Head of the Natural History Library Collections, Ernst Mayr and Botany Libraries, at Harvard University, (Cambrdige, MA)
Posted August 6, 2024
Although this position will remain posted until filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by end of day on September 6, 2024.
Harvard Library seeks an innovative librarian with proven experience in natural history librarianship to develop a vision for the next phase of services and spaces supporting the natural history domain and across disciplines.
Reporting to the Director for Sciences and Engineering Services (SES) within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Libraries, the head will oversee the Ernst Mayr Library for the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) and the Botany Libraries of the Harvard University Herbaria (HUH), and support the students, faculty, curators, and researchers in areas of natural history (including: zoology, botany, ecology, forestry, natural history, biodiversity, paleontology, marine biology, oceanography) and biology. The head will also work with the librarian at the Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard Forest.
The position will oversee a team responsible for maintaining and strengthening strong partnerships with faculty, curators, and researchers, contributing at all points of the research lifecycle, and engaging with students in ways that encourage the full use of the Library’s many services.
Harvard University is a founding member of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), and continues to support BHL through membership, active committee participation, and digitization from the collections in the Ernst Mayr and Botany Libraries.
The Head of the Natural History Library Collections (Ernst Mayr and Botany Libraries) will be a key member of the Science Libraries Council, a group of science, engineering, mathematics, and medical librarians who work together to share knowledge, keep current with developments in science librarianship, and collaborate on the selection, acquisition, and licensing of materials for research and learning across the disciplines they serve.
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