Job Description
Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale! Overview Reporting to the Director of Access Services, the Assistant Director for Resource Sharing and Reserves (RSR) provides strategic leadership for Yale University Library's resource sharing and course reserves programs in a complex and evolving environment. The position advances high quality, user-centered access services that support teaching, research, and learning across the University. The Assistant Director leads the planning, delivery, and continuous process improvement of resource sharing and reserves services-including Interlibrary Loan, Borrow Direct, Scan & Deliver, and print and electronic reserves-and provides direct oversight of Interlibrary Loan borrowing and Reserves operations, managing a team of seven FTE. The Assistant Director collaborates closely with Library IT, collections and electronic resources, campus partners, and external consortia; serves as product owner for core access systems; manages budgets related to resource sharing and reserves; provides leadership on copyright, accessibility, and policy development; and represents Yale University Library in consortial and professional settings. The Assistant Director for RSR has broad, programmatic oversight and will play a key role in the development, implementation, and assessment of resource sharing initiatives and memberships on behalf of Yale Library. Represents Yale on externally facing programs, and initiatives, including ReCAP, SHARES, ReShare, and the IDS Project. The Assistant Director for RSR represents Yale University Library at professional conferences and resource sharing meetings and assu