Serials Acquisitions and Management Assistant, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Posted March 14, 2023

Description

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

This position will work as part of the Serials Acquisitions and Management group, as well as the Electronic Resources group. The incumbent will provide timely access to Harvard Library collections by ordering, claiming, receiving, paying, and resolving problems for physical and electronic materials. Incumbent will work with serials acquisitions staff to manage print serials and work with electronic resources staff to manage current electronic resources subscriptions.

This position will report to the Manager of Serials Acquisitions and Management Unit. Under direction, this position performs a combination of complex duties to acquire, provide access to, and/or process library materials for specific areas within the library, requiring an understanding of library-wide procedures and a specialized knowledge in a subject area, language, or library function. Work is performed within broad parameters defined by general organizational requirements and established practices and precedents. 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. The position will be based at 625 Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square and may be required to perform duties in multiple Harvard Library locations across campus.

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