Director of Library

$55,000 - $65,000/Yr

Washington Adventist University - Takoma Park, MD

Full-time - Director

Takoma Park, MD

Educational Services

About the position

The Director of the Library is responsible for the overall functioning of the Theofield G. Weis Library and the Curriculum Library, including recruitment, administration, and supervision of staff. With the approval of the Provost, the director formulates policies for the library and prepares the operating budget. The director works with department chairs to ensure that resources and allocations are sufficient to meet the curriculum needs of the University and that students and faculty receive library instruction as needed and appropriate. The director is directly responsible for the safety and security of the collection and develops plans and resources to anticipate the changing needs of the faculty, administration, and students. The director serves as an active member of the WAU shared governance system and is responsible for addressing issues of building maintenance, safety, and security by working with the appropriate University offices and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for and management of the University's library services.
• Provide information, operational and usage reports and schedules to the Provost.
• Assist University faculty, staff and students in resolving problems associated with library services.
• Formulate policies and procedures.
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and appraise library personnel.
• Delegate supervisory/administrative responsibilities to library personnel as appropriate.
• Foster marketing and public relations activities.
• Supervise the purchase of resources, supplies, and equipment.
• Exercise responsibility for library equipment and inventories.
• Maintain essential library records.
• Manage the library facility, including space allocation, maintenance, and repairs.
• Prepare various reports.
• Organize the library's resources for optimum access and usage.
• Disseminate information about the current library services to students, faculty and staff.
• Develop subject-specific informational material for academic support.
• Assist the Webmaster in ensuring information is current on the Weis Library web page.
• Acquire needed resources as identified by departmental requests and library staff research and recommendations.
• Consult with departments in regard to existing and needed resources.
• Develop and provide for professional development and in-service training of library staff.
• Provide library instruction.
• Coordinate the introduction of technological advances in information access into the library to support student learning outcomes.
• Make recommendations for the upgrade of library technology as needed.
• Maintain satisfactory working relationships with consortiums, including Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE) and Maryland Digital Library (MDL).
• Encourage library personnel to develop professionally by being members of professional organizations and attending conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.
• Keep and tabulate pertinent library statistics.
• Prepare narrative and statistical reports as required.
• Share evening and weekend supervisory and reference responsibilities.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA accredited program or its foreign equivalent.
• Demonstrated commitment to the use of new information technologies.
• Experience using print and digital resources, online databases, and the Internet.
• Understanding of and commitment to the concept of information literacy.
• Active service orientation.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent managerial and organizational skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in an academic environment that is associated with a consortium.
• Experience with OCLC WorldShare Management Services.
• At least five years of appropriate library administrative experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $55,000-$65,000.
• Exempt position with a focus on professional development.