Senior Manager, Rare Materials Cataloging

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Overview

The New York Public Library’s (NYPL) Special Collections Processing (SCP) department is seeking a proven and collaborative Senior Manager for Rare Materials Cataloging to strengthen and expand its current operations devoted to rare and special format materials. The Senior Manager will provide vision, leadership, and oversight for the cataloging and description of materials held and acquired by the curatorial divisions at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Library for the Performing Arts.

Working within SCP and across NYPL, the Senior Manager of Rare Materials Cataloging is responsible for ensuring the accurate and appropriate bibliographical description of the Library’s Special Collections material including rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, pamphlets, serials, maps, photographs, prints, illustrations, designs, artwork, three-dimensional models, realia, audio and moving images, and related items that are not components of archival collections. The Senior Manager provides leadership for the Library’s standards for the description of rare materials and special formats held in the Research Libraries, develops and documents project workflows for processing and accessioning new acquisitions and existing backlog, and coordinates the enhancement of metadata in collaboration with the Metadata Services manager. The position will also perform cataloging of complex rare materials according to national and local cataloging standards and procedures, supervise staff cataloging rare materials and special formats, and assist in training other catalogers at NYPL. In collaboration with BookOps Cataloging, SCP managers, and key partners in curatorial and public services, this position will draft and maintain NYPL’s Special Collections Cataloging Manual.

While based at the Library Services Center (LSC) in Long Island City, Queens, the Senior Manager works across the organization to establish and deepen collaborative relationships that unify and strengthen rare materials cataloging and the Library’s stewardship efforts.

We are looking for someone we can count on to :

Own :

• The planning, coordination, and effective management of the unit’s day-to-day operations to ensure accuracy, foster collaboration, and advance description priorities and institutional goals

Teach :

Learn :

Improve :

Some expectations for this role are that within :

1 month , this person will :

3 months , this person will :

6 months and beyond , this person will :

by potential grant funding

Responsibilities

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Required Education & Certifications

Required Experience

Required Skills

Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

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Core Values

All team members are expected and encouraged to embody the NYPL Core Values :

Work Environment

Physical Duties

Pre-Placement Physical Required?

No

Union / Non Union

Non-Union

FLSA Status

Exempt

Schedule

35 hours / week, M-F, onsite

This job description represents the types and levels of responsibilities that will be required of the position and shall not be construed as a declaration of all of the specific duties and responsibilities for the role. Job duties may change if Library priorities change. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description as needed.

The New York Public Library Salary Statement

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