Director of the Library and Media Center
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland seeks a dynamic and innovative leader to serve as the Director of the Library and Media Center. Reporting to the Dean of Faculty, the Director provides strategic vision and leadership for the library, archives, and media center in support of the College's liberal arts mission. The College seeks an individual with demonstrated leadership ability; a deep commitment to and understanding of the liberal arts and public undergraduate education; and a desire to actively participate in a supportive campus community.
Chartered by the State of Maryland and designated the state's official Honors College, St. Mary's is a premier public, non-sectarian, co-educational liberal arts institution. Founded on the site of Maryland's first capital, at the place where the separation of church and state was first enacted as an ideal in this country, the College stands as a living legacy to the ideals of freedom and inclusiveness, in a setting that continually renews its commitment to the environment. Located in a beautiful rural waterfront setting covering 300 acres on the banks of the St. Mary's River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, St. Mary's has forged a singular identity as an institution offering a small college experience comparable to that found at exceptional private colleges, with commitments to affordability, access and diversity. Its faculty excels in teaching, scholarship, creative thinking, community engagement, and an appreciation of and commitment to the study of world issues, cultures and communities. With a student body of approximately 1,800, 87% of students live on campus.
The library at St. Mary's College of Maryland provides an inviting environment, dedicated librarians and staff, and excellent collections that promote learning and scholarship. Focused on teaching and learning, the librarians are integral to the College's core curriculum, which is grounded in the four liberal arts skills of critical thinking, written expression, oral expression, and information literacy. The librarians work closely with other faculty to integrate and assess information literacy instruction into the First Year Seminar, research-based departmental courses, senior seminars, and workshops for senior thesis writers. The library is committed to providing high-quality instruction and research assistance to all students, faculty and staff.
The library itself houses a collection of over 200,000 items that support the curriculum of the College. The library also provides access to over 125 research databases and 100,000 individual e-books and e-journals. The archives hold unique materials documenting the history of the school as well as Southern Maryland. The media center provides a wide variety of digital media tools in support of the teaching and learning mission of the College. Students, faculty and staff have access to over three million books through the library's membership in the University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium.
Desired Personal Qualities and Professional Skills:
Collaborative Leader:
Promotes and values collegiality, trust and respect in the workplace; fosters a team environment; builds consensus in decision-making processes; provides professional growth opportunities for librarian and staff; guides and supports new and experienced librarians and staff; uses sound judgment; is adaptive, flexible, and open to risk-taking.
Relationship Builder:
Develops effective working relationships with faculty, staff, and students to further the educational mission of the library and the College; advocates convincingly for the library, librarians and staff; promotes the library's resources and services to the campus community; assumes a leadership role in state-level and other consortia.
Thoughtful Educator:
Demonstrates a commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education; promotes the ideals of lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity; draws on teaching experience to advocate for the importance of information literacy in higher education; supports teaching librarians and the educational mission of the College.
Forward-Thinking Planner:
Inspires and motivates librarians and staff to improve and enhance library services and collections; leads a strategic planning process for the library, archives and media center; draws on scholarship and the campus community to provide a framework for the future role of the library; leads digital initiatives promoting scholarship, teaching and learning; encourages a responsive culture that welcomes change, innovation and risk-taking.
Core Responsibilities:
Provides leadership and advocacy for the library, archives, and media center;
Is responsible for all aspects of library administration including long-term and strategic planning, budget development and management, personnel and facilities management, stewardship of collections, and ongoing assessment of library services and resources;
Leads 6 FTE librarians and 9 FTE staff (including 6 direct reports) while fostering an organizational culture of collegiality and providing opportunities for professional development;
Works collaboratively with faculty to promote information literacy and to enhance student learning;
Provides direction for the integration of new technologies into the services and operations of the library;
Takes an active role on campus that includes service on faculty governance and other campus-wide committees;
Maintains and strengthens collaborative efforts with USMAI and other resource sharing groups.
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program.
A minimum of 10 years of related work experience with at least 5 years of supervisory experience in an academic library setting.
Strongly Preferred Qualifications:
Significant experience supervising librarians and staff.
An understanding and appreciation of all aspects of library work.
Evidence of scholarly and professional achievement.
An understanding of current issues and trends in academic librarianship.
An understanding of the role of the media center as one guided by the library's instructional mission.
Experience in public services with an emphasis in information literacy instruction.
Experience with library facilities management, including creative space planning.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working. relationships with faculty, staff and students.
Experience working with consortia.
Experience in strategic planning and budget management.
Any combination of acceptable education and experience, which has provided the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of this position, may be considered. This position has been designated as sensitive and employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
To Apply:
Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for at least three references to Katherine Ryner, Library, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001, or by email to khryner@smcm.edu. Members of the search committee will attend the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. To arrange an informational meeting there, please contact Katherine Ryner at khryner@smcm.edu.
