Library / Music Resources Officer, The Australian Music Centre (AMC) is the national service organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of art music in Australia.

The Centre operates mainly as an online business – the website serves as both a library catalogue and a sales catalogue. Much of the library collection is digitised, and most of the remainder is stored offsite. The collection largely consists of print music and sound recordings and, with approx. 30,000 musical works, is the largest collection of art music by Australian composers and sound artists in the world.

Staff are located within the APRA AMCOS building in Ultimo, Sydney. The physical library collection is mostly stored offsite. The Centre’s users are diverse and include performers, students (senior secondary and tertiary), teachers (high school and from private music studios), academics, composers, arts organisations, performing ensembles (domestic and international), and others.

The Centre makes available information about and resources relating to Australian music (covering contemporary classical, jazz, improvised music and sound art). Resources are loaned for perusal use to AMC Library members, and are sold for performance use.

We are seeking a Library / Music Resources Officer to play a key role as part of the Music Resources team. The team covers both library and sales services, with staff working across both areas. While the Library / Music Resources Officer is required to do some work relating to the sale of resources, their role is a blend of documentation/cataloguing and client services /reference. Most of their work is related to providing access to, and documentation of, the collection (which is in both physical and digital formats), including circulations, acquisitions, reference enquiries, and high-level cataloguing of resources.

The Centre’s website, library catalogue and internal management system were completely developed and designed in-house – the catalogue is based on a FRBR-based data model. Full training in its use will be given. The position is a unique opportunity for someone with skills, experience and interest in cataloguing /documentation, and service delivery.

Selection Criteria Essential: Qualification in Librarianship or Information Management and demonstrated experience working in library environments. Demonstrated musical literacy and familiarity with contemporary art music. Strong computer literacy, and familiarity with databases and Microsoft Office. Confidence in cataloguing / documentation.

Excellent attention to detail: Proven ability to work well in a team environment as well as work independently. Excellent communication skills and demonstrated commitment to providing customer service of a high standard.

 Desirable: Familiarity with contemporary art music by Australian composers and sound artists. Experience in customer service in a library environment. Experience using customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

 Duties / Activities: Information services, including handling reference and circulation enquiries. Documentation/cataloguing of music resources (print music and recordings). Assisting Library users with searching the online catalogue (by phone and email). Assistance with hires of sets of orchestral parts. Assistance with collection management and maintenance. Handling Interlibrary Loans. Assisting with processing of memberships. Other administrative duties as required.

Details Terms of engagement: Casual, initially for 15 hours per week (could be spread over several days), increasing to more hours in 2020.

Salary:  Hourly rate in the range of $28-$35 per hour based on Clerical Award, dependent on skills and experience plus superannuation.

Provide a cover letter, a curriculum vitae and a separate document responding to all the selection criteria to Judith Foster, Music Resources Manager

Email: j.foster@australianmusiccentre.com.au