Library Services Director supervises, maintains, and enhances policies and procedures for a library. Oversees professional and support staff involved in cataloging, indexing, issuing books/materials, and keeping records of items on loan. Being a Library Services Director selects books and publications for purchase and subscribes to pertinent periodicals as allowed for by the given budget. Requires master's of library and information science from an ALA-accredited school. Additionally, Library Services Director typically reports to top management. The Library Services Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Library Services Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Illinois College seeks candidates for the position of Library Director to start summer 2024.
The Library Director provides strategic direction for serving the evolving information needs of the College community. The Director articulates and implements a vision which supports student learning, collaboration with faculty, and meaningful engagement with diverse constituencies. The Director works closely with faculty and librarian colleagues on information literacy instruction, both through a focused one-credit course and through research support for both students and faculty. This Director position is a 12-month administrative appointment with faculty status.
The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the evolving environment of the small college library and will be able to share a compelling vision for the role of the library in the overall educational experience, especially in helping students to access, evaluate, and accurately use information. In addition, the new Director will bring enthusiasm for and strategic approaches to the development of library personnel and innovative uses of the physical space in support of student learning.
Essential Functions:
The following list of duties is meant to be representative of the work performed in this position. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical extension of position responsibilities.
Review of applications will be ongoing.
Qualifications:
Applicants should provide the following:
Additional Job Details:
Job Title: Library Director
Rank Appointment: Assistant or Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Department: Schewe Library
Reports to: Dean of Faculty
Status: Full-time, Salaried, Exempt, Non-tenure Track
Date Last Revised: February 2024
About Illinois College:
Illinois College is a residential, private liberal arts college located in the heart of Illinois, 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 30 miles west of Springfield, the capital of Illinois. True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service, fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.
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