Head, Electronic Discovery and Access

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Head, Electronic Discovery and Access

Job Profile Title

Librarian C

Job Description Summary

About the Penn Libraries:

The Penn Libraries provides a network of information resources and knowledge services that are vital to teaching, research, and learning at the University of Pennsylvania. This network includes 19 physical libraries, recognized for their collections, and a digital library known for innovation and richness of content. Through dynamic programming and exhibitions, and through the acquisition and preservation of literary and artistic artifacts, the Penn Libraries documents a wealth of social and historical periods, bringing scholarship to life at the University and in the various communities it serves.

Job Description Summary:

Under the direction of the Director, Acquisitions Access and Licensing (AAL), the Head, Electronic Access and Discovery serves as one of the leaders of the AAL management team. The Head, Electronic Discovery and Access plays a critical role in AAL’s mission to incubate a proactive service culture ensuring that faculty, students and staff have expedited, accurate and relevant access to the broad range of research materials provided through the University Libraries. The candidate is to be an innovative, energetic and self-motivated librarian and is to establish and implement a strategic vision for operations and staff involved in the broad range of activities that encompass discovery and access to the Libraries’ growing collection of electronic, licensed and continuing resources. The candidate to organize and analyze problems and develop creative, flexible and resourceful solutions. They are to be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, taking initiative and following through effectively.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Procure, analyze and manipulate record sets to provide access to collections. Evaluate and manage workflows. Communicate about sets and priorities with Di