In general, the responsibility of the Music Librarian is to set policy for and run the Music Materials Center (MMC), a branch of the James White Library located in the music building. The MMC is a reference collection of materials used directly in the teaching of music, primarily consisting of books, scores, and sound recordings. The music librarian is a member of the music department faculty.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Hire appropriate personnel to staff the MMC.

2. Personally provide reference service to patrons for music information needs, and train support staff in the same.

3. Set policy for the selection of music materials and oversee their acquisition.

4. Oversee the processing of new materials, donations, and the retroconversion of manually processed items to the JeWeL catalog.

5. Set circulation policies and implement them.

6. Manage the physical arrangement of the MMC in use of space and arrangement.

Administration Functions

1. Advertise for personnel, check references, interview, make hiring decisions. Plan on-the-job training, structure work-flow for most efficient use of individuals' strengths. Improve job productivity through staff meetings, soliciting suggestions, and evaluations. Coordinate schedules of staff to offer the best backing for student assistants.

2. See that the space of the MMC is used in the most efficient, convenient, and aesthetic way. Work with plant service in providing the best physical arrangement and needed repairs. Order necessary office equipment and supplies.

3. Implement and administer circulation of materials. Work with overdue fines and retrieval of missing materials.

4. Make decisions regarding the location of various types of music materials (main library vs. MMC), on the basis of use and space constraints.

5. Supervise the staff in cataloging of materials on the JeWeL catalog. Check the work of staff, carry out difficult searches, do original cataloging, check authority work, check uniform titles, etc.

Collection Development Functions

1. Supervise the spending of the Music Book Budget balancing types of materials (books, sound recordings, scores, collected works, and other formats).

2. Oversee the acquisition of materials, balancing faculty and student requests with the results of the librarian's collection assessment.

3. Read the top collection development tools for reviews of music materials to ensure that key new items are added to the collection.

Public Service Functions

1. Provide reference service to all patrons in the acquisition of information on music.

2. Actively train support staff in also providing music information, but referring unsolved problems to the librarian.

3. Present library use sessions to music classes and music faculty meetings as requested.

4. Stay abreast of the issues in the world of music information by reading appropriate professional journals and attending conferences and workshops.

Other Functions

1. Serve on Andrews University Committees as appointed.

2. Serve on James White Library Committees as appointed.

3. Participate in professional organizations.

4. Serve on the editorial board of Le Cahiers liturgiques, providing bibliographies for article clusters.

5. Participate in various university musical presentations as a performer and faculty support person.