Summary

The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) seeks a Print Services Manager. This position coordinates preservation activities of a unique non-archival closed collection including print extensive microformat holdings, while ensuring access for a global user base through on-demand scanning, physical lending, and occasional site visitors.

As Print Services Manager, you will be responsible for oversight of CRL’s physical collection and related facility areas. In this role, you will maintain the collection and its environment and ensure materials are properly stored, accessible, and preserved for current and future generations of researchers. As a manager, you will interview, hire, train, and develop your team, growing as a professional and as a leader.

Based in Chicago, IL, the Center for Research Libraries is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries and an enduring model for cooperative collection development and community building among the research library community. From its original founding in 1949 by ten member libraries in the Midwestern United States, today CRL represents an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries collectively building, stewarding, and sharing a wealth of resource materials from all world regions to support inspired research and teaching.

CRL is dedicated to advancing the values and first principles of academic librarianship, including the defense of intellectual freedom, celebration of diversity, advocacy of responsible stewardship, and promotion of social responsibility and the social good.

As a place of work, CRL places a high value on excellence, accountability, innovation, inclusivity, and teamwork. Learn more about us and our work here.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and serve collections to CRL patrons
• Assess and act on collection threats and risks
• Monitor collections for environmental issues and preservation needs
• Implement environmental standards and best practices for the preservation of CRL collections
• Provide CRL staff with insights and statistics on the use, description, and condition of collections
• Supervise and train Print Services staff to retrieve, shelve and care for the collection
• Oversee preparation of new and existing collection content for long term storage
• Write and maintain documentation and procedures
• Plan and budget for collection projects
• Work with other CRL staff to identify and replace lost, damaged, or missing materials
• Update location and holdings information in the catalog
• Work with CRL Staff to fulfill Interlibrary Loan requests and projects
• Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications, Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Three years of increasingly responsible experience as a library collections or offsite storage manager.
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage, oversee, and direct staff to achieve tasks.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time, permanent position with an expected starting salary of $50,000-$55,000. CRL offers competitive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and flexible PTO including vacation, sick, personal time, 2 floating and 12 paid holidays per year. In addition, CRL offers generous retirement benefits with a monthly 10% contribution after a year of employment (immediately vested). Employees will receive funding for professional development activities. Flexible and remote work options possible with management approval.

Application process

Expertise in each requirement listed above is not expected; instead, we encourage applications from those who demonstrate a mix of expertise in some areas and commitment to learning and experimentation in others. Skills and relevant experience outlined in your application may be paid or unpaid, and can include internships, volunteer work, and practicums. We understand that experience, education and learning, and creativity take many forms and expect that qualified applicants may bring additional skills to this position that we have not considered or listed here. If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply!

To be consiered for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to resumes@crl.edu Please include "Print Services Manager" in the subject line. We are keen to fill this important position on our team, and applications will be received until the position is filled. Applications received by close of business Wednesday, July 31st will be given priority attention.

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CRL is committed to actively promoting the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion as key components for serving our members and advancing our global mission. As such, CRL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment, hiring and employment and is dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at CRL are based on organization needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. CRL will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.