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Marlene Rothacker
Director of Exhibitions
International Arts & Artists, Washington DC


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Senior Exhibitions Manager 
Job Description
Salary:  $30,000 annually, plus commission and benefits package



This supervisory position will serve as Senior Exhibitions Manager for the Traveling Exhibition Service of International Arts & Artists, a non-profit arts service organization based in Washington, DC. This position reports to the Director of Exhibitions and assists with the development and management of approximately 8 to 10 traveling exhibitions within our larger program of more than 40 exhibitions on the road or in development.  Working with an Assistant Director/Head Registrar, Registrar, Venue Coordinator and supervising one Exhibition Manager who manages an additional 8 to 10 exhibitions, the role of the Senior Exhibition Manager is to successfully market and book consecutive venues on exhibition tours, develop or assist with creating all accompanying materials for an exhibition, and have all exhibitions developed on time and on budget. 



Qualification Requirements:
•	Minimum of 4 years work experience in traveling museum exhibitions, museum field or other arts related field that demonstrates an understanding of exhibition development and knowledge of museums, their practices and interests


•	Bachelors degree in an art related field 
•	Experience with developing and managing budgets
•	Experience with managing several tasks simultaneously with strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to prioritize


•	Strong written and verbal communication 

Specific Duties Includes:
•	Oversee all marketing of an exhibition including researching potential venues for traveling exhibitions through a variety of resources including a database of 1400 US Museum/150 Canadian museums that results in fully booked tours with consecutive venue periods


•	Oversee all aspects of each exhibition budget that results in exhibition coming in on budget
•	Develop marketing materials including written text for exhibitions in a variety of lengths working in conjunction with IA&A Design Studio and any outside curators, lenders and other professionals that includes: description, exhibition specifications, artist(s) biographies, curator(s) biographies, and other descriptive material


•	Develop exhibition content including panel and label text working in conjunction with Venue Coordinator, IA&A Design Studio and any outside curators, lenders and other professionals
•	Oversee all aspects of exhibition catalogue development including securing image rights when necessary and draft all IA&A preface or acknowledgement pages


•	Assists Venue Coordinator to make sure all press releases and images for press are accurate
•	Assists Venue Coordinator on creating all educational resource material working in conjunction with any outside curators, lenders and other professionals


•	Develop potential new traveling exhibitions through museum professional and lender contacts

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Position Announcement

July 28 , 2010

Librarian – Youth Services

Olympia, WA

          Position Information:        Grade 52; 40 hours/week (1.0 FTE)                                               
Position Code:              OL521072-05 (Include on your application and mailing envelope)
                        Hiring Salary:        $3,264.67/month
                        Closing Date:        August 27, 2010 at 5pm
                                Benefits:        Employee Assistance Program
                                                        Washington State Public Employees Retirement System
                                                        Paid Sick, Vacation & 13 Holidays
Medical, dental, vision, life & long-term disability insurance available
                                                        Deferred Compensation & Flexible Benefits plans available
                               To Apply:        Obtain “Application for Employment” Materials:
                                                        Online at www.trl.org
                                                        At the Administrative Service Center (see address below)
                                                        At your local Timberland Regional Library             

                                                         Submit Materials to:
                                                        Timberland Regional Library Administrative Service Center
                                                        Attn: Human Resources
                                                        415 Tumwater Blvd SW
                                                        Tumwater, WA 98501 

Application materials must be RECEIVED at the Administrative Service Center by 5pm on the closing date.

Resume not accepted in lieu of Application - No emailed or faxed materials accepted

 GENERAL PURPOSE: Under general supervision, coordinates and performs a variety of youth services functions on behalf of the Timberland Regional Library District.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
• Plans, conducts and evaluates library programs for children, middle school teens, child care providers and youth activities and events, including story times.
• Provides customer assistance and reference/readers advisory services to library patrons.
• Provides story time, tours, and/or instructions to youth groups visiting the library facility.
• Conducts reference interviews and assists patrons in locating library materials and information.
• Provides assistance to patrons in accessing interlibrary loan materials.
• Responds to general patron inquiries; interprets and explains library policies and procedures.
• Assists patrons in the use of library equipment, computers, databases, catalogs, print resources, and the Internet; troubleshoots equipment issues as required.
• Conducts public education classes and/or provides informal computer tutorials to patrons.
• Assists in maintaining assigned library collections including evaluating/weeding materials, monitoring patron collection requirements, and requesting new and replacement materials.
• Maintains book displays, bulletin boards, and youth areas for assigned library facility.
• Participates in conducting public outreach activities for area of assignment.

