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Function: Under the direction of the Library Manager, this position will be an integral member of the Library & Archives team. The successful candidate will perform reference services for patrons in person and remotely and works with the Archives program on acquisitions and collection development. The candidate will also assist with public presentations and outreach about the Library & Archives collections, along with other duties. Among other tasks, the ability to exercise sound judgment, be detail orientated, have great time management skills, along with a welcoming and friendly attitude, is important to this position. 

Other: The Librarian 1 will work a 40-hour a week schedule, Monday through Friday. This position is not eligible for telework.

The MTHS, guardian of Montana’s memories, is located in beautiful Helena, Montana. Come join us at the MTHS where we work together to preserve the past, share Montana’s stories, and inspire exploration, to provide meaning for today and a vision for tomorrow! 

Representative Duties:  

• Responds to a wide variety of inquiries from individuals, state agencies, professionals, educational groups, local organizations, and institutions by conducting research and providing the information in person, by phone, mail, and e-mail on a broad range of topics.  

• Assists researchers with research objectives and accessing Library & Archives resources.  

• Helps supervise Library & Archives collections in the public reference room.  

• Conducts educational tours of the Library & Archives for researchers, classes, staff, and others.  

• Creates and maintains databases, web pages, tutorials, guides, and other print and electronic resources for MTHS Staff, patrons, students, and the public on conducting research and on various topics of Montana history.  

• Advises patrons on copyright and digital rights laws, policies, procedures, and issues associated with Library & Archives materials and resource use.    

• Delivers public programs and outreach about the Library & Archives collection.  

• Assures that items used in the Reference Room are returned to their appropriate home locations for ease of retrieval the next time they are 

  requested. 

• Helps maintain the integrity and accuracy of the online catalog and finding aids by reviewing and editing records and creating new records when appropriate.  

• Assists processing archivists with arrangement and description of collections over 10 linear feet.  

• Assists accessioning archivists with rehousing incoming donations.  

• Helps maintain physical control of unprocessed collections, ensuring that they are properly labeled and entered in ArchivesSpace.

 

Education:  

• Master’s degree in Library Science; or 

• Master of Library and Information Science; or  

• A graduate degree in a related field.

Experience:  

• One (1) to two (2) years of job-related work experience is preferred.  

• Other combinations of education and experience may be substituted. 

Knowledge of:  

• Montana and Western history, including its historiography and research sources.  

• modern archives theory, standards, and practices and their implementation.

Skills In:  

• performing research and providing reference services to diverse audiences.  

• writing and communication skills, especially the ability to make complex ideas accessible to the public.  

• public presentation skills.

Ability to:  

• work well with a team, both as a leader and as contributing member.  

• interact well with Library visitors.

Advertised Physical Requirements:  

• Must be able to climb, crouch, pull, push, reach, stand, engage in repetitive motions including movements of the hands, wrists, or fingers, move, touch including finger dexterity, communicate, hear including receiving detailed information orally or making fine discriminations in sound and see including color, depth perception or clarity.  

• Must be able to move and stand for several hours at a time.