The Library of Congress is searching for its next Director for Preservation.
The Director for Preservation is responsible for the long-term usability of the Library’s tangible collections through the leadership of the Preservation Directorate under the Associate Librarian for Discovery and Preservation Services, within the Library Collections and Services Group.
The Preservation Directorate encompasses four Divisions: Conservation, Preservation Research and Testing, Collections Management, and Preservation Services, together totaling about 180 staff.
Key programs in the next few years include expanding inventory control of the general collections, increasing capacity for digitization and exhibition preparation activities, opening and operationalizing a new high-density storage facility, leading the implementation of a new open-source inventory management software system, and managing the institution’s actions to further comply with its new Collections Safeguarding Plan.
For more information about this position and the Preservation Directorate, please join the Career Showcase webinar on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 1:00-2:00pm for presentations and a live Q&A. The webinar will be recorded.
For the full job description and further information, please visit the Library for Congress career page for this vacancy.