{"id":9139,"date":"2024-04-10T06:06:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastasianlib.org\/newsite\/?p=9139"},"modified":"2024-04-10T06:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:12:24","slug":"university-of-toronto-chinese-studies-librarian-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastasianlib.org\/newsite\/university-of-toronto-chinese-studies-librarian-3\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Toronto: Chinese Studies Librarian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Job Title: <\/b><\/span>\u00a0Chin<\/span>ese Studies Librarian (Librarian I\/II\/III; Permanent Status Stream)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Date Posted:<\/b>04\/09\/2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Closing Date:<\/b>\u00a005\/09\/2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Req ID:<\/b>\u00a036911<\/span><\/p>\n

Job Category:<\/b>\u00a0Librarian – Permanent Status Stream<\/span><\/p>\n

Faculty\/Division:\u00a0<\/b>East Asian Library\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Department:<\/b>\u00a0East Asian Library<\/span><\/p>\n

Campus:<\/b>\u00a0St. George (Downtown Toronto)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Post Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/jobs.utoronto.ca\/job\/Toronto-Chinese-Studies-Librarian-28Librarian-IIIIII-Permanent-Status-Stream29-ON\/579912817\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you looking for challenging, meaningful work in a supportive and diverse environment? Are you looking for a career at one of Canada\u2019s top employers? Work where the world comes to think, discover and learn. Consider a career at the University of Toronto.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the University of Toronto Libraries<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array of college libraries, special collections, and specialized libraries and information centres supports the teaching and research requirements of over 300 graduate programs, more than 70 professional programs, and about 700 undergraduate degree programs. In addition to more than 12 million volumes in 341 languages, the library system currently provides access to millions of electronic resources in various forms and over 31,000 linear metres of archival material. More than 150,000 new print volumes are acquired each year. The Libraries’ data centre houses more than 600 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library is a leading research library in North America and the most extensive research library in Canada for East Asian Studies. As the intellectual and cultural hub of the academic community for East Asian and Asian Canadian-related studies and programs at the University of Toronto, the library is committed to engaging with faculty, students, and the wider community to provide exceptional resources and services in support of scholarship, research, and learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The library’s history can be traced back to the 1930s when a collection of rare materials from China, known today as the Mu Collection (\u6155\u6c0f\u85cf\u66f8), was acquired. Since then, the library has significantly expanded to include a premier research collection of over 700,000 volumes of materials in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Tibetan, as well as limited resources in Mongolian, Manchu, and Uighur. In addition to its impressive physical collection, the library provides access to numerous electronic resources, making it a valuable asset to the field of East Asian Studies. Its resources and services support scholars and researchers in the region and beyond, providing unparalleled access to rare and unique resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through continued expansion of its collections and partnerships, the library is dedicated to supporting teaching, research, and learning both within and beyond the university. The library has done multiple digitization projects to improve discoverability and accessibility of the library’s unique and rare collections through various partnerships and is committed to developing collections in Asian Canadian studies, in collaboration with other central libraries at the UTL and external partners and community partners.<\/span><\/p>\n

The library also organizes a range of public outreach events working with campus partners, local community groups, and national and international partners to inspire scholarship and cultivate relations with the campus and the community. Its physical space has gone through a series of expansion and revitalization processes to create a vibrant and user-friendly space for its community.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Opportunity<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Toronto Libraries seeks an innovative, service-oriented, and collaborative professional for an exciting opportunity to serve as Chinese Studies Librarian. The successful candidate will report to the Director of the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library. The incumbent will provide specialized support for the planning, development, acquisition, cataloguing, and management of the library\u2019s growing Chinese Studies collections. The successful candidate will also work closely with subject liaison librarians, archivists, and members of the Central Library\u2019s Collection Development Department, Metadata Services, as well as provide public service and research support to meet the growing needs of a diverse community of faculty, visiting scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students.<\/span><\/p>\n