Assistant Registrar for the Permanent Collection / Archives and Library Manager [Shelburne Museum]

Shelburne Museum is seeking a full-time, year-round Assistant Registrar for the Permanent Collection / Archives and Library Manager. The responsibilities of this diverse position will be to catalogue and enter data into the collections management system Mimsy XG. This includes new acquisitions and existing collections; uploading digital images; editing existing records; and generating reports. The incumbent will also manage the Museum’s digital image files and reproduction requests and manage the institutional archives and library. M.A. in Museum Studies, Library Science (MLS), or Library Information Science (MLIS) required, undergraduate degree in an arts related field preferred along with 2-3 years’ experience in cataloguing museum objects and 2-3 years’ experience with archival records, preferably in a museum setting. Experience with collections and reporting software; Mimsy XG and Crystal Reports preferred. Other responsibilities of the position include identification, archival appraisal, and acquisition of museum records, donated papers and photographs in a variety of formats, accessioning, arrangement and description of archival records, supervision of staff and researchers using archival records and rare books; and management of the circulating library for staff. For full position description, responsibilities, qualifications, and application instructions, please visit: www.shelburnemuseum.org Posted on: 07/17/2015