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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. 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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