Location: New Haven,CT, USA
University Job Title
Assistant Director, Bibliographic Description Unit
Time Type
Full time
Duration Type
Regular
Compensation Grade
library
Compensation Grade Profile
Librarian (00)
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Searchable Job Family
Library
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
344 Winchester Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Work Model
On-site
Position Focus
Reporting to the Associate Director, Bibliographic Description Unit, the Assistant Director, Bibliographic Description Unit supports the vision and direction-setting for special collections bibliographic description and leadership of the Bibliographic Description Unit. The Bibliographic Description Unit is a division in Special Collections Technical Services, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The unit is responsible for bibliographic description and stewardship interventions for single item and small collections in all formats.
With the Associate Director, the Assistant Director creates and maintains strategies and policies to ensure the discovery and sustainable stewardship of special collections bibliographic materials; assists with the evaluation and development of workflows and procedures, establishment of metrics, and contributes to reporting; and participates in unit and departmental planning. The Assistant Director helps foster a supportive and collaborative work culture and plays an important role in team building; participates in recruitment, managing, training, developing, and directly supervising unit staff; and identifies and engages in collaborative opportunities and build partnerships within the department, across the Library and profession to meet the strategic directions of the department, Library, and University. The Assistant Director may also establish and maintain relationships with vendors.
Within the unit, the Assistant Director leads and manages a copy cataloging team for material acquired by the Beinecke Library; serves as metadata liaison to the Black Bibliography Project, including supervising a Catalog/Metadata Librarian; and leads and manages special projects staff for the Bibliographic Description Unit. The Assistant Director leads and manages the Bibliographic Description unit when the Associate Director is absent. The Assistant Director manages projects and participates in University Library committees and task forces, especially as these relate to the needs of special collections at Yale; participates in regional, national, and international professional activities both to contribute to the profession and to grow individually as a professional librarian.
Yale University Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and/or teaching.
The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 3 to 4 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications. Librarian ranking information can be found here:
Essential Duties
Required Education And Experience
Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent accredited degree. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction in a research library. Demonstrated ability and achievement in managing staff. Demonstrated ability with integrated library system and electronic resource management. Demonstrated ability cataloging a variety of library materials in all formats. Demonstrated excellent oral and written communications and analytical ability. Demonstrated technical aptitude with strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail. Demonstrated excellent customer service skills, flexibility and a strong commitment to innovation, creativity and excellence. Demonstrated problem solving skills, experience coordinating projects, and the ability to bring projects to fruition. Demonstrated experience working collaboratively and independently with various groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing team environment.
Required Skill/Ability 1
Five years of professional experience.
Required Skill/Ability 2
Demonstrated knowledge and ability with bibliographic standards and metadata, databases, and library management systems. Demonstrated ability cataloging using AACR2/RDA, DCRM, and MARC.
Required Skill/Ability 3
Demonstrated ability supervising or directing the efforts of a high performing team and training staff. Strong people-centered leadership and team management ability. Strong change management and facilitation skills to help staff navigate evolving workflows and systems.
Required Skill/Ability 4
Excellent analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete tasks and projects on time.
Required Skill/Ability 5
Excellent communication skills. Ability to explain technical services processes and issues to non-specialist audiences.
Preferred Education, Experience And Skills
Experience cataloging rare or special collections materials. Demonstrated knowledge of American or European history or literature. Strong bibliographic knowledge of ancient or modern European languages. Familiarity with linked data concepts and/or applications. Demonstrated knowledge of search and discovery, user experience and/or assessment for special collections.
Drug Screen
No
Health Screening
No
Background Check Requirements
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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
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