Circulation and Reference Librarian

Association of Academic Museums & Galleries.; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wolfsonian-FIU invites applications for a Circulation and Reference Librarian in Miami Beach, FL. The role supports circulation operations and reference services for students, faculty, and Wolfsonian patrons, ensuring efficient access to library resources and reading rooms.

The position requires managing cataloging, digitization workflows, and public outreach while training staff and patrons in library systems and databases. Compensation ranges between $50,000 and $60,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and five years of experience in a related field, or a master’s degree and three years of experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all circulation activities and provides reference services to students, faculty, and other Wolfsonian patrons.
• Serves as the welcoming face of the library, ensuring patron needs are addressed efficiently and effectively while managing circulation of library resources and the reading rooms.
• Determines, implements, and reviews circulation policies and procedures; manages fulfillment components of the library services platform.
• Provides training to library staff and patrons in the use of library systems and the library’s online public access catalog.
• Oversees check-in/check-out of materials and reserves; prints barcode slips for materials.
• Responds to reference inquiries and helps locate information in the catalog and on shelves.
• Assists patrons with library computers, databases, and research resources.
• Schedules research appointments and conducts reference interviews with visiting scholars.
• Operates the book scanner for scanning requests from researchers and staff.
• Participates in public outreach through tours, blog posts, and other outreach activities.
• Collects statistics on visitors and use of the collection; handles bibliographic data entry and cataloging records.

Skills

Customer service

Reference services

Training staff

Public outreach

Patron support

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline or Master's degree

Tools

Alma library services platform

Digitization equipment

Imaging standards

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Home | Circulation and Reference Librarian – THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

Circulation and Reference Librarian – THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

JOB SUMMARY
Coordinates all circulation activities and provides reference services to students, faculty, and other Wolfsonian patrons. Serves as the welcoming face of the library, ensuring that patron needs are addressed efficiently and effectively while managing the circulation of library resources and the maintenance of the reading rooms.

Determines, implements, and reviews circulation policies and procedures. Manages and maintains the fulfillment components of the library services platform, including item requests, patron profiles, and related functions.

Provides training to library staff and patrons in the use of library systems and the library’s online public access catalog.

Oversees the check-in and checkout of library materials and follows up on overdue items. Maintains reserve shelves for staff and patrons.

Performs temporary location changes and ensures materials are returned to their permanent locations. Prints barcode slips for library materials.

Responds to reference inquiries, including searching for books in the catalog, locating and retrieving books from the shelves, and identifying information for patrons.

Assists library patrons with the use of library computers, technology, services, resources, and online databases.

Schedules research appointments, conducts reference interviews with visiting scholars, and provides instruction on the appropriate use and handling of library materials.

Operates the book scanner in response to scanning requests from researchers and staff.

Participates in public outreach through tours, presentations, blog posts, and other means of communicating with the public about the library’s collection.

Manages and maintains the organization of public spaces, including the reference desk and reading room.

Collects statistics related to visitors and the use of the physical collection for research and programs.

Performs bibliographic data entry and creates item records, including accession and cataloging records.

Assists with the processing, maintenance, and arrangement of collections, including shelving, inventory, weeding, and other collection management tasks as directed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and five years of experience in a related field, or a master’s degree and three years of experience in a related field.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES, AND ABILITIES

• Experience with the Alma library services platform, including cataloging
• Experience carefully handling rare, fragile, or special collections materials
• Working knowledge of digitization equipment, imaging standards, and digital workflows
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop or comparable image-editing software is preferred
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to assist patrons with library technologies, online databases, and research resources
• Ability to organize and maintain library materials, records, and public research spaces
• Ability to communicate information about the library’s collections through tours, presentations, written content, and other public outreach activities
  Compensation: $50,000–$60,000 annually

ABOUT THE WOLFSONIAN
The Wolfsonian considers objects as both agents and expressions of cultural, political, and technological changes. The collection is unique, vast, and varied, primarily focused on works produced in the United States and Western Europe but also extending to Japan, Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, Cuba, and beyond. In its scope and range, it is among the most important collections in the world of the visual and material culture of the modern era, addressing issues of mass communication, war, ideology, ethnic and national identity, urbanism, globalization, and many other phenomena that remain critical to understanding life today. It encompasses a very wide range of objects, including works on paper (posters, prints, design drawings), paintings, sculpture, furniture, glassware, ceramics, lighting, household appliances, textiles, and medals, as well as rare books, journals, and ephemera. The museum is located in the heart of Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco architectural district and is part of Florida International University (FIU), a rapidly growing urban public research university.

FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida.