DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN
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
approximately 250,000 volumes, and subscribes to more than 150
electronic databases, with access to more than 30,000 unique full-text
periodicals. The Library is a partial depository for U.S. government
publications and maintains special collections, archives, and a media
center.
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
and the University Planning Committee. 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 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.
We seek a leader 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
seven full-time faculty librarians, as well seven full-time and three
part-time staff members. 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.
Our University Librarian must also hold a doctorate in Library and
Information Science OR in another field of study taught at Dominican,
and must be eligible for a tenured faculty 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 15, 2010. The search will remain active until the position is
filled. Anticipated starting date is on or about June 15, 2011.
Application materials should be submitted online at https://jobs.dom.edu
<https://jobs.dom.edu> . 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.
If you have any questions, please contact David Krause, Assistant
Provost at [log in to unmask]
Diane L. Velasquez
Assistant Professor
Dominican University
Graduate School of Library & Information Science
7900 Division Street, Crown 332
River Forest, IL 60305
V: 708-524-6594
F: 708-524-6657
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