Monday, November 3, 2008

CURATOR OF BOOKS

The Clements Library at the University of Michigan is seeking a curator
of books. Here is part of the position description. For further
information, please contact Shneen Coldiron of the Library. The new
director of the Clements Library, Kevin Graffagnino, has asked me to
post this. You will find more information on the University of Michigan
website.

Job ID: 129000

Job Title: CURATOR OF BOOKS, WILLIAM L. CLEMENTS LIBRARY

http://www.umich.edu/ . PLEASE CALL 734-764-2347 FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.


The William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan invites
applications for the position of Curator of Books and head of the
library's Book Division. The Clements, located on the central campus of
the University of Michigan, is one of the top academic research
libraries in the world for the study of American history and culture
from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. Its mission is to
collect and preserve primary source materials, to make them available
for research, and to create an environment that supports and encourages
scholarly investigation of our nation's past. The collections include
books, manuscripts, maps, graphics, and ephemera. The Book Division
holds approximately 80,000 volumes, pamphlets, and broadsides, many of
them rare.

Further information about the library is available at
(http://www.clements@umich.edu ).

To Apply:

Send cover letter, references and copy of resume to: Director, William
L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, 909 South University, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109-1190 or email to clements.library@umich.edu. Contact
734-764-2347 for further information.

Application Deadline:

Review of applications will begin on 11/1/08 and will continue until the
position is filled.

The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action
employer.


Georgia B. Barnhill
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts
Director, Center for Historic American Visual Culture
American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 471-2173
(508) 753-3311 (fax)
gbarnhill@mwa.org; www.americanantiquarian.org

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