From: Kate Eckhaus <eckhaus_at_husc.harvard.edu>
Subject: Posting for Collection Development Listserve
Cc: hstamps_at_husc.harvard.edu
Please post this to colldv-l_at_usc.edu
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PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collections
The Associate Librarian for Collections shares in the overall administration
of the Harvard College Library and has primary responsibility for leadership
and administration of the programs relating to the development and
management of the collections, including aspects of intellectual and
physical access to collection resources. Reporting to the Librarian of
Harvard College, the Associate Librarian for Collections is a member of the
Library's senior management team and will work closely with the Associate
Librarian for Planning and Administration and the Associate Librarian for
Research and Instruction.
The Associate Librarian for Collections will be expected to develop a
collaborative process for assuring continued development of the outstanding
breadth and depth of the collections, in all formats, in the College
Library. The Harvard College Library, the central collection of the Faculty
of Arts and Sciences manages an annual budget of over $48 million of which
nearly $10 million is designated for collection acquisition, and consists
of: Widener (the main research library for most of the humanities and
social sciences); Houghton (rare books and manuscripts); Lamont and Hilles
(undergraduate collections); Cabot Science; Harvard-Yenching (East Asian
collections); Music; Fine Arts; Kummel (geological sciences); Littauer
(economics and government); and Tozzer (anthropology). In addition, the
College Library works in close collaboration with numerous departmental,
research, and institute libraries.
Responsibilities will include the formulation of a comprehensive approach to
developing and managing the collections of these libraries while at the same
time respecting the distinctions among them and allowing for diversity in
the manner in which each library meets the needs of its clientele. To
effectively meet the changing information needs of Harvard's faculty and
students will require closer integration of collection-related programs
among the various library units including: acquisitions, cataloging, access
services, interlibrary lending and borrowing, and a range of collection
management programs, including conservation and preservation and the
increasing utilization of the Harvard Depository. The Associate Librarian
will be responsible for defining key strategies for acquiring or accessing
electronic resources as well as establishing parameters that will assure
sustained access to digital collections; for coordinating the creation,
implementation, and assessment of digital library projects and programs; and
for general oversight of those programs in which the Harvard College
Library's collections are used for collaborative initiatives or commercial
ventures. The overarching administrative responsibility for the use, care,
and placement of the collections will reside in this position.
In addition to a significant degree of interaction and collaboration with
librarians and staff within the Harvard College Library, the Associate
Librarian will work with faculty, librarians from Harvard's professional
schools comprising the University Library, and with computing professionals.
Required qualifications: An ALA accredited MLS. An understanding of the
evolving role of the academic research library and how technology issues
affect academic institutions. Demonstrated achievement in managing
collection programs; proven leadership capacity with demonstrated ability to
influence change in large, complex and diverse environments; successful
administrative and managerial experience; outstanding interpersonal and
communication skills; proven ability to plan effectively and a record of
promoting cooperative and collaborative efforts among library units; strong
budget management, analytical and problem solving skills.
Preferred qualifications: An advanced degree in an academic discipline or
record of research and scholarship. Knowledge of digital library
applications and networked information resources.
Compensation: Harvard University offers a competitive program of benefits.
Appointment salary dependent on qualifications. The review of applications
will begin no later than 1 August; this position will remain open until filled.
Interested parties are invited to submit a letter of application addressing
position qualifications, resume, and the names, addresses, telephone and fax
numbers of three references to:
Hazel C. Stamps
Harvard College Library
Harvard University
Widener 190
Cambridge, MA 02138
HARVARD UNIVERSITY UPHOLDS A COMMITMENT TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Received on Thu Jun 05 1997 - 16:22:02 EDT