Head of Special Collections Technical Services
Boston College
Chestnut Hill

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six
miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,150 full-time
undergraduates and 4,420 graduate and professional students. Ranked 31 among
national universities, Boston College has 758 full-time and 1,096 FTE faculty,
2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $956 million, and an
endowment in excess of $2.2 billion.

  
Position Details

Department: 060041 - Burns Library

Position: 00014584 - Head Librarian, Special Collections Technical Services

  
Following a year-long strategic and organizational planning process that
coincided with retirements in several areas, the Boston College Libraries seek
several highly collaborative professionals to provide leadership and direction
for newly configured and innovative services. The Libraries offer an agile and
dynamic environment that encourages exploration of user-centered initiatives.
Successful candidates will have an inherent desire to develop and assess
services, and a demonstrated track record of successful implementation of
strategies that enhance teaching, learning, research, and scholarship. For
more information on these positions and working at the Boston College
University Libraries, please visit our employment site:
library.bc.edu/employment.

  
Job Description

Head of Special Collections Technical Services

The John J. Burns Library at Boston College seeks a knowledgeable,
collaborative, and forward-looking Head of Special Collections Technical
Services to direct and manage a broad array of functions pertaining to the
description and preservation of rare books and special collections. S/he will
lead a team of Burns Library staff who catalog, conserve, and maintain the
storage of Burns Library collections, and will work closely with the Burns
Library Head of Archives. S/he will also coordinate special collections
cataloging projects performed by other Boston College Libraries staff and will
perform additional original and complex copy cataloging of rare materials.

  
S/he will contribute to the development and documentation of procedures for
the ongoing systematic review and correction of legacy metadata for Burns
Library materials and coordinate their implementation, especially for the
purpose of preparing materials for digitization. S/he will also the
development of efficient end-processing and preservation workflows.

  
Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections, this
newly created role includes supervision of three full-time positions,
including the Burns Library rare book cataloger, conservator, and collections
management assistant. As a member of the Burns Library management team, the
successful candidate will share in the responsibility for fostering a culture
of collaboration that consistently delivers high levels of energy,
performance, and impact.

  
Requirements

Applicants must have a master's degree in library or information science from
an ALA-accredited program or equivalent. Preferred candidates will have at
least four years of experience working in an academic or research library or
archives in progressively responsible roles, including two or more years of
supervisory experience. Applicants should have expert knowledge of current and
emerging standards pertaining to the creation and management of descriptive
metadata for rare books and special collections, including, but not limited
to, MARC, AACR2, RDA, DCRM, Dublin Core, VRA, METS, and MODS. Reading
proficiency in Latin and/or one or more modern European languages is highly
desirable.

  
This is an abbreviated version of the full posting. Please read the full
position and apply at Boston College, Job ID 13435.



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