Description
The Dean of the Library provides visionary leadership for library services, programs, and resource management in support of student learning, academic programs, and faculty teaching and research. The Dean oversees the operation of the university library, which includes the Curriculum Materials/Media Center and the Teaching Resource Center, and coordinates with the Dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine in overseeing the operation of the Medical Library. The Dean of the Library leads a team of 12 professional librarians and six staff members with the assistance of an Assistant Dean and three department head librarians.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited program required. A doctoral or second master’s degree desirable. Record of success in increasingly responsible positions as a library administrator, with at least three years of upper-level leadership and supervisory experience in an academic library setting. Extensive experience in long-range planning, budgeting, evaluation, and assessment of library services. Active participation in state, regional, and/or national library and professional organizations. Distinguished record of librarianship, scholarship/creative activity, and service.