects, maintaining a high volume of photocopying of fashion
magazines, and providing research assistance to the Museum staff and
outside researchers.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
* Processes and labels books and other library materials. Monitors
supplies of barcodes, labels and archival materials
* Prepares periodicals and books for shipment to the commercial bindery
using BIS binding software
* Performs stacks maintenance
* Creates and updates item records
* Works on special projects (library inventories, stacks shifting, etc.)
and assists with writing documentation
* Provides research assistance and support to Museum staff, designers,
scholars, and students
* Other related duties

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and Skills:
* Some library experience preferred, especially in technical services
* Must be detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task
* Ability to work flexibly and creatively in a changing environment
required
* Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal, and client
service skills
Knowledge and Education:
* B.A. required
* Knowledge of one European language
* Knowledge of PCs and Windows and ability to work in a networked
environment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all
employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination
as to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital
status, sexual orientation, or citizenship status in all employment
decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,
compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading,
demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other
terms and conditions of employment.