Job Posting: Coordinator of Humanities Collections at UPenn Library

[Kevin M. F. Platt]

Dear Colleagues: If you know anyone (esp. Slavic specialists, which  
we *really* need here), please pass along this announcement. Thanks,  
Kevin Platt, UPenn

*University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Philadelphia, PA
Coordinator of Humanities Collections & Humanities Librarian*
*DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2008*

*Position Summary:*
Reporting to the Director of Collection Development & Management, the  
Coordinator of Humanities Collections & Humanities Librarian leads  
the collection development and management activities for the academic  
departments and interdisciplinary programs designated as "Humanities"  
at Penn. The Coordinator convenes a standing group of Humanities  
liaisons across the Penn library system to discuss issues and  
recommend policies pertaining to scholarly resources. In  
collaboration with other academic liaisons and curators in Research &  
Instructional Services, the Music Library, the Fine Arts Library, the  
University Museum Library and the Annenberg Rare Book & Manuscript  
Library, the Coordinator also serves as the subject specialist to  
selected humanities departments, ranging from European History,  
Cinema Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, to French, Italian  
and Germanic Studies. Specific subject responsibilities will be  
determined based on the qualifications and interests of the  
successful candidate.

*Overall responsibilities include:* optimizing resource allocation  
(staff, budget, space) for humanities collections; developing and  
implementing best practices, priorities, and policies for humanities  
collections in the framework of university- and library-wide  
strategic plans; managing the Libraries' major European approval  
plans; recruiting and training new subject specialists in the  
humanities; serving as the primary bibliographer and liaison for  
constituents of selected humanities departments; serving as an  
adviser and advocate for digital humanities and scholarly  
communication initiatives; and facilitating and strengthening ties  
with University-level humanities programs.

***Qualifications:*

Graduate degree in the humanities and Master's in Library Science or  
the equivalent combination in experience, training, and practice is  
required. Proficiency in at least two European languages, including  
French, German, Greek, Italian, or Latin. The successful candidate  
should have at least 5 years of experience in an academic or research  
institution; demonstrated knowledge of scholarly research resources,  
disciplinary issues and publishing trends in the humanities; evidence  
of innovative approaches to collection development, management and  
assessment; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and  
effectively within a collegial framework across departments ranging  
from technical services and information processing to public services  
and resource-sharing; excellent oral, written and interpersonal  
communication skills; strong analytical and decision-making skills.

For more details:   http://www.library.upenn.edu/employment/ 
professional/humanitieslibrarian.html


Associate Professor Kevin M. F. Platt
Chair, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
745 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

kmfplatt at sas.upenn.edu
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/slavic

Tel: 215-746-0173
Fax: 215-573-7794





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