Posted October 27, 2022
Description: The position of Virtual Reality Specialist plays an important role in the deployment, maintenance, and promotion of Cabot’s collection of over 100 VR headsets. Supervisor is Susan Berstler, Emerging Technology Specialist, Creative Technologies. Duties and Responsibilities: Will reset and clean VR headsets used for classroom projects as well as student assignments. Will maintain an…
Posted October 25, 2022
Description: Harvard Library seeks a user-centered, collaborative, and innovative professional for the position of Reference Librarian in Houghton Library. The Reference Librarian is responsible for providing reference assistance, developing online guides, web pages, and other tools designed to enhance the use and understanding of Houghton Library’s collections. The incumbent should demonstrate a strong service orientation…
Posted October 25, 2022
Description: The Harvard Law School Library has an immediate opening for a Digitization Assistant. The person in this role will assist with digital collections development, metadata creation and enrichment, and the preparation of modern manuscript collections for digitization. The Digitization Assistant will also undertake other collection management tasks, such as inventory control and materials transport,…
Posted September 14, 2022
Description The MIT Libraries seek an enthusiastic, service-oriented individual to join the ID&LA management team managing user-facing spaces and services in a fast-paced academic library setting with an ambitious vision and mission. The Access Services Manager for Rotch Architecture & Planning Library is an administrative management position which participates in leading service planning and implementation…
Posted August 22, 2022
Description: The Winthrop Group has an immediate opening for a Processing Archivist to process the professional papers of a social scientist in Cambridge, Massachusetts.. Work will take place on-site in Cambridge, and the archivist will report to and be supported by a Senior Archivist. This is a part-time, 6-month term position, for a total of…
Posted August 15, 2022
Description: Access Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by providing circulation, privileges, and other public services as well as operations such as the Harvard Depository, interlibrary loan, and collection management that facilitate virtual and physical access to information resources within and outside the University. Access Services staff members are…
Posted August 11, 2022
Description: The Harvard University Archives seeks to hire a Collections Services Assistant to work on archival processing projects and cataloging, including enhancement and creation of finding aids and bibliographic records for archival collections and publications. Tasks include the creation of finding aids in ArchivesSpace and MARC bibliographic records, and the preparation of collections for storage….
Posted August 11, 2022
Description: Access Services actively supports the teaching and research mission of the Harvard Library by delivering a high standard of service; cultivating a welcoming environment that is supportive to academic research and inquiry; stewarding the university collection; and connecting the academic community to the vast array of library resources. We support the teaching and scholarly…
Posted August 9, 2022
Description: Houghton Library, the primary repository for Harvard’s rare books, archives, and manuscripts, is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative colleague to assist with circulation and collections management operations. The Circulation and Collections Assistant ensures the control and safe movement of collection materials from Houghton’s secure stacks to researchers and students in Houghton’s reading room and…
Posted August 5, 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 Serials Acquisitions & Management unit within the Electronic Resources and Serials Section, the incumbent provides timely access to…
