- The Curator of Special Collections and Archives (CSCA) develops and refines the Special Collections mission, operational policies and procedures, and collection development policies, which include the Abernethy Collection of American Literature, the Helen Hartness Flanders Ballad Collection, the College Archives, Rare Books & Manuscripts, Media Archives, and Realia. The CSCA works with the Assistant Curator of Special Collections and Archives/Exhibits Designer (ACSCA/DE) in the conceptualization and realization of Special Collections mission statement and implementing Special Collections policies, procedures and administrative supervision. The CSCA collaborates with the ACSCA/ED to provide access to and to organize, highlight, and preserve the unique, valuable and diverse non-circulating holdings of Middlebury College contained in all five components within Special Collections. The CSCA develops an educational plan that reinforces the significance of primary source materials as a curricular resource and implements that plan through close association with faculty and through the Academic Liaison and First Year Seminar programs. The CSCA develops an effective outreach program to solicit donations to the College Archives and other areas of Special Collections from College administration, faculty, emeriti, alumni, and other members of the College community.
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Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provides support, direction, coaching, and feedback to the staff responsible for assisting with the activities that support the development and refinement of the various collections of LIS.
Provides leadership, support, and direction to the digitization efforts of LIS.
Actively pursues important materials/resources that would enhance Middlebury College's academic and scholarly reputation.
Develops and supervises the overall service profile of Special Collections
Administers operational budgets for Special Collections, College Archives, Abernethy, and Flanders Collections, and the book budgets for the Abernethy Collection, College Archives, RBMS, and as liaison to other academic departments
Administers the activities of the Friends of the Library, including annual membership campaign, recommendations for publication projects, special acquisitions with Friends funds, and planning the annual Ron Rucker Lecture
In collaboration with faculty representative of the Department of American Literature & Civilization, invites and schedules for the Abernethy Lecture series
Develops effective programming to promote the relevance of Special Collections and create enhanced awareness of LIS issues of importance to the College community
Insures the proper storage, treatment, and preservation of the Special Collections.
Organizes, describes, and classifies Abernethy Collection manuscripts, selected RBMS manuscript collections, and Archival record groups and series
Develops and maintains finding aids, catalogs and inventories to facilitate access to the materials outlined above.
Curates the College Archives
Provides instruction to faculty, students, and independent researchers in primary source research methods and the proper handling of Special Collections materials in classroom environment and in individual consultations
Serves as librarian liaison for academic departments/programs and participates in the First Year Seminar program with an emphasis on relating primary source research in Special Collections to those academic departments/programs and FYSE classes
Provides general reference service as part of Reference schedule rotation
Responds to all forms of communication, including walk-ins, regarding reference and research questions from College administration, faculty, students, and staff, independent scholars, and the general public
Works with ASCSCA/ED in organizing and planning priorities of the College oral history program
Works with ASCSCA/ED to design visually interesting and informative exhibits
Collaborates with the ACSCA/ED on content of and designs for exhibit catalogs/brochures and other Special Collection's publications
- Performs other duties as needed
Key Relationships/Interpersonal Skill:
Works closely with Special Collections staff, student workers, cataloging department, Preservation and Processing, LIS colleagues, faculty and college administration to coordinate the goals and objectives of Special Collections with the overall mission of Middlebury College
Key Principles:
Library and Information Services is part of an educational community and shares in the responsibility for supporting teaching and learning as part of the College mission. We are committed to the following.
Proactive, responsive, respectful customer service
Opportunities and expectations for employee development
Collaboration within the organization, across the College, and beyond
Effective and open communication
- Understanding the work of our customers
Expected Outcomes:
Significant integration of Special Collections materials with research and teaching at Middlebury College
Expanding and increasingly accessible collections of primary source materials that are responsibly preserved
Permanent documentation of the College's history through the maintenance of the records of faculty, students, emeriti, alumni and staff
Educated and satisfied users who are informed about the specialized nature of rare, non-circulating materials and knowledgeable of the College's collections
Enhanced accessibility of the College's photographic collections
An increased number of exhibits from more departments that are well researched, informative, beautifully presented and highlight the College's holdings
- Consistent and systematic reduction of the backlog of archive materials
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