Connecticut Department of Administrative Services is hiring: Librarian 2 – State

Introduction

The Connecticut State Library (CSL) has an available opportunity for a Librarian 2 (Government Records Archivist) – State Library, within the State Archives. The position’s location will be at the Van Block State Library Storage Facility, 75 Van Block Ave., Hartford, CT.

What We Can Offer You

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Position Highlights

• Full Time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday through Friday.
• First Shift, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Location: Hartford, CT.

The Role

• Leading or assisting in the development of archival procedures, standards, and workflows for the long‑term preservation of permanent records, regardless of format.
• Appraising, transferring, accessioning, arranging, describing, and rehousing archival collections to ensure both intellectual control and physical preservation, including monitoring environmental conditions and facilitation of researcher access.
• Processing archival collections, including backlogged accessions, and preparing descriptive tools and finding aids to enhance public access.
• Providing reference services, including guidance on access to confidential or restricted records in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
• Collaborating with records creators, records management staff, information technology personnel, and donors on the preservation and access of public records and manuscript collections.

Work Requires Considerable Knowledge Of

• Archival theory, standards, and best practices.
• Archival and library preservation standards, policies, procedures, and techniques.
• Principles and concepts of information governance across all phases of the records lifecycle.
• Organization and functions of government at the state and local levels.
• Risk mitigation and disaster preparedness for records as part of continuity of operations planning.

Minimum Qualifications – General Experience

A Master’s degree in library science or information science from a library school accredited by the American Library Association and at least one (1) year of post‑graduate degree experience in a relevant area of professional library work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with archival project planning and management.
• Experience with processing archival collections.
• Experience with an archival collection management system or ArchiveSpace.
• Experience with Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
• Experience interpreting and applying federal and state laws and regulations governing confidentiality and access to government records.

Special Requirements

• The State Librarian may determine other advanced educational degrees equivalent to the MLS degree based on staffing needs.
• Incumbents of this class may be assigned to special projects requiring advanced level professional library duties as directed by the State Librarian.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.