Senior Operations Librarian for Assessment and Discovery, Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA

Posted January 7, 2022

Description:

Information and Technical Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by managing monograph, serial and e-resource acquisitions, metadata creation, and metadata management for the Harvard Library.

As a member of the Electronic Resources unit within the Electronic Resources and Serials Section, under the supervision of the Manager, E-Resources, the incumbent will actively participate in the electronic resources life cycle, mentoring eResources Unit and other ITS employees; and actively working across departments to optimize our discovery solutions. As the team leader for discovery & assessment, they will collaboratively establish and communicate priorities and procedures, seek ways to improve services and achieve efficiencies, and manage workflows in accordance with the Libraries’ strategic priorities. They will also actively work across departmental lines in an environment where collaboration, innovative thinking, customer service, fostering an inclusive environment, and creative problem solving are all highly valued.

The incumbent will ensure timely and durable access to online library collections, and implement processes supporting data-driven decision making for a Digital First collection policy environment.

Priorities will be set to maximize contributions to the overall goals of the Information and Technical Services Department of the Harvard Library. Due to the varied nature and volume of the work in ITS, all ITS staff may be called upon to contribute to work in any unit or team of the ITS department, as organizational needs warrant.

How to Apply:

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