Librarian for Japanese Collections

About the role

The Librarian for Japanese Collections oversees the development of a complex and multifaceted collection of Japanese language materials covering all areas of Japan’s presence in Asia and beyond. This position requires a person to creatively consider the types of materials that will support current and future faculty and students and accurately represent Japan’s influence throughout Asia and the world.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and manage collections budget for materials in all formats, both current and retrospective, in the Japanese language, including preservation decision-making.
• Serve as liaison to Japanese Studies faculty and students, consulting and responding to teaching and research needs, keeping them apprised of latest resources, providing bibliographic and reference services.
• Provide superior service to library users through seminars, online guides, and reference consulting.
• Collaborate with faculty, students, and staff on classes, projects, online or in-person exhibits, and events.
• Identify and acquire unique academic collections.
• Enhance access to and promote unique collections through blog posts, developing online exhibits and/or a webpage for notable collections.
• Represent Stanford University Libraries in national and international Japanese librarian meetings and organizations.
• Identify potential grant opportunities and develop proposals for special projects and/or major acquisitions.
• Select library materials for relocating to offsite storage and make decisions related to the need for evaluation by the preservation department.
• Evaluate services and products and make recommendations for the upgrade of electronic and manual resource tools.
• Collaborate with other librarians to assure coverage of interdisciplinary areas that lie outside conventional subject boundaries.
• Solicit, assess, and manage gift collections, including providing donors with information on terms of donated collections.
• May manage staff or student staff.

Requirements

Advanced Degree in relevant academic discipline and/or in Library Science with demonstrated understanding of academic libraries and two or more years of relevant experience in a relevant library setting or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Japanese history, literature, culture.
• Expert level proficiency in Japanese language.
• Knowledge of current research trends in Japanese studies.
• Knowledge of information resources related to Japanese materials in all formats.
• Knowledge of trends in publishing industry and book trade in Japan.
• Demonstrated ability to provide expert level reference for Japanese language resources.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and across different groups.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate online resources in terms of content quality, functionality, and user interface issues.
• Ability to write engaging descriptions to promote collections and/or projects.
• Understanding of contemporary library practices, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Ability to identify challenges and opportunities, engage others in their resolution and recommend appropriate courses of action.
• Commitment to contribute to the East Asia library at Stanford University and collaborate effectively with the rest of the SUL organization.
• Evidence of engagement in relevant professional or academic communities.
• Consistent display of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills.
• Supplemental knowledge of Chinese, Korean or other Asian language, as well as relevant history and/or literature preferred.
• Experience with event planning, exhibit preparation, academic writing and presentations preferred.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$99,395 to $114,000 per annum.

Schedule

Not specified.