Collections Assessment and Development Librarian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Posted August 3, 2016
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Gordon Library seeks a Collections Assessment and Development Librarian to provide leadership in the assessment, title selection processes, and licensing of digital and print resources. The Collections Assessment and Development Librarian will formulate, articulate, and manage the direction, balance, and focus of the Library’s collections to support learning, teaching, and research. This is a supervisory position reporting to the Associate Director for Collections and Systems.
For additional information and to apply, please see http://careers.wpi.edu/
About Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI was founded in 1865 to create and convey the latest science and engineering knowledge in ways that are most beneficial to society. WPI’s founding motto of Theory and Practice continues to underlie our academic programs. WPI graduates emerge ready to take on critical challenges in science and technology, knowing how their work can impact society and improve the quality of life.
WPI’s academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA and PhD. Our world-class faculty is both renowned and accomplished. In the National Survey of Student Engagement, WPI ranked first for student-faculty interactions, a measure of the quality and quantity of time spent by faculty with undergraduate students.
WPI’s research is internationally recognized for breakthroughs and innovations in biotechnology, fuel cells, nanotechnology, information security, and more.
About Gordon Library
Opened in 1967, George C. Gordon Library is one of the busiest buildings on WPI’s campus with an average of 13,000+ visitors per week during the academic year. Gordon Library offers access to physical and digital resources, expert research help, collaborative and quiet study spaces, media and computer labs, rich archival and special collections, and so much more. Our mission at Gordon Library is to work with the WPI community in teaching, learning, and scholarship by providing resources and innovative services that anticipate and respond to evolving information needs.