• Promotes library services and resources to educational institutions, social/health agencies, and/or community groups.

• Conducts visits to local schools and delivers book talks, provides story time outreach, and/or conducts special presentations as assigned.

• May participate in maintaining, updating, and evaluating the District’s youth website.

• May assist in administering funding for youth services programming as assigned.

• May provide training and/or guidance to assigned volunteer personnel.

• May assume responsibility for library operations in absence of Supervisor.

• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education and Experience:

Master’s Degree in Library Science, and some library experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Required Licenses or Certifications:

• State of Washington Librarian Certificate is required.

• Depending on area of assignment, a valid Washington Driver’s License may be required.

 

Required Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of library science.

• Library operations, services, policies, and procedures.

• Processes and procedures relative to the delivery of youth services.

• Reference and readers advisory services.

• Youth programming, activities, and events.

• Customer service standards and procedures.

 

Required Skill in:

• Performing and coordinating various youth services functions.

• Assisting in ensuring the delivery of high quality youth services to the community.

• Providing reference/readers advisory services and customer assistance to patrons.

• Maintaining assigned library collections and youth library facilities.

• Participating in coordinating and delivering youth programming activities.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with staff, District departments, library personnel, outside agencies, community organizations, patrons, and the general public.

 

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a library environment.

• Subject to sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting of objects up to 40 pounds.

• Must be able to lift, carry, and move books and/or library materials.
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The Pennsylvania State University Libraries seeks an entrepreneurial, proactive and creative librarian to provide general and specialized reference and instructional services at the Penn State Great Valley Campus Library.  The Reference, Instruction and Distance Education Librarian will be a member of the University Libraries faculty and will work as a member of the Penn State Great Valley Library team.  This is a non-tenure track, fixed term position appointed for one year from date of hire with the possibility of renewal.
 
The successful candidate will have good capability with emerging instructional and information technologies and the ability to integrate these technologies into instruction and patron outreach programs and initiatives.  They should have experience creating and maintaining Web 2.0 social networking tools for eLearning, e.g., blogs, wikis, etc. as well as working with a course management system.  This position is also responsible for coordinating library instruction including teaching a variety of library instruction sessions for students using traditional and electronic formats and providing support for distance education students; developing online instructional materials, scheduling instruction sessions, and conducting research consultations.  Other duties include reference desk coverage (mostly evening and possible weekend hours), support of instructional design technologies, coordinating the Great Valley library web presence, liaison responsibilities with teaching faculty, and research assistance as well as collection development activities.
 
REQUIREMENTS: Requires a Masters of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited program (or equivalent); reference and instruction experience in an academic or research library; excellent interpersonal, decision-making, and oral and written communication skills; ability to build and maintain positive collaborative relationships; and strong commitment to service.  Preferred qualifications include strong knowledge of current instructional design principles and technology as well as electronic information resources; experience in collection development; demonstrated knowledge of academic and library applications of Web 2.0 technologies, and a commitment to diversity.  A subject-related advanced degree is desirable.
 
ENVIRONMENT:  Penn State, a land-grant institution, is a member of the CIC (Big 10) academic consortium. The Penn State University Libraries currently rank 8^th in North America among private and public research universities, based on Association for Research Libraries data. In 2009 Washington Monthly, a political, inside-the-beltway publication, ranked Penn State 7th in the nation among public universities in preparing students to benefit the nation. The Libraries hold membership in ARL, OCLC, and CRL. Collections exceed 5.3 million volumes, including more than 88,000 current serial subscriptions. The University Libraries are located at University Park and 23 other locations throughout Pennsylvania, with approximately 6,000 faculty and 42,000 students at University Park, and more than 92,000 students system wide.
 
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania.  The campus is just west of King of Prussia, about 45 minutes from Philadelphia and three hours from University Park. Penn State Great Valley is a graduate only, special mission campus offering programs in Management, Engineering, Education, Instructional Systems and Information Science as well as an active Continuing Professional Education program.  More details about the Penn State Great Valley Library can be found at http://libraries.psu.edu/psul/greatvalley.html.  Information about the school can be found at http://sgps.psu.edu/.   
 
SALARY AND BENEFITS:  Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include liberal vacation, excellent insurance and health care coverage, state or TIAA/CREF retirement options, and educational privileges.
 
TO APPLY:  Send letter of application, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references (including email addresses) to: Search Committee, The Pennsylvania State University, Box GVRL-LIBJ, 511 Paterno Library, University Park, PA 16802. Application deadline is August 13, 2010.


Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.