Curators
Curators are the stewards of some of the longest established and most significant collections of scholarly resources in their fields. They manage relationships with publishers and libraries in their regions or subject areas and work closely with Yale’s international scholars to maintain world-class collections. The library seeks funding for curators of the following collections: Maps; East Asian; Latin American; South-East Asian; Slavic and Eastern European; African; and South Asian. New endowment funding will provide lasting support for these positions, helping to defray salaries and benefits and freeing other resources for the library’s operating budget.
Curator of the Map Collection
$2 million
The Curator of the Map Collection serves as the Library's principal authority on the subject of maps in both paper and electronic forms, and maintains the Yale Map Collection as the University’s leading source of expertise and support for Geo-spatial Information systems (GIS). In addition to selecting material for the Collection, managing its budget, and leading its staff, the Curator oversees map cataloging and preservation, offers reference services, and is responsible for teaching, exhibitions, and publications based on the Collection. The Curator coordinates the Library's overall collection building and service programs related to maps and cartography, and leads efforts to apply new technologies to the storage and manipulation of geographic information. The Curator will also be responsible for an ambitious program of digitization that will make the contents of the Yale map collection far more widely available, and searchable, to a world-wide community of cartographic researchers. The curator contributes to map librarianship at the national and international level.
Curator of the East Asia Library
$2 million
The East Asia Library at Yale is one of the oldest in the United States and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006. Developed in close coordination with the University's distinguished East Asian Studies programs, which emphasize Chinese and Japanese studies, holdings include about 650,000 volumes of books and bound periodicals, of which 410,000 are in Chinese, 230,000 in Japanese, and 10,000 in Korean. This Curator will be responsible for the development, management, and interpretation of the East Asia Library and, as appropriate, for Yale's programs, courses, and research, selecting materials or overseeing the selection of appropriate materials for the collection.
Curator of the Latin American Collection
$2 million
The Latin American Curator has the responsibility of planning and carrying out the effective development of Yale Library's Latin American Collection. He/she selects materials published in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands and is responsible for the acquisition and pre-cataloging of all materials selected, and supervises a staff of four in this activity. The Curator works with the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development in developing collection objectives, policies and procedures for Latin American materials throughout the Yale Library system, including the collection of related Latin American materials in departmental libraries and other locations. He/she serves as a permanent member of Yale's council on Latin American Studies and actively works with librarians in Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Material (SALALM) and Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP) to extend and share Latin American research materials in the United States. The Curator participates in the Library's planning activities and is expected to be active professionally.
Curator of the South East Asian Collection
$2 million
Under the general direction of the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, the Curator is responsible for the development, management, and interpretation of the Southeast Asia collection. As appropriate for Yale’s programs, courses, and research, the Curator selects materials published in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam. The Curator directs the acquisitions and processing of all materials selected for either local ownership or remote access, supervising a staff of 2.5 FTE (plus student assistants); manages the cataloging for the Southeast Asia collection; assists faculty and students in meeting their teaching, learning and research requirements; manages and collaborates with other library staff in preservation of and access to the Southeast Asia collection; works closely with and serves as an ex officio member of Yale’s Council on Southeast Asian Studies; informs the wider campus community of the resources of the Southeast Asia collection through appropriate advocacy, publicity, exhibitions, and preparation of instructional materials; participates actively in the Library’s planning activities, including innovation in areas of access, digital collections, instruction/public service, and staff development; collaborates productively with other institutions to strengthen local and international access to Southeast Asian library materials and regularly participates in scholarly meetings and conferences related to Southeast Asia; contributes to bibliographic and other scholarship relating to Southeast Asia; is expected to be active in Southeast Asia activities and/or librarianship.
Curator of the South Asia Collection
$2 million
The Library proposes the creation of a new curatorial position to cover the area of South Asia. With an increasing demand from faculty for more library resources in this area, this is a curatorship of high priority. The position would fall under the general direction of the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and would be responsible for the establishment, development, management, and interpretation of the South Asia collection. The Curator will assist faculty and students in meeting their teaching, learning and research requirements for South Asia research. He/she will manage and collaborate with other library staff in the preservation of and access to the South Asia collection and inform the wider campus community of the resources of the South Asia collection through appropriate advocacy, publicity, exhibitions, and preparation of instructional materials.
Curator of the Slavic and East European Collection
$2 million
Under general direction of the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, this Curator is responsible for the development, management, and interpretation of the Slavic and East European collection. Is responsible for the acquisition and pre-cataloging of all materials selected, and supervises staff who support this activity. Develops collection objectives, policies and procedures for Slavic and East European materials throughout the Yale Library system, including the collection of related Slavic materials in departmental libraries and other locations. Serves as a permanent member of Yale's council of Slavic and Eastern European Studies. Participates in the Library's planning activities and is expected to be active professionally.
Curator of the African Collection
$2 million
Under the general direction of the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, the African Curator is responsible for planning and carrying out the effective development of Yale Library's African Collection. He/she selects material published all over the African continent and is responsible for the acquisition and pre-cataloging of all materials selected. The position supervises a staff of two in this activity. Working with the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, he/she develops collection objectives, policies and procedures for African materials throughout the Yale Library system, including the collection of related African materials in departmental libraries and other locations. The position serves as a permanent member of Yale's council of African Studies and participates in the Library's planning activities and is expected to be active professionally.
Curator of the Near Eastern Collection
$2 million
Curator of the Near Eastern Collection
Under general direction of the Associate University Librarian for Collection
Development, this Curator is responsible for the development, management,
and interpretation of the Near Eastern collection. He/she is responsible
for the acquisition and pre-cataloging of all materials selected and supervises
staff who support this activity. Develops collection objectives, policies
and procedures for Near Eastern materials throughout the Yale Library system,
including the collection of related Near Eastern materials in departmental
libraries and other locations. Serves as a permanent member of Yale's Council
of Middle East Studies. Participates in the Library's planning activities
and is expected to be active professionally.
