Vacancy: Librarian, Linnean Society of London
LIBRARIAN
(Full-time, permanent post)
Salary:
£30,000 p.a. with a generous workplace pension scheme
Job description
The
Linnean Society of London is a charity, the world’s oldest extant
biological society, and has in its care several scientifically important
collections, most
notably those of the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin
and Alfred Russel Wallace. The Collections include a library, archives
and biological specimens, and have been awarded Designation status by
Arts Council England.
Working
as part of a small Collections team, as the only librarian the post
holder will be responsible for the printed collections and support the
Head of Collections.
The Librarian will have the opportunity to work with a rich and unique
collection and will be responsible for the smooth running of all aspects
of the Library, including:
- - Supporting the research requirements of Library users;
- - Cataloguing and classifying Library material, and managing the operation and development of the library management system (Heritage Cirqa);
- - Coordinating and working alongside the Library’s long-standing volunteers, some of whom are central to cataloguing work;
- - Overseeing the migration of records to the National Bibliographic Knowledgebase in the near future;
- - Acting as Administrator for the Linnaeus Link Project, which includes attending the Linnaeus Link and European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries meetings yearly;
- - Getting involved in the Society’s charitable public engagement and educational activities, including giving tours, creating displays in the Reading Room, and writing blogs.
Further information is available on the Society's website: https://www.linnean.