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Reporting to Chief Library Officer, the Vice President of Library Services is a proven champion for service excellence, committed to the community the Library serves, and to delivering an exceptional service portfolio across our public service points. A dynamic individual with exceptional inter-personal and communication skills, the Vice President will inspire a newly formed team from across the Library to deliver a connected, convenient and easy-to-use portfolio of in-person and online transactional services, reference services, information and technologyaccess services, and engaging reading services and programs in all our locations. They will partner with other members of the Chief Library Officer’s leadership team to develop and deliver on our program strategy, policies, and related plans.
In collaboration with the Chief Library Officer, the Vice President works with others internal and external to the Library to deliver a world-class service as envisioned by the 2014-2019 strategic plan. Important external partnerships include other NYC library service providers (BookOps, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library, ReCAP), and New York City agencies such as local community boards and the City Council members.
As the largest urban public library in the United States this unique opportunity provides the exceptional service leader attuned to a diverse community in a vibrant city, the ability to lead an energized and dedicated team at a time of exciting advancements in our system.
The successful candidate must have:
For a full job description and list of requirements, please visit our website:
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2.[LinkedIn] Special Collections Librarian, United States Golf Association - Greater New York City Area
This position is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an experienced hands-on library professional to oversee one of the world’s premier sports libraries. The Special Collections Librarian will work with the Museum Director to develop, supervise and execute the tactical plans that will to ensure the USGA’s Library remains the leading golf research center in the world.
The Librarian will use best archival practices to process the collections; support researchers; catalog books, periodicals, and other written materials on a day-to-day basis; identify materials needing repair and conservation; ensure use of proper preservation techniques; help prepare information and collections for USGA content; and perform any other function necessary to the Library’s operation. This will include developing, documenting, prioritizing and administering procedures, policies and guidelines for the use of materials in the Library.
The Special Collections Librarian will also maintain a database of all archived material within the Library and propose changes and updates as appropriate to the existing system. This position will have formal training and an understanding of current best-practices in Library Science and knowledge of digital technologies and resources. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about the acquisition and preservation of digital records and will be asked to develop and implement a comprehensive digital collections plan for the Library.
What You Can Expect:
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
Millions of people around the world turn to SAGE’s journals, books and electronic products to inform their studies with the latest research findings. Adam Matthew, a SAGE company, is a leading publisher of online primary source collections, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. Our collections span the social sciences and humanities and cover a multitude of topics ranging from medieval manuscripts and Victorian moving images to popular culture ephemera from the 1960s and confidential government documents. Now part of SAGE, Adam Matthew’s customer base is growing rapidly, and our specialist product line is drawing attention from many new libraries.
Join the team of talented and motivated professionals who are champions of engaged scholarship and creators of innovative and award-winning products. With offices spanning six continents, SAGE Publications aims to be the world’s leading independent academic and professional publisher by disseminating the finest scholarship on a global scale.
Adam Matthew is currently seeking a Library Sales Manager in the US to be located in a major metropolitan city. This role will be responsible for increasing the US customer base and revenue in North American libraries. This position will proactively identify sales opportunities and contact prospective customers; manage long-term sales cycles and negotiate with buyers in the library environment, and support end-users and faculty experts with product demonstrations. The position does require domestic travel, approximately 15 weeks or more throughout the year.
Required
Bachelor's degree in the humanities field from an accredited university.
Minimum two years’ experience preferably selling library products.
Proven experience of academic background in the Arts and Humanities.
Excellent communication skills – oral and written – ensuring our customers receive a positive experience with and image of the company
Experience of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Preferred
Working experience using CRM systems.
Experience of presenting and product demonstration.
Awareness of digital library resources, and an ability to learn and sustain advanced Adam Matthew product knowledge.
SAGE US offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the industry with PPO medical/dental/vision insurance provided at an extremely low cost to the employee; as well as other competitive benefits.
Qualified applicants should present their resume, cover letter, portfolio or work samples and salary history for consideration to our website at www.sagepublications.com/careers for more information.
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4. [LinkedIn] Academic Library - Research Products Director, Personnel Associates, Inc. www.uspublishingjobs.com - Washington, D.C. must be onsite
Our client is a well established and highly thought of Higher Ed, Academic Publisher and they are looking for an up and coming Director to help them launch and grow an exciting new line of journalistic report products for the Undergraduate markets. This person will direct, lead, conceptualize, develop and implement a new set of Digital-First editorial products covering emerging and controversial topics for university students in a variety of business, social science and related disciplines. This person will report directly to the Executive Director of all Library products and will oversee a team of 3-4 direct reports and 5-6 indirect reports as well as a stable of freelance writers and editors. This person will need to be an energetic, creative and entrepreneurial person with a proven track record of motivating, training, inspiring and managing an editorial team toward the production of high level journalistic content, including case studies, reports, data and video content to meet Higher Ed, Academic needs (these products will blur the lines between traditional periodicals and reports in an exciting new way).
The ideal person will have experience with market research and monitoring industry trends and competitive products and developing products to fulfill these needs in the marketplace. Experience working closely with sales, marketing and product management teams is also critical.
This is a Highly Visible and KEY role for our client going forward and will give a solid performer a great stage to PROVE their value to a major industry player.
If you have worked within or managed publications teams for companies like Cengage, Pearson, Springer, McGraw-Hill, Wolters Kluwer, Elsevier, etc. - WE SHOULD CHAT!
This person will:
Requirements:
SPINS is searching for a Senior Product Manager – Product Library to drive the growth for our growing portfolio of data and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a combination of product management functional expertise along with data and analytics knowledge. The role requires a go getter personality capable of working closely with customers, senior executives, technology, sales, and marketing.
Key Responsibilities
Product Development
Product Introductions
Product/Brand Leadership
Research
General Product Management Activities
Education/Training/Work Experience
Candidate Attributes, Knowledge & Skills
Work Environment/Physical Demands