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University Librarian -- Dominican University -- Illinois
UNIVERSITYLIBRARIAN
Dominican University invites applications and nominations for the position
of University Librarian.Located in suburban Chicago, Dominican University
is a distinctively relationship-centered educational community, rooted in
the liberal arts and sciences, and comprehensive in scope, known for its
rigorous and engaging academic programs; for the care and respect with
which it mentors students; for its enduring commitment to social justice;
and for the enriching diversity of its students, faculty and staff. As a
Sinsinawa Dominican-sponsored institution, in the Catholic intellectual
tradition, Dominican University prepares students to pursue truth, to give
compassionate service, and to participate in the creation of a more just
and humane world.Dominican University's Rebecca Crown Library houses a
collection of over 300,000 volumes, and subscribes to more than 18,000
journals, many of which are available electronically through over 120
databases. The library is a partial depository for U.S. government
publications and maintains special collections and archival materials.The
University Librarian will be expected to bring innovative,
entrepreneurial, and seasoned leadership to Crown Library, as Dominican
enters the second half of a ten-year strategic planning cycle, and aspires
to be a premier, Catholic, comprehensive, teaching university with an
enrollment of 4,000 students. Reporting to the Associate Provost, the
University Librarian is a member of the Provost's Cabinet. Through
collaboration and consensus-building, the University Librarian will
articulate a clear and compelling vision for the Crown Library. This
vision must engage graduate faculty (in Schools of Library and Information
Science; Education; Business; Social Work; and Leadership and Continuing
Studies), as well as undergraduate faculty, and must keep students at its
center. There are particularly rich opportunities for creatively
re-imagining and strengthening the working relationships between our
distinguished Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the
University's Crown Library.The opening for University Librarian results
from the retirement of the Crown Library's current Director after more
than twenty years of dedicated service. We seek a leader/manager with the
stature and savvy to build on the Library's record of accomplishment in
ways that meet the needs and expectations of twenty-first century
scholars, teachers, and students. Crown Library has an accomplished,
engaged, and service-oriented full-time faculty of six (including the
Director), as well as a highly capable staff (seven full-time and four
part-time). The Library also employs a sizeable cohort of students. The
new University Librarian must be committed to the continuing professional
development of this faculty and staff, as well as to the growing
expectations for University-wide instruction in information literacy.
Moreover, leading candidates will have the theoretical and experiential
knowledge of technology necessary to lead the Library's ongoing
transformation in a complex digital environment.Candidates must have a
Master's degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited
program, as well as a record of progressive administrative responsibility
within an academic library. We seek a University Librarian who also holds
a Ph.D. or second Master's degree, and who is eligible for a tenure-track
appointment. The successful candidate will understand and model the
University's mission, including a strong and consistent public service
orientation. Additional requirements include: experience with personnel
management, budgeting, and strategic planning; a record of professional
engagement at local, regional, and national levels; outstanding
communication and collaborative skills; and, of course, creativity,
patience, flexibility, and persistence.To ensure full consideration,
applications should be received by December 22, 2007. Anticipated starting
date is on or about June 15, 2008. Application materials should be sent as
Microsoft WORD attachments to: [log in to unmask] or Dominican University Human
Resources, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305. Complete
applications must include: a cover letter addressing qualifications for
and interest in this particular position; a current curriculum vitae; and
the names and contact information of three references (who will not be
contacted without explicit permission). Dominican University provides
excellent benefits. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications.
Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer seeking applicants
from underrepresented groups.
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