Special Collections Instruction & Program Coordinator

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** POSITION SPECIFICS
** The Eberly Family Special Collections Library at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries is seeking a
** Special Collections Instruction & Program Coordinator
** to help connect students, faculty, researchers, and community members with rare books, archives, manuscripts, and other distinctive collections.

Serving on the Research Services team, the
** Coordinator
* * collaborates with curators, archivists, librarians, faculty, and campus and community partners to coordinate instructional programs, educational visits and related activities that advance teaching, learning, and engagement with Special Collections.

The
** Coordinator
* * serves as the central point of contact for instructional requests and manages the scheduling, communications, workflows, and logistics that support courses, tours, educational visits, programs, events, and research grant activities.

Through this work, the
** Coordinator
* * helps ensure consistent, welcoming, and high-quality experiences for students, faculty, researchers, and other audiences engaging with Special Collections.#
** Responsibilities include but are not limited to:**##
** Instruction Coordination
*** Coordinate all Special Collections instruction and educational visit requests from initial inquiry through completion.
* Serve as the primary point of contact for faculty, instructors, and campus, community, and public groups requesting instructional sessions, tours, and educational visits.
* Coordinate scheduling, instructional spaces, collection availability, and related logistics to support successful learning experiences.
* Collaborate with Research Services colleagues, curators, archivists, and librarians to identify instructors, collections, and learning experiences that support course objectives and group needs.
* Provide operational support for instruction sessions and visits, including space, technology, instructional, and materials coordination.
* Maintain calendars, communications, workflows, procedures, and documentation to ensure consistent and effective service delivery.##
** Assessment and Program Support
*** Collect, maintain, and analyze instructional statistics, assessment data, and participant feedback.
* Prepare reports and summaries to support assessment, planning, annual reporting, and decision-making.
* Identify trends and recommend improvements to instructional services, workflows, and learning experiences.
* Support the implementation and evaluation of instructional initiatives and service improvements.##
** Research Services and Departmental Support
*** Collaborate with members of the Research Services team to support instruction, research consultations, outreach, and public service activities.
* Develop and maintain instructional guides, documentation, and online resources that support teaching and learning with Special Collections.
* Assist with projects and initiatives that expand and strengthen the use of Special Collections in teaching and learning.
* Coordinate and support Special Collections programs, events, research grants, and award programs, including logistics, communications, and related administrative activities.
* Support public programs by welcoming participants, assisting presenters, leading tours, and facilitating audience engagement.
* Participate in departmental and library-wide committees, working groups, and initiatives.
* Maintain knowledge of emerging practices in primary source pedagogy, instructional technologies, accessibility, assessment, and related areas of special collections teaching and learning.#
** Work Location &

Schedule:

*** The
** Coordinator
* * will work fully on-site…