The Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, is one of five research divisions of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The Division collects, preserves, and provides access to a large collection of close to a half of million items, including books, periodicals and newspapers containing information by and about people of African descent throughout the world, in multiple languages, concentrating on the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.
The Assistant Chief Librarian works closely with the Associate Chief Librarian to provide strategic leadership, direction, and planning for the Research and Reference team on collection processing and maintenance, public services, the user experience, collection development, and promoting the collections.