Director, Library Services

GENERAL SUMMARYThe Director Library Services provides leadership for the staff at the University Libraries across all campuses and serves as Campus Librarian on the assigned campus. The Director is responsible for ensuring that library services are provided in an efficient and effective manner across all campuses while creating an environment that supports innovation excellence in customer service and accountability. The Director is knowledgeable about current and emergent technologies and leads innovative initiatives and information services that serve the current and future needs of faculty students and position is not eligible for remote or hybrid work and requires a regular physical presence on the assigned DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESVision Strategy and Financial PerformanceIn partnership with academic leadership provides strategic direction for the institution to expand and adopt innovative approaches to delivery of library develops implements and evaluates a library strategy that addresses graduate level student needs and the program needs of faculty and and maintains a centralized Library budget. Library ManagementManages oversees and directs staff. Assigns staff duties and projects as deemed necessary and manages performance. Recruits hires trains and supervises Library manages and participates in a regular assigned schedule of monitoring the librarys chat service and general library email inbox responding to questions and requests that come in during that and manages the physical library space on the assigned implements and reports on a system of service standards and metrics for the delivery of library and information services and resources and prepare reports as perform routine library administration duties as needed:Assists students and faculty with checking in / checking out / renewing library customer service support to all library patrons including answering basic questions and locating problems with library technology such as printers copiers computers schedules and supervises part-time student library library space reservations for individual exams requiring ADA accommodations Orients new students to library services and collections. Maintains borrower records in library information management students of outstanding fines and collects InstructionTeaches information literacy and library skills to students and faculty including single sessions embedding in courses and additional workshops or webinars as with faculty members program directors and instructional designers to incorporate information literacy and library resources into courses and programs on their reference and research assistance to students and faculty as to a regular assigned schedule of monitoring the librarys chat service and general library email inbox responding to questions and requests that come in during that interlibrary loan and other resource Resource Management and Collections DevelopmentOversees the maintenance of library website and online content including library guides videos and social media collection development and acquisitions for print resources and provides input for collection development of electronic the strategic direction of the institutional repository SOAR and manages Librarians who are assigned scholarly communications responsibilities. Selects appropriate full text electronic databases and ensure students faculty and staff have online access to them. Databases include those available through traditional vendors such as EBSCO and other databases such as those available through governmental military or corporate reference and document delivery support services for students faculty and staff through agreements with other educational institutions or alternate resources as and DevelopmentParticipates in University committees and local/state/national library association committees; engages in professional development including conferences training research and/or publication. Keeps abreast of current developments and cutting-edge trends in library and information resources provision particularly those based on current and future outreach and engagement opportunities to support creative and effective use of library services and innovative technologies for teaching and Equity and InclusionFosters a campus climate that values diversity among faculty staff and student with university stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to enhance diversity equity and and executes initiatives that drive cultural other duties as assigned by IN ORGANIZATIONREPORTS TO: AVP Innovation and Educational TechnologyPOSITIONS SUPERVISED: Campus Librarians Library staff as assigned Student Workers TECHNICAL MANAGERIAL and PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIREDTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated in part based on the performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential to communicate effectively with and work well with a diverse staff and user populationAbility to provide effective customer serviceApplied knowledge of spelling grammar and punctuation as well as sentence and paragraphstructureAbility to train and to supervise the activities of all library staffAdvanced knowledge of institutional policies and proceduresExpert knowledge of library services and their availabilityAdvanced knowledge of pertinent functional practices and proceduresAbility to think logicallyAnalytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to work in a fast-paced student-centered knowledge of institutional policies and proceduresExpert knowledge of library services and their availabilityAdvanced knowledge of pertinent functional practices and proceduresBasic computer knowledge and skills including accurate and/or EXPERIENCEMLS/MLIS or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program doctoral degree (e.g. PhD EdD or equivalent) in a related discipline working in a health sciences education graduate education or academic health sciences library environment preferred.A minimum of 810 years of progressively responsible professional experience in academic libraries health sciences libraries information sciences or a closely related working collaboratively with faculty academic leadership and other university with Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint; internet navigation; file downloading; basic web editing; email; and instant messaging tools. Experience managing and designing websites is a COMPETENCIESProfessional Competencies:Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty integrity and Results - Consistently achieving results even under tough - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric Engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its Leadership - Leads by example when it comes to finding and developing talent with a focus on talent acquisition strategies setting performance targets that raises standards and development of high potential Attributes:Energy presence and communications skills to mobilize resources for expedited to diversity and the ability to build an agile workforce that responds quickly and effectively to changing educational environment and disposition that thrives in a team to the academic mission and policies and organizational culture of the University of St. Augustine for Health ENVIRONMENTWork is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting e.g. walking standing communicating and other physical functions as necessary.