Founded in 1879, USC is an international center of learning, enrolling more than 30,000 FTE undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on the University Park and the Health Sciences campuses and offering degrees through its College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Graduate School, and 16 professional schools. It ranks in the top 10 among private research universities in the United States in federally funded research and in voluntary support. USC is one of only four private research universities in the western United States elected to membership in the Association of American Universities, a group that represents the top one percent of the nation's accredited universities and which accounts for nearly two-thirds of all federally sponsored research.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The USC libraries house, in Doheny Memorial Library and fourteen other libraries, collections of more than 3,400,000 volumes, over 5,600,000 microforms, 3,000,000 graphic materials, and nearly 46,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives. USC’s Libraries subscribe to over 50,000 serials in print and electronic formats. In addition, the USC Libraries’ Digital Archive contains more than 193,000 records and 224,000 content files in various formats. Annual reference transactions number more than 50,000, with approximately 550 instructional presentations being made each year to 10,000 participants.

Three interdisciplinary teams – Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science and Engineering – engage in reference, instruction, collection development and management, and outreach to faculty and students. They operate within a matrix organization functioning throughout the university libraries and support five interdisciplinary centers: Arts and Humanities, based in the Doheny Memorial Library (DML); Specialized Libraries and Archival Collections, also based in DML; Social Sciences, based in the Von Kleinsmid Center Library; Science and Engineering, based in the Science and Engineering Library; and the Undergraduate Learning Center, based in the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library. These five centers serve as hubs, supported by other library units and information centers. Information on each of the USC Libraries is available at: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/locations.

USC is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Digital Library Federation, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium and the Greater Western Library Alliance. Additional information about the University of Southern California and its libraries can be obtained at http://www.usc.edu and http://www.usc.edu/libraries.

MUSIC LIBRARY

The Music Library is part of the Arts and Humanities Center, which includes DML, the Cinema & Television Library, the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, and the Hoose Library of Philosophy. The Music Library holds books and current music serials; music scores including collected works of individual composers, critical editions, and historical collections; sound recordings and videos in a variety of formats; and access to electronic books, journals, and databases including: RILM, RIPM, RISM, New Groves Online, Classical Music Library, Classical Scores Library, Sheet Music Now, Naxos Classical and Jazz, Smithsonian Global Sound, Database of Recorded American Music, African American Song, and Early English Books Online. The Music Library also maintains materials in Special Collections and Archives, and curates manuscript collections in an off-site storage facility. For more information, see http://www.usc.edu/libraries/subjects/music/.

The Music Library is an integral part of USC Libraries’ Programs and Exhibitions, presenting lectures and concerts within a variety of spaces. Located within DML, the Music Library is directly adjacent to the newly-opened LiteraTea library tea house and cafe, and the Nazarian Pavilion courtyard. The new multimedia Herklotz Seminar room also recently opened within the Music Library, and is equipped with an advanced sound system, a large flat screen monitor, and touch controls.

The research and performance needs of the world-renowned Flora L. Thornton School of Music’s academic, performance, and industry programs are directly supported by the Music Library. The programmatic diversity of the Thornton school requires proactive and continual advocacy by the Music Librarian. The Music Librarian meets and communicates regularly with the Thornton Library Committee, and with the school’s Associate Deans for New Initiatives, Faculty Affairs, and External Relations. For more information on the Thornton School of Music, see http://www.usc.edu/music.

Music Library day-to-day operations are overseen by the library manager. The interdisciplinary team environment allows the Music Librarian to concentrate on providing service and developing the intellectual content of the music collection within the overall context of the art and humanities.

Creative contributions to all forms of library communication and outreach activity – such as organizing lectures, exhibitions, and conferences – are a critical part of the Music Librarian’s role. Another responsibility of the position is to collaborate with the USC Libraries’ Advancement staff as the music subject expert for fundraising, grant applications, and donor relations.

The successful candidate will be expected to keep professional skills and expertise current and will be supported in his or her efforts to do so. He or she will be expected to share expertise with the Thornton School of Music, with library faculty, and with Arts and Humanities team colleagues. Although such activities are not a requirement of the position, the Music Librarian will be encouraged to contribute to the intellectual life of the university, to participate in various library and faculty committees, and to engage in professional development activities – both at USC and outside the University – by participating in regional, national, and international conferences, by becoming an active member of academic and professional associations, and by enriching the field of music librarianship though presentations and publications.

Preferred: Ph.D. in musicology; significant experience with music performance or composition; familiarity with music copyright and licensing issues; foreign language abilities; experience in project management; outreach experience with faculty and students; knowledge of the broad scope of the Arts and Humanities.

APPOINTMENT RANK/SALARY

Librarian II (Contract) or III (Contract); appointment rank and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Hiring range starts at $50,000.

Contract librarians at USC have faculty status and, as such, are full, voting members of the library faculty. Appointment to the renewable Contract Status track requires potential to demonstrate excellence in librarianship and effectiveness in meeting contract standards and provisions.

BENEFITS

The position is full-time on a 12-month contract. Benefits include a choice of university sponsored retirement programs, 22 paid vacation days per year, a choice of medical and dental plans, and tuition assistance.

Nannette Edelman
libfacjobs@usc.edu
Subject: Search Committee #237
USC Libraries
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0183

For more information on this position, contact Kevin Mulroy, Chair, Music Librarian Search Committee, at mulroy@usc.edu

USC is an EO/AA employer.