From: Kathy Moody <kmoody_at_hbs.edu>
BAKER LIBRARY
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Collection Development Coordinator, Business Information Services Center
Duties & Responsibilities
Responsible for policy development, planning, and selection of current and
retrospective library resources and collections in all formats, including
the development of written policies. Manages the negotiation, renewal and
oversight of contracts and licensing agreements for multimedia and digital
resources. Responsible for a $1.5 million information resources budget.
Leads and coordinates the work of subject and format specialists from
various library departments who share responsibility for the continuing
development of Baker's collections in all formats; serves as a subject
specialist for one or more faculty units at HBS; participates in providing
reference service in BISC; works closely with Research Services staff to
stay abreast of faculty research interests and curriculum development
directions; works with counterparts in the Harvard College Library and
other Harvard University libraries as appropriate to develop agreements and
procedures for shared license agreements and other cooperative collection
development initiatives; works with Executive Director in fostering
relationships with vendors.
Serves as a key liaison with faculty and program administrators on
collection development issues; coordinates with Library Technical Services,
the Public Services Manager, and other staff as appropriate on the
bibliographic and physical management of the collections; represents Baker
Library within Harvard University and regionally, nationally, and
internationally in collection development matters. Performs other related
duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required: ALA-accredited MLS. Experience in academic and research library
collection development required; experience in business or social sciences
information services helpful. Demonstrated understanding of the evolving
role of the academic research library and issues related to scholarly
communication, access and ownership, and emerging technologies; superior
interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to provide leadership, set
priorities, and resolve competing demands in an atmosphere of rapid change;
excellent planning, analytical, organizational, and communication skills;
demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with and coordinate the efforts
of colleagues from across departments to achieve stated goals; strong
customer service orientation; demonstrated creativity and initiative; high
degree of computer literacy.
Preferred: Previous experience selecting business information resources;
experience negotiating license agreements; reading knowledge of one or more
foreign languages.
For more information about Baker Library: visit our website at
www.library.hbs.edu.
Salary: $47,200 minimum
To apply, go to http://www.hr.harvard.edu/employment/jobs.html , search for
req #8474, and submit cover letter and resume online
OR:
Send cover letter and resume to:
Harvard University
Resume Processing Center,
Req # 8474
11 Holyoke Street
Cambridge, MA 02138.
Kathy Moody
Administrative Office Coordinator
Baker Library
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA 02163
www.library.hbs.edu
Phone: 617.495.6405Fax: 617.495.8948
email: kmoody_at_hbs.edu
"We put the 'information' in information technology"
Received on Wed Jan 31 2001 - 09:43:35 EST