State Library of Louisiana

Public Services Librarian
Louisiana Research Collection
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Tulane University

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library invites applications and nominations for the position of Public Services Librarian for the Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC). The library seeks to build its professional staff by recruiting talented, energetic librarians interested in shaping the future of Tulane University and New Orleans. The LaRC Public Services Librarian will combine a strong service-orientation with an interest in collection development, outreach, and reference to ensure that LaRC maintains and builds upon the high level of patron service for which it is renowned.

Position Description
The Public Services Librarian will help coordinate all aspects of LaRC reference services, including reading room management, outreach, and instruction; serve as a member of the LaRC collection development team with special responsibilities for print and ephemera; develop reference expertise in Louisiana studies including the arts, humanities, and sciences; supervise stacks maintenance; serve as a liaison to Technical Services and Web Services; and other duties as assigned. Supervises student workers as needed. Includes some weekend duty. Reports to the Head of the Louisiana Research Collection.

Qualifications
Requirements: ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS or equivalent; or, an advanced degree with comparable professional-level work experience in a state-focused Special Collections library; ability to work independently and as part of a team; attention to detail; excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills; ability to work collegially and constructively with others.

Preferred: ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS or equivalent with a specialty in special collections or archives; work experience in a state-focused Special Collections library; experience using the cataloging and collection development modules of an integrated library system, especially Ex Libris Voyager; experience with collection development, especially in a rare books or special collections setting; an understanding of archival arrangement and description; working experience in an ARL library; familiarity with CONTENTdm, Archon, DACS, EAD, and HTML; record of contributions to the library or archival profession; scholarly or creative contributions to any aspect of Louisiana arts, humanities, or sciences; reading knowledge of French or Spanish.

Salary and Benefits
Minimum salary is $40,000 plus excellent benefits package including insurance, retirement, 22 days paid vacation, sick leave, and tuition waiver. This is a 12-month professional position.

Environment
Tulane University is an AAU/Carnegie Research Institution and ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top fifty national universities in the United States. The university is located in beautiful uptown New Orleans where it borders the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line and Audubon Park. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is the university’s main library with an ARL research collection of more than four million titles. The Louisiana Research Collection is a major research center for the study of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. Combining an important research library with a major research archives, LaRC is renowned for its Civil War holdings (including the papers of Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson), Mississippi River holdings, Jewish archival collections, Carnival Collection, its excellent Louisiana library (encompassing possibly the finest nineteenth-century Louisiana library extant), and extensive ephemera, image, and map collections. It was an early adopter of the web and is currently implementing CONTENTdm and Archon. Our website is being completely revised. For news and events about the Louisiana Research Collection, please visit our blog at http://manuscriptstulane.blogspot.com/

To Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is selected. To ensure full consideration, applicants must supply a letter of application, resume or curriculum vitae, and names with full contact information of at least three professional references via email to Andrea Bacino ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or mail to

Tulane University
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Attn: Andrea Bacino
7001 Freret St. 2nd floor
New Orleans LA 70118

Tulane University is an AA/EO Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.