Collections Librarian for Education & Behavioral Sciences

Harvard University; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Wellbeing resources

Family support

Tuition assistance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard University’s HGSE Gutman Library seeks a collaborative Collections Librarian to develop, steward, and promote the Library’s general collections to support the research, teaching, and learning needs of the HGSE community.

Reporting to Gutman Library’s Senior Associate Director, the incumbent brings deep expertise in education and behavioral sciences and aligns collection activities to meet curricular needs, faculty and student scholarship, school research initiatives, and evolving

Qualifications

• MLS from an ALA-accredited program.
• Minimum of three years related experience, post-M.L.S.
• Submit resume and cover letter.
• Final-round visits may include campus meetings and a presentation.

Responsibilities

• Develops collection strategies to support curricular needs, faculty scholarship, school research initiatives, evolving disciplinary trends, and open scholarship initiatives.
• Manages collection expenditures and donor communications in collaboration with Gutman Library leadership.
• Coordinates purchasing workflows and fund management for education liaison librarians.
• Collaborates with Special Collections on digitization and transfers to Special Collections or Archives.
• Represents HGSE and Gutman Library in Harvard Library collaboration activities.
• Ensures resources are discoverable and compliant with accessibility requirements.
• Leverages data and tools to inform purchasing, licensing, renewal, and withdrawal decisions.
• Promotes new resources and thematic displays led by Gutman Library Communications.
• May hire supervise staff and students.

Skills

Collection development

Budget management

Team leadership

Communication

Library systems knowledge

Education

MLS from an ALA-accredited program

Tools

Alma

GOBI

Canvas

JIRA

Oracle

Job description

Harvard University’s HGSE Gutman Library seeks a collaborative Collections Librarian to develop, steward, and promote the Library’s general collections to support the research, teaching, and learning needs of the HGSE community.

Reporting to Gutman Library’s Senior Associate Director, the incumbent brings deep expertise in education and behavioral sciences and aligns collection activities to meet curricular needs, faculty and student scholarship, school research initiatives, and evolving