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The Harvard Map Collection is seeking a creative and dynamic information professional with extensive cartographic knowledge to join our team. The Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning will be responsible for the stewardship of Harvard’s paper-based cartographic resources, continuing to build a collection founded in 1818. The successful candidate will perform outreach and build relationships with the University community to demonstrate the value of incorporating cartographic information and spatial thinking into research, teaching and learning. This (RTL) is a fundamental priority of both the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) libraries and the wider Harvard Library.
Reports to the Head of Geospatial Resources in the Harvard Map Collection. Required qualifications include an MLS/MLIS or equivalent experience, demonstrated knowledge of the history of cartography, and a minimum of 5 years of experience with map collections.
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Bonnie A. Burns |Head of Geospatial Resources
Harvard Map Collection, Pusey Library,Cambridge, MA 02138
617.496.8125
36353BR | |
Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning | |
Harvard College Library | |
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USA - MA - Cambridge | |
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Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00 | |
Maps, Media, Data and Government Information | |
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The Harvard Map Collection is the oldest map collection in America, having grown to include
ca. 400,000 maps, more than 6,000 atlases, and several thousand reference books. Topographic maps, city plans, nautical charts, and thematic maps comprise this excellent research collection representing all chronological periods and significant mapmakers.
The Harvard Map Collection also has a strong commitment to digital resources and manages the collections of the Harvard Geospatial Library. The Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning reports to the Head of Geospatial Resources within the Harvard
Map Collection. In the current landscape of digital scholarship using data in research with the humanities, arts, and social sciences, more students and researchers are engaging with our map collection. Increasingly our users are seeking cartographic resources, geographic analysis, creation of interactive maps, and visualizations for their research, teaching and learning. The Harvard Map Collection provides assistance and training in accomplishing these activities and is strategically partnered with colleagues for Multimedia authoring, Data, Government Information and Environmental Research. Duties and Responsibilities The Harvard Map Collection seeks a creative and proactive information professional to serve as Librarian for Cartographic Collections and Learning. Under the direction of the Head of Geospatial Resources, this position is responsible for:
These responsibilities are carried out in close collaboration with the HMC Cartographic Reference Librarian, the Weissman Preservation Center, the Harvard Library Information and Technical Services, and the Online Learning Librarian of the Harvard Library. The successful candidate will need a solid understanding of metadata and cataloging principles for maps in overseeing and coordinating work with Harvard Library’s Information and Technical Services catalogers. An in-depth knowledge of the map trade is essential for purchasing materials that fill gaps in our holdings, selecting materials that address needs of the Harvard curriculum, and anticipating new trends in map scholarship. The individual in this position is also expected to participate in the library-wide governance structure through work on standing committees, councils and working groups. Participates in MMDGI All Staff meetings to share information and coordinate cross-unit work, planning and strategy in accomplishing the larger goals of the Harvard Library. Active participation in professional organizations related to maps, cartography and geospatial information are expected. The individual in this position is expected to be proactive in building and maintaining relationships with other programs, organizations and institutions including other map libraries and associations of map collectors (including the Boston Map Society). |
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Founded in 1638, Harvard has a rich legacy of libraries that continues into the 21st century.
In total there are over 70 libraries at Harvard that comprise the Harvard library system, with combined holdings of over 16 million items. More than 11 million of those items are part of the collection of a centrally administered unit within the Faculty of
Arts and Sciences that is referred to as the Harvard College Library (HCL). It is comprised of Widener, Lamont, Birkhoff Mathematical, Cabot Science, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Fine Arts, Harvard-Yenching, Houghton, Loeb Music, Physics Research, and Tozzer
libraries and the Harvard Film Archive, Harvard Map Collection, and the Harvard Theatre Collection. For more information, please visit: http://www.hcl.harvard.edu/news/index.cfm For information on Harvard College Library's Green Initiatives, please visit: http://hcl.harvard.edu/news/articles/2011/green_office_wrap_up.cfm All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources. |
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