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SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIANS IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM

SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIANS IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM. Margarete Bower Chemistry Library. Roles for Subject Specialists. Bibliographers Reference Departmental librarians East Asian Special Collections/Archives Catalogers Preservation. Literature and languages

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SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIANS IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM

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  1. SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIANS IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM Margarete Bower Chemistry Library

  2. Roles for Subject Specialists • Bibliographers • Reference • Departmental librarians • East Asian • Special Collections/Archives • Catalogers • Preservation

  3. Literature and languages Religion, classics, education Latin America Western Europe Russia and Eastern Europe Develop collections Review gift books Evaluate and recommend electronic resources Reference by appointment Staff training Book buying trips Full-time Bibliographers

  4. Hillman Reference and Instruction librarians Departmental librarians Special Collections librarians Personnel librarian Develop collections Review gift books Evaluate and recommend electronic resources Reference Staff training Part-time Bibliographers

  5. Bibliographer Responsibilites by Librarian • English, Comparative Literature, French, Italian, Performing Arts • Classics, Education, Hispanic, Religion, Jewish Studies, Women’s Studies • German, Russian & Eastern European • History, Political Science, Western European, Medieval Studies, Environment/Geography, Sociology • Latin American

  6. Bibliographer Responsibilites by Librarian • Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Neuroscience • Engineering • Information Sciences/Library Science • Psychology • Music • Fine Arts • Geology/Planetary Science, Physics/Astronomy, Mathematics, Statistics, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy

  7. Business, Hillman reference • Economics, Public & International Affairs, Communications • Linguistics • Anthropology • African-American, Social Work • East Asian • Chinese • Japanese • Government Publications, Maps

  8. Reference Subject SpecialistsHillman Library • East Asian – separate reference desk • Government documents • GIS-Geographic Information Systems/Maps • Business • International affairs and statistics • African-American/Social Work – separate reference desk • Journalism

  9. Reference Subject SpecialistsDepartmental Libraries • Music • Fine Arts • Chemistry • Information Sciences

  10. Qualifications and Hiring Requirements • Master’s degree in library science required • Subject master’s may be required or preferred • Experience may be required in place of a degree • Advanced degrees held or in progress: • Master’s – music, fine arts, Russian studies, international studies, communications • Ph.D. – chemistry, paleontology, history, political science, English literature, library science

  11. Education and Training after Hiring • Public Service Training Group (PSTG) – weekly sessions • Conference and workshop attendance • Academic classes • Certificate of Advanced Studies • Master’s or Ph.D.

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