Head, Beinecke Library Digital Services Unit
Yale University
New Haven

**Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include two major art museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music.**  
  
**Position Focus:** Under the direction of the Head of Technical Services and working in close collaboration with units across the Beinecke Library and the Yale University Library, the Head of Beinecke Digital Services leads a newly formed Digital Services Unit. As such, the Head coordinates the Beinecke Library's digitization program, its digital projects, and its user experience initiatives to enhance access to and use of Beinecke Library and its collections, including the Beinecke Digital Library, collection web pages, and online exhibits. The Head leads the investigation, development, and implementation of metadata and digitization workflows and standards as well as user interfaces and tools that affect the user experience.  
  
The Head of Beinecke Digital Services is responsible for integrating two
units, the Digital Projects & Metadata Unit and the Digital Studio, into a
single cohesive unit. The Head supervises the work of three senior
photographers and three metadata catalog assistants to coordinate metadata
creation, digitization, and quality control activities. Leadership of user
experience development requires collaboration across Beinecke and University
library departments. The Head participates in the Beinecke's Technical
Services Management Group to develop technical services strategies, policies,
and procedures for the Beinecke Library.

  
The Head liaises with the Yale University Library's Information Technology and
Digital Initiatives departments and works collaboratively with Yale University
Library staff. The Head may represent the Beinecke within Yale University
Library and nationally and internationally in discussions and committees
pertaining to user experience initiatives, metadata, and digitization at Yale
and is active professionally.

  
**Required Education, Skills and Experience:**  
• Excellent supervisory and strong leadership abilities.

• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to work with a wide range of digital
library standards and practices, such as digitization, digital preservation,
standards for media content, metadata, controlled authorities, and user
experience.

• Demonstrated project management skills, especially the ability to devise and
achieve agreed-upon completion dates for projects; ability to multitask and
keep priorities aligned to objectives; ability to identify and analyze
problems in the context of special collections technology initiatives.

• Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills, especially the
ability to convey and explain to non-technical audiences the importance and
impact of technology trends and issues relevant to the Yale University
Library's operation and mission.

• Strong commitment to customer service with well-developed interpersonal
skills and demonstrated abilities to work collegially with staff, researchers,
and colleagues, especially in the context of technology initiatives that are
specific to academic libraries and special collections

Yale University assigns ranks to librarian positions based on a combination of
professional experience and accomplishments (see range assigned to this
description as noted in the posting position title). Librarian ranking
information can be found at:
http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html.

  
**Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:** Familiarity with digital photography and color management. Familiarity with intellectual property rights and Fair Use applied to libraries. Familiarity with one or more major digital content management systems appropriate for repositories.  
  
**The University and the Library**  
The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries,
collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich
and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual
growth and supports the teaching and research missions of Yale University and
scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum
of resources, including around 12.8 million volumes and information in all
media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic
databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to expand access to
its physical and digital collections. Housed in eighteen buildings including
the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library,
and the Bass Library, it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of approximately
five hundred who offer innovative and flexible services to library
readers. For additional information on the Yale University
Library, please visit the Library's web site at www.library.yale.edu.

  
**Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library:**  
The Beinecke Library is Yale's principal repository for literary archives,
early manuscripts, and rare books. One of the great collections in North
America, the Beinecke collections are internationally known and heavily used
by scholars from around the world. For further information about the Beinecke
Library, consult the library's web site at:
[http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke](http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke).

  
**Salary and Benefits:**  
We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of
a career at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale
University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and
true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide
variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and
educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational
facilities, and much more.

  
**How to apply:** Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applications, consisting of a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references should be submitted by applying online at [http://www.yale.edu/jobs](http://www.yale.edu/jobs). **The STARS req. ID for this position is 28032BR. Please be sure to reference 28032BR in your cover letter.**  
  
_Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and
does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, race, color,
religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin;
nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression.

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