Head of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library, Baltimore MD

Posted May 21, 2014

Summary:
The Loyola▪Notre Dame Library (LNDL) seeks an imaginative and innovative leader who will articulate a clear vision for a unit that includes the university archives and special collections of Loyola University of Maryland and Notre Dame of Maryland University. The Loyola▪Notre Dame Library is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation that serves both of these institutions. While the Library is administratively separate, the archives of the two universities were brought together in 2008 upon the completion of a building renovation project. The role of the Head of Archives and Special Collections provides a unique opportunity for an individual who is creative, flexible, and enthusiastic about serving two distinct communities. The individual in this position will be responsible for supporting the universities’ educational missions, alumni relations, and fundraising, as well as the broader scholarly community.

Primary Responsibilities:
· Provides vision and leadership in directing and managing the programs and operations of Archives and Special Collections

· Sets goals, identifies resources needed, and cultivates opportunities for collaboration

· Describes and redefines positions as necessary

· Develops assessment strategies and conducts ongoing assessment using a variety of methods to determine the effectiveness of services

· Develops programs and services to acquire, process, curate, and provide access to special collections and archives.

· Collaborates with faculty to teach the use of primary source materials, assesses student learning, and makes the collections accessible by way of new and innovative strategies

· Partners with campus stakeholders to develop innovative ways to use the collections

· Creates a program to support born-digital archives

· Participates in the planning, maintenance, and sustainability of digital projects

· Evaluates potential donations for inclusion in archives and special collections

· Coordinates outreach events, receptions, and special viewings of archives and special collections materials

· Participates in local, state, and national professional and scholarly societies and organizations

· Supervises one f/t processing archivist, student assistants, and interns as funding permits

· Identifies, writes, and participates in grant proposals and projects.

Required Qualifications:
· MLS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program with an emphasis in archival studies

· Minimum of 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in a college or university archive/special collections

· Knowledge of standard archival theory and practice, preservation concepts, principles, and methodologies, local research tools and finding aids

· Demonstrated ability to supervise and mentor

· Knowledge and/or experience developing digital collections

· Knowledge and/or experience employing digitization practices to enhance archives and special collections

· Knowledge of current metadata standards used for describing digital materials such as image, text, sound, and video

· Knowledge and/or experience with archives management platforms, e.g., Archivists’ Toolkit

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Commitment to building strong relations between the library, academic departments at both universities, the two university communities, and external communities

· Evidence of well-developed organizational, time, and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience with library preservation/conservation techniques and digitization, digital preservation practices and standards

· Familiarity with institutional repositories or ContentDM, EAD, Web harvesting, APIs.

· Successful grant writing experience

· Experience organizing and mounting exhibits

· Ability to cultivate and maintain effective relations with donors

· Experience with promoting collections through social media.

About the Library:
The Loyola▪Notre Dame Library provides information services and resources to support the academic programs and educational concerns of Loyola University Maryland and Notre Dame of Maryland University, comprehensive-level universities located adjacent to each other in a residential area of northern Baltimore City.

The Library offers a benefit package that includes medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, as well as TIAA-CREF retirement.
Successful candidates will be subject to a pre-employment background check.