Archivist

at  McGill University

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Archivist
Rare Books & Special Collections
Deadline to apply: November 25, 2024, 11:59pm
Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian (tenure track)
Duration: three years, with possibility of renewal
Salary minimum: salary commensurate with experience
Posting number: JR0000060352
McGill Libraries seeks an experienced, service-oriented, and collaborative professional archivist to assist in the provision of a range of archival information services to support teaching, learning, research, and outreach activities, and to contribute to the development, description, management, and preservation of the archival holdings of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Rare Books and Special Collections actively supports the teaching, learning and research needs of McGill students and faculty from all disciplines, and an international research community. The primary RBSC holdings are in the humanities and social sciences and in particular Canadiana and Montreal history, literature, the history of ideas, travel and exploration, natural history, the history of the book, and architecture form the core of the collection.
THE McGILL LIBRARY
Located in Montréal, one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research. For nearly 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues. McGill is also the most internationally diverse research-intensive university in Canada, with over 32% of its students coming to McGill from more than 150 countries. The University systematically appears on the annual list of the best employers in Montreal.
The McGill Library is committed to delivering high-quality, innovative information products, services and programs that focus on client needs and support the University’s strategic mission and directions. The Library proactively supports the teaching, learning and research needs of faculty and students to fulfill McGill’s strategic mission of excellence as a research-intensive, student-centred university.
The McGill Library has the largest collection in Quebec and is one of Canada’s largest academic libraries with over six million monograph titles and 150,000 e-journals and databases. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI), the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and the HathiTrust Digital Library.

Primary Purpose of Position

• To assist in the provision of a range of library and information services and collections to support teaching, learning, research, and outreach activities

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Advise researchers on discovering, accessing and using effectively the full range of archival resources available.
• Perform collection management activities, including accessioning and processing. Contribute to collection description for entry into content management system Access to Memory (AtoM) and/or Sofia discovery tool. Supervises staff in the same.
• Collaborates with colleagues to improve the intellectual and physical control of RBSC archival collections. Contributes to the review and improvement of workflows, space management and aids in developing policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development of RBSC archival collections to ensure teaching, learning and research needs are met.
• Assist in ensuring that proper conservation and preservation standards are followed for all formats and media types.
• Integrate RBSC archival collections into University teaching, learning, and research, and to the broader research community. Develop and maintain communication links and appropriate liaison with relevant University units.
• Animate collections through various means, including: communications (e.g. publications and social media), organizing visits and workshops with classes and other groups; developing exhibitions in the library or McGill campus venues, or beyond, including external museum loans.
• Engage with donors and contribute to fundraising, development and outreach activities to build and improve access to McGill Libraries collections, in coordination with the unit head.
• Contribute to grants and other funding support to further develop, promote, and protect collections, in coordination with the unit Head.
• Work in partnership with other library and University staff and sections, as well as external groups on specific projects.
• Represent the library on various library, faculty and university-wide committees as required.
• Engage in scholarly activities and professional service and develop a dossier for promotion and tenure, consistent with University Regulations