Music Library Technician I: Conservatory Collections

Oberlin College Development; Oberlin (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Oberlin College Libraries invites applications for the position of Library Technician I in the Conservatory Library. The Conservatory Library Collections Processing Coordinator will support Conservatory Library collections and operations by receiving, tracking, preserving, and processing materials.

This is a full-time, 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE ), 12-month Administrative Assistant position reporting to the Conservatory Library Head of Technical Services.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree, or two years of college-level coursework and library work experience.
• Ability to follow complex procedures and work with others.
• Fluency in music subject area, including reading notated music and musical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Receive, track, preserve, and process donated and purchased materials.
• Review and edit bibliographic and holdings records for accuracy.
• Identify materials needing repair, digitization, or deaccessioning.
• Coordinate student workers and maintain documentation and workflows.
• Serve as liaison with external vendors for binding and preservation tasks.
• Ensure materials are properly labeled and housed; supervise student workers.
• Evaluate music-specific treatments and acquisition requests.

Skills

Music notation fluency

Reading music terminology

Teamwork

Education

Four-year college degree or two years plus library experience

Job description

Oberlin College Libraries invites applications for the position of Library Technician I in the Conservatory Library. The Conservatory Library Collections Processing Coordinator will support Conservatory Library collections and operations by receiving, tracking, preserving, and processing materials.

This is a full-time, 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE ), 12-month Administrative Assistant position reporting to the Conservatory Library Head of Technical Services.