Music Collections Specialist: Processing & Access

University Of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Health insurance

Retirement plan with matching

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Music Collections Specialist at the University of Michigan will manage project work supporting the selection, processing, access, and disposition of music materials, focusing on undescribed special collections. You will sort, rehouse, prepare, and route materials for retention, processing, offsite storage, or deaccessioning.

You will perform technical processing of musical scores to prepare them for circulation using Alma and report to the Head of the Music Library within the Arts &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Three years of experience in a library setting or equivalent professional environment.
• Ability to read music, distinguish among printed music formats, and interpret music terminology.
• Experience using online catalogs, databases, and web-based resources in a networked environment.
• Demonstrated ability to complete complex and detail-oriented procedures accurately and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Music Librarians to support collection development through gift evaluation, print and electronic resource management, materials deselection, and related activities.
• Perform condition assessment, sorting, rehousing, inventories, and other related activities involved in the processing of undescribed music special collections.
• Finding aid creation or other basic description work.
• Other targeted activities to support music collection development.
• Process music materials, including the following (40%): prepare materials for binding and ensure housing or rehousing of physical materials, including placing work orders in Alma.
• Inscribe materials with their call number and insert circulation notes into Alma.
• Verify item details for accuracy within Alma records.
• Process incoming material shipments, sorting materials for cataloging, shelf preparation, serials check-in.
• Work with preservation/conservation, labeling, and cataloging on workflows.

Skills

Reading music

Detail-oriented

Data entry

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Alma

Library databases

Online catalogs

Job description

The Music Collections Specialist at the University of Michigan will manage project work supporting the selection, processing, access, and disposition of music materials, focusing on undescribed special collections. You will sort, rehouse, prepare, and route materials for retention, processing, offsite storage, or deaccessioning.

You will perform technical processing of musical scores to prepare them for circulation using Alma and report to the Head of the Music Library within the Arts &