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SUBJECT SPECIALIST LIBRARIANS IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM Margarete Bower Chemistry Library
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Roles for Subject Specialists Bibliographers Reference Departmental librarians East Asian Special Collections/Archives Catalogers Preservation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Business, Hillman reference Economics, Public & International Affairs, Communications Linguistics Anthropology African-American, Social Work East Asian Chinese Japanese Government Publications, Maps
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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
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Reference Subject Specialists Departmental Libraries Music Fine Arts Chemistry Information Sciences
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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
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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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