Here is a good opportunity for a management position in my library. Feel
free to contact me if you have any questions.
Dave Tyckoson
Search Committee Chair
davety_at_csufresno.edu
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*Director of Learning, Research, and User Services - Administrator II*
Classification Salary Range:
$44,712 - $153,204
Anticipated Starting Salary:
$90,000 - $95,000
*Overview:*
Library Environment:
The Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, is the
largest academic library in California between Los Angeles and San
Francisco. With over 1.5 million visitors a year, the 339,000 square foot
library serves as the hub of the campus community. It provides innovative
services including technology lending to both faculty and students, a
growing digital repository, integrated information literacy instruction,
and student-centered campus partnerships.
The library has over a million print volumes, hundreds of thousands of
electronic resources, and significant special collections of children's
literature, teacher resources, music and media, World's Fair materials,
local and regional history, and hosts numerous rotating exhibitions and
campus and community events. The library also uses 3M's RFID system to
safeguard its assets. Library personnel include 18 library faculty, 39
support staff, and 29 FTE student assistants. For more information,
visit *https://library.fresnostate.edu/
<https://library.fresnostate.edu/>*.
*Position Summary:*
The Director of Learning, Research and User Services reports to the Dean of
Library Services and serves as a member of the library’s leadership team,
which prioritizes strategic initiatives, plans library-wide services, and
facilitates operations. The Director of Learning, Research and User
Services is a new position and will oversee a division handling over 1
million transactions every year, encompassing circulation, course reserves,
technology lending, virtual reference, outreach programs and library
instruction. In addition to managing the public-facing areas in the Henry
Madden Library (Fresno State’s main library), the Teacher Resource Center
and the Music and Media library, the Director works collaboratively with
the Special Collections Research Center and the Arne Nixon Center for
the Study of Children’s Literature, and Collection Development to create an
engaged, student-centric learning environment throughout the Library. The
Director serves as the collaborative partner and point of contact for the
Center for Faculty Excellence, Services for Students with Disabilities
(SSD) and the Learning Center, and others.
The Director will plan, organize, and lead the User Services Division to
best meet the needs of the Library’s internal and external community of
users. The Director will supervise and mentor all user services faculty and
staff, and oversee the faculty liaison program, providing vision, oversight
and accountability. In this role, the Director will serve on library,
campus, and consortia committees as appropriate; contribute to the
profession through engagement with appropriate internal and external
organizations; and participate in research, publication, and other
professional and scholarly activities.
Understanding the art and science of designing and delivering high quality
library services, the Director will evaluate physical and digital services,
promoting consistent service standards, policies and procedures. A focused
and analytical mindset is important in this role for data-driven decision
making, balanced with a passion for user engagement, high-impact practices
and a student-focused vision for the division.
Working closely with the leadership team, the Director will lead library
renovations, space planning and design initiatives and collection
augmentation.
As a leader, the Director will foster an environment where strategic
initiatives and risk taking are encouraged. As a member of the leadership
team, this person is responsible for library-wide planning and policy
making. The incumbent works with other library leaders to shape the
strategic direction of the Henry Madden Library. *Link to Apply.
<https://my.fresnostate.edu/psp/mfs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=1>*
Received on Thu Feb 07 2019 - 12:23:42 EST