Curator: Roles and Responsibitilites
- Works with Exhibits Unit to establish exhibition production schedule that agrees with student's academic calendar
- Works independently to meet agreed upon deadlines and communicates any delays or complications in a timely manner
- Adheres to Yale University Library exhibition best practices and department policies regarding research, exhibitions, and loans.
- Seeks research assistance of a librarian if needed
- Develops theme and focus of exhibition and case outline
- Selects all materials to be exhibited and provides a complete item the Exhibits Technician
- Creates final case layout of all objects to be exhibited
- Completes all exhibition text and works with Faculty Advisor and Librarian Exhibits Advisor on edits and revisions
- Works with Exhibits Unit to manage reprographic services needed to create exhibit reproductions or facsimiles, or for digital files needed for exhibit publicity
Online-exhibit related only: Work with advisors to complete the Copyright Fair Use worksheet if needed: https://ogc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Fair-Use-Tool-Website-7-2020_fillable.pdf