Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers

Example job titles

• archives director
• art gallery manager
• assistant director of archives
• chief librarian
• library director
• museum administrator
• museum executive director

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a library or library system, archive or archive system, museum or art gallery or a technical department within such an institution
• Develop and administer policies and programs
• Prepare and administer budgets
• Develop, promote and implement public relations and promotional programs
• Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
• Prepare operational and financial reports, analyses and recommendations
• Recruit and provide training for professional, technical and clerical staff
• May perform the duties of a librarian, archivist or curator in smaller institutions.
• Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers may specialize in a specific type of collection.

Employment requirements

• Library managers
• A graduate degree in library and information science and Several years of experience as a librarian, including supervisory experience are required.
• Archive managers
• A graduate degree in archival science or history and Several years of experience as an archivist or in historical research, including supervisory experience are required.
• Museum and art gallery managers
• A graduate degree related to a particular collection or a training program in arts administration and Several years of experience as a curator, conservator or artist or experience in other related museum and art gallery work are usually required.

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