From: "Elizabeth E. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 01:52:13 +0000 All, Please note that Ivy Plus includes the University of Chicago as well as the other swell schools listed. Who could forget an institution upon whom the Nobel gods have smiled so frequently? My unlimited apologies to my friends on the South .Side. Best, Eliz Kirk Begin forwarded message: From: LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> Date: August 3, 2015 at 7:46:27 PM EDT Subject: Ivy Plus Libraries seek a Director of Collections Initiatives From: "Elizabeth E. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:36:55 +0000 The Ivy Plus libraries (Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, UPenn, Dartmouth, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Duke, and Stanford) are searching for a Director of Collections Initiatives. This promises to be a fabulous position with the potential to bring to these thirteen landmark institutions a new definition of “collective collection”. The position will be based at Yale and will work principally with the chief collections officers across the membership. To quote from the position description: "The Ivy Plus Libraries… comprising some of the greatest library collections in the world, seek an experienced, enthusiastic, and imaginative leader to plan, implement, and oversee new collaborative collections initiatives which will further integrate the vast riches of our collective collection while also expanding the breadth and depth of resources available, in any format and for scholars of today and tomorrow. The Director of Collections Initiatives serves as the principal planner, project manager, and negotiator for initiatives that promise substantial positive impacts in the development, management, and use of collections in any format. Although this senior-level position reports to the Yale’s University Librarian, it is the Ivy Plus Collection Development Group, especially its Executive Committee, which will partner with and guide the Director of Collections Initiatives to develop, implement, and assess efforts ranging from shared print storage capability to digital preservation, drawing on the unparalleled strengths of both the staff and the collections of the Ivy Plus institutions. The Director of Collections Initiatives assists or leads program planning, project management, and coordination of key collaborative initiatives. This full-time position, with an initial three-year appointment, requires an experienced collections specialist who understands the contemporary research collections landscape in all of its complexity and whose leadership style is at once deft, decisive, and diplomatic." There is a high degree of excitement and enthusiasm in the Ivy Plus libraries around our collaborative collecting and the Director of Collections Initiatives will be a welcome addition to our joint work. We would be very grateful if you would pass the description along to those who you believe would make excellent candidates, or make nominations. I’d be happy to discuss the position with anyone who might like further information. This is an opportunity to make a real mark professionally. http://www.simplyhired.com/job/ivy-plus-libraries-director-of-collections-job/yale-university/ol7jio66ju?cid=szkjrkihrdjxslafzmcuizoyozrztyhv Thanks for your consideration, Eliz Elizabeth E. Kirk Associate Librarian for Information Resources Dartmouth College 6025 Baker Library Hanover, NH 03755