Review of applications will begin August 1, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. St. Mary's College of Maryland (www.smcm.edu) is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland seeks a dynamic and innovative leader to serve as the Director of the Library and Media Center. Reporting to the Dean of Faculty, the Director provides strategic vision and leadership for the library, archives, and media center in support of the College's liberal arts mission. The College seeks an individual with demonstrated leadership ability; a deep commitment to and understanding of the liberal arts and public undergraduate education; and a desire to actively participate in a supportive campus community.
Chartered by the State of Maryland and designated the state's official Honors College, St. Mary's is a premier public, non-sectarian, co-educational liberal arts institution. Founded on the site of Maryland's first capital, at the place where the separation of church and state was first enacted as an ideal in this country, the College stands as a living legacy to the ideals of freedom and inclusiveness, in a setting that continually renews its commitment to the environment. Located in a beautiful rural waterfront setting covering 300 acres on the banks of the St. Mary's River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, St. Mary's has forged a singular identity as an institution offering a small college experience comparable to that found at exceptional private colleges, with commitments to affordability, access and diversity. Its faculty excels in teaching, scholarship, creative thinking, community engagement, and an appreciation of and commitment to the study of world issues, cultures and communities. With a student body of approximately 1,800, 87% of students live on campus.
The library at St. Mary's College of Maryland provides an inviting environment, dedicated librarians and staff, and excellent collections that promote learning and scholarship. Focused on teaching and learning, the librarians are integral to the College's core curriculum, which is grounded in the four liberal arts skills of critical thinking, written expression, oral expression, and information literacy. The librarians work closely with other faculty to integrate and assess information literacy instruction into the First Year Seminar, research-based departmental courses, senior seminars, and workshops for senior thesis writers. The library is committed to providing high-quality instruction and research assistance to all students, faculty and staff.
The library itself houses a collection of over 200,000 items that support the curriculum of the College. The library also provides access to over 125 research databases and 100,000 individual e-books and e-journals. The archives hold unique materials documenting the history of the school as well as Southern Maryland. The media center provides a wide variety of digital media tools in support of the teaching and learning mission of the College. Students, faculty and staff have access to over three million books through the library's membership in the University System of Maryland & Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium.
Desired Personal Qualities and Professional Skills:
Collaborative Leader:
Promotes and values collegiality, trust and respect in the workplace; fosters a team environment; builds consensus in decision-making processes; provides professional growth opportunities for librarian and staff; guides and supports new and experienced librarians and staff; uses sound judgment; is adaptive, flexible, and open to risk-taking.
Relationship Builder:
Develops effective working relationships with faculty, staff, and students to further the educational mission of the library and the College; advocates convincingly for the library, librarians and staff; promotes the library's resources and services to the campus community; assumes a leadership role in state-level and other consortia.
Thoughtful Educator:
Demonstrates a commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education; promotes the ideals of lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity; draws on teaching experience to advocate for the importance of information literacy in higher education; supports teaching librarians and the educational mission of the College.
Forward-Thinking Planner:
Inspires and motivates librarians and staff to improve and enhance library services and collections; leads a strategic planning process for the library, archives and media center; draws on scholarship and the campus community to provide a framework for the future role of the library; leads digital initiatives promoting scholarship, teaching and learning; encourages a responsive culture that welcomes change, innovation and risk-taking.
Core Responsibilities:
Provides leadership and advocacy for the library, archives, and media center;
Is responsible for all aspects of library administration including long-term and strategic planning, budget development and management, personnel and facilities management, stewardship of collections, and ongoing assessment of library services and resources;
Leads 6 FTE librarians and 9 FTE staff (including 6 direct reports) while fostering an organizational culture of collegiality and providing opportunities for professional development;
Works collaboratively with faculty to promote information literacy and to enhance student learning;
Provides direction for the integration of new technologies into the services and operations of the library;
Takes an active role on campus that includes service on faculty governance and other campus-wide committees;
Maintains and strengthens collaborative efforts with USMAI and other resource sharing groups.
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program.
A minimum of 10 years of related work experience with at least 5 years of supervisory experience in an academic library setting.
Strongly Preferred Qualifications:
Significant experience supervising librarians and staff.
An understanding and appreciation of all aspects of library work.
Evidence of scholarly and professional achievement.
An understanding of current issues and trends in academic librarianship.
An understanding of the role of the media center as one guided by the library's instructional mission.
Experience in public services with an emphasis in information literacy instruction.
Experience with library facilities management, including creative space planning.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working. relationships with faculty, staff and students.
Experience working with consortia.
Experience in strategic planning and budget management.
Any combination of acceptable education and experience, which has provided the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of this position, may be considered. This position has been designated as sensitive and employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
To Apply:
Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for at least three references to Katherine Ryner, Library, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001, or by email to khryner@smcm.edu. Members of the search committee will attend the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. To arrange an informational meeting there, please contact Katherine Ryner at