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

Full-time Bibliographers  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

Part-time Bibliographers  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

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

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

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

Reference Subject Specialists Hillman 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

Reference Subject Specialists Departmental Libraries  Music  Fine Arts  Chemistry  Information Sciences

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

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.