Head of Technical Services

Description

Lehman College, City University of New York’s public senior college in the Bronx, is located on a 37-acre, tree-lined campus 40 minutes by direct subway from midtown Manhattan. The College is a force for social justice and vital contributor to the new Bronx renaissance. Lehman College was ranked number 4 nationally in fostering intergenerational social mobility for U.S. students by the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Equality of Opportunity Project.

Leonard Lief Library seeks a dynamic, creative, and experienced individual to provide strategic direction and oversight of the Technical Services Unit. The Head of Technical Services is responsible for managing database licensing, resource allocation, acquisitions, cataloging, and materials processing.

The successful individual will:

• Steward the annual resource budget, arrange for database licenses, handle vendor relations, working closely with Lehman’s Finance, Accounts Payable, and Procurement Offices

• Recommend and implement best practices to ensure functionality and interoperability of CUNY Libraries’ new Alma-Primo discovery environment to enhance cataloging and acquisitions

• Develop policies and procedures for resource description expertise and participate in CUNY-wide library initiatives and projects with a resource description emphasis

• In collaboration with the Electronic Resources Librarian, oversee licensing of additional electronic content (eJournals and eBooks), standing orders, and monographs – with related cataloging and processing

• Keep current with developments in the resource management arena, develop workflows and policies, and integrate new technologies to streamline efficient processing

• Supervise the Periodicals Librarian and three support staff members who provide resource description for purchased and donated materials including monographs (print and electronic), serials, and electronic databases

• Provide reference and instruction services, as well as collection development responsibilities.