Position at Harvard

Head of Preservation and Digital Imaging Services
Harvard University Library

(Req 23519BR)

Duties and Responsibilities: The Harvard Library seeks a creative
and forward-thinking professional to serve on the Library's senior
leadership team in the new position of Head of Preservation and
Digital Imaging Services, with responsibility for developing a
seamless continuum for the long-term preservation of traditional
collections and digital content across Harvard University's 21st
century library system.

This position represents a key opportunity to champion an integrated
collection philosophy across Harvard University and to lead, shape,
and oversee the work of staff engaged in making accessible research
resources in many formats for the Harvard Library community.

Reporting to the Associate Director for Library Services, this role
develops, leads, and administers programs and services that meet and
anticipate the preservation and conservation needs of the Harvard
Library's circulating, digital and special collections.

Conduct a University-wide preservation needs assessment using
internationally accepted cultural heritage and/or library methods as
part of creating a preservation risk management strategy for the
integrated university collection.

Establish the strategic directions and consolidated, innovative
programs and services for preservation, conservation, and
digitization initiatives that enhance and align Harvard Library's
diversified preservation and conservation functions to ensure
long-term access to all collections throughout their life cycles.

Achieve a strategic balance in the care of traditional, physical
collections and digital materials, including an emphasis on imaging
services in the service of preservation reformatting.

Manage and develop levels of digital imaging services in response to
requirements reflecting the University's many constituents.

Bring a demonstrated knowledge of and affinity for IT services and
play a proactive role in the complex, multidisciplinary arena of
digital preservation; lead in developing the Harvard Library's
digital preservation strategy, establish protocols on all phases of
the life cycle of digital content.

Provide oversight for specialized preservation, conservation, and
imaging units, including the Weissman Preservation Center and
special collections conservation programs for books, paper, and
photographs.

Provide state-of-the-art advice on environmental parameters,
emergency preparedness, and business continuity to protect physical
and digital materials in the Harvard collection.

Contribute expertise and intellectual content to University and
Library fundraising campaigns and development through grant proposal
funding, fundraising, donor relations and stewardship activities.

Demonstrate accountability and creativity in building strong
relationships with internal and external stakeholders and foster an
environment of innovation and continuous improvement.

Contribute to Library-wide planning, budget allocation, and to all
initiatives that advance the Library's evolution as the preeminent
research library of the 21st century.

Note:  For the complete text of this job description please visit:

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Basic Qualifications:

    Bachelor's degree required with an ALA-accredited master's
    degree (e.g. MS in preservation management or conservation
    and/or MSLS with a focus on digital libraries) or a minimum of
    ten years' experience, with eight years directly related and
    progressively responsible experience leading professional
    preservation, conservation and digital imaging programs

    Experience managing a complex budget and with emphasis on
    financial planning and analysis

Additional Qualifications:

    Track record in leading high-performing teams and in
    spear-heading transformational change

    Ability to identify strategic priorities and to lead, preferably
    with experience from within a large academic research library

    Working knowledge of academic institutions and ability to
    respond to faculty expectations, academic calendars, and varied
    planning cycles

    Ability to monitor multiple projects that serve a range of
    clients

    Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with the
    ability to effectively influence, persuade and promote the
    organization's work internally and externally

    Track record in developing successful grant proposals,
    current-use and endowment fundraising, and stewardship

Additional Information: The Harvard Library: By setting a fresh
course for the Harvard Library, the University seeks to build a
flagship research library that is positioned to excel in the rapidly
evolving, 21st century information environment. On the basis of an
extensive, 18-month library review, Harvard will restructure the
organization, governance, and funding of its University library
system to better serve the changing needs of students, faculty, and
researchers. The Harvard Library will support excellence and
innovation in teaching, learning, and scholarship by attracting and
developing a community of talented professionals who can actively
shape the cultivation of knowledge and the development of pedagogy
within the University and throughout the broader scholarly
community. The new Harvard Library structure will:

    Maximize strategic capacity in the library system as a whole
    Harmonize library management and business processes
    Facilitate enhancements in collections and services
    Create a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
    preserve appropriate local autonomy in establishing collecting
    priorities and patron service levels

The University: Founded in 1636, Harvard University is preeminent
among the world's research universities. Harvard has grown from nine
students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 6,600
undergraduate students, over 14,000 graduate students, and an
additional 2,000 part-time students. Over 16,000 people work at
Harvard, including approximately 2,100 faculty members. An
additional 10,000 individuals have faculty appointments in
Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals.

Designated a university in 1780, Harvard includes 12 colleges and
schools. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences--comprising Harvard
College, the School for Engineering and Applied Science, the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Division of Continuing
Education--is the oldest and largest of the Harvard faculties. The
University's world-renowned graduate and professional schools
include Harvard Business School, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard
Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School (including the School of
Dental Medicine), the Harvard School of Public Health, and the
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

In the course of 375 years, Harvard's Library has grown from a
single collection of 400 volumes to a 73-unit library system whose
holdings include nearly 17 million volumes, more than 21 million
digital files, 10 million microforms, 8 million photographs, an
estimated 400 million manuscript items.

Competencies for Success: Select behaviors and attributes will be
critical for the success of the chosen candidate. Competencies for
this role and for other leaders in the Harvard Library include a
strong strategic sense, a commitment to creativity, innovation and
continuous improvement along with a willingness to hold oneself and
one's staff accountable for producing results.

How to Apply: Qualified candidates may apply online at,

    <URL:http://www.employment.harvard.edu>

Please refer to req 23519BR.

Beth Nielsen
Recruitment Services Coordinator
Recruitment Services
Harvard University
124 Mount Auburn St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-9248
Fax: 617-496-2600


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