Princeton⠀University⠀Library⠀seeks a⠀highly⠀skilled,⠀innovative⠀leader for⠀the⠀Content⠀Access⠀(CA)⠀Department.⠀Reporting⠀directly⠀to the⠀Associate⠀University⠀Librarian⠀for⠀Collections⠀& Access⠀Services⠀(CAS), the⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀serves on⠀the Senior⠀Management⠀Team of⠀the whole⠀CAS⠀Division,⠀presenting⠀a unique⠀opportunity⠀for career⠀growth.⠀The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will help⠀lead a⠀strategic⠀rethinking⠀of⠀collection⠀access,⠀management,⠀and⠀fulfillment⠀functions,⠀operations,⠀workflows,⠀staffing⠀and⠀supervision⠀arrangements,⠀and the⠀user⠀experience⠀of finding⠀and⠀accessing⠀content,⠀central to⠀the⠀overarching⠀mission of⠀supporting⠀research⠀and⠀instruction⠀at⠀Princeton⠀University⠀and its⠀global⠀engagement.⠀The⠀position⠀offers a⠀dynamic⠀and⠀supportive⠀work⠀environment,⠀providing⠀ample⠀opportunities⠀to make a⠀lasting⠀impact on⠀the⠀Library's⠀strategic⠀direction.⠀This role⠀is at the⠀forefront⠀of⠀innovation⠀and⠀collaboration,⠀driving⠀initiatives⠀that shape⠀the future⠀of library⠀services⠀for⠀accessing⠀and using⠀content in⠀all⠀forms.
Princeton⠀University⠀Library is⠀committed⠀to⠀recruiting⠀a diverse⠀workforce⠀and⠀advancing⠀the⠀University's⠀commitment⠀to racial⠀equity⠀within our⠀community⠀and in the⠀world. We⠀encourage⠀candidates⠀from all⠀diverse⠀backgrounds⠀and life⠀experiences⠀to apply⠀for our⠀positions.⠀To find⠀out more⠀about⠀PUL’s⠀work⠀towards⠀greater⠀inclusivity,⠀equity,⠀and⠀diversity,⠀please see⠀PUL’s⠀“About”⠀page.
Responsibilities:
The⠀primary⠀focus of⠀this⠀position⠀is on⠀optimizing⠀seamless⠀access to⠀a vast⠀universe⠀of⠀locally-owned⠀and⠀shared-access⠀print,⠀digital⠀and⠀digitized⠀library⠀resources,⠀and⠀enhancing⠀the⠀Library’s⠀performance⠀in⠀fulfilling⠀all its⠀patrons’⠀content⠀needs –⠀for⠀individual⠀learning,⠀research,⠀or⠀teaching.⠀In⠀addition,⠀this⠀position⠀oversees⠀the⠀management⠀of⠀physical⠀collections⠀and⠀spearheads⠀operations⠀to supply⠀efficient⠀on-demand⠀digitization⠀of all⠀types of⠀library⠀materials,⠀with a⠀special⠀emphasis⠀on⠀end-user⠀accessibility.
As⠀the head⠀of the CA⠀Department,⠀the⠀incumbent⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀overseeing⠀a dynamic⠀team⠀currently⠀consisting⠀of about⠀21⠀professional⠀and⠀support⠀staff, and⠀approximately⠀seventy⠀student⠀assistants⠀that⠀seamlessly⠀provide⠀patron-facing⠀content⠀services,⠀including⠀circulation,⠀course⠀reserves,⠀print and⠀digital⠀resource⠀sharing,⠀multimedia⠀services,⠀digitization⠀on demand,⠀and⠀accessibility⠀services.
Representing⠀PUL, the⠀position⠀engages⠀with⠀national⠀and⠀international⠀resource⠀sharing⠀consortia,⠀and the⠀strategic⠀planning⠀of their⠀mutually⠀beneficial⠀operations⠀for⠀enhanced⠀discovery⠀and⠀optimized⠀access to⠀their vast⠀collective⠀collection,⠀advocating⠀for⠀services⠀and⠀promoting⠀PUL’s⠀standing⠀within the⠀academic⠀community.⠀The⠀collaboration⠀also⠀entails⠀close⠀partnership⠀with key⠀Library⠀and campus⠀stakeholders,⠀including⠀the Office⠀of⠀Information⠀Technology,⠀Office of⠀General⠀Counsel,⠀McGraw⠀Center for⠀Teaching⠀and⠀Learning,⠀and the⠀Office of⠀Disability⠀Services.
If⠀you are an⠀ambitious⠀and⠀creative⠀professional⠀who⠀thrives in⠀a dynamic⠀and⠀forward-thinking⠀environment,⠀this is⠀the⠀opportunity⠀for you.⠀Join us in⠀shaping⠀the future⠀service of⠀Princeton⠀University⠀Library⠀and make a⠀lasting⠀impact on⠀the⠀academic⠀community.
Required Qualifications
- MLS from⠀an ALA⠀accredited⠀institution⠀or⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education⠀and⠀professional⠀experience
- A⠀minimum of⠀seven⠀years⠀relevant⠀professional⠀experience⠀in an⠀academic⠀or⠀research⠀library,⠀or the⠀equivalent,⠀which must⠀include a⠀minimum of⠀three⠀years of⠀supervisory⠀and⠀management⠀experience
- Deep⠀understanding⠀and work⠀experience⠀of⠀circulation,⠀collection⠀management⠀and/or⠀resource⠀sharing⠀services⠀of a large⠀academic⠀library⠀with⠀multiple⠀branches
- Knowledge/work⠀experience⠀of⠀digitization⠀of many⠀types of⠀library⠀materials
- Experience⠀which⠀demonstrates⠀a strong⠀public⠀service⠀orientation
- A⠀commitment⠀to staff⠀development
- Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills;⠀teamwork⠀and team⠀building⠀skills
- Strong⠀planning,⠀organization⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀skills
- Strong⠀oral and⠀written⠀communications⠀skills
- Well-developed⠀computer⠀skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience⠀which⠀demonstrates⠀a strong⠀working⠀knowledge⠀of⠀copyright,⠀fair use⠀principles⠀and their⠀application⠀to library⠀services.
- Knowledge⠀of⠀accessibility⠀service⠀and⠀remediation⠀technologies⠀that⠀support⠀patrons⠀with⠀disabilities.
- Knowledge⠀of⠀academic⠀library’s⠀media⠀services⠀including⠀audio and⠀video⠀support⠀services.
- Experience⠀of library⠀access⠀service⠀with a⠀large⠀offsite⠀storage⠀facility
- Knowledge⠀ofand⠀experience⠀with⠀online⠀library⠀information⠀services,⠀and/or⠀contemporary⠀interlibrary⠀loan⠀and/or⠀document⠀delivery⠀systems⠀and⠀services.
- Active⠀participation⠀in⠀relevant⠀national/international⠀professional⠀organizations⠀and⠀forums.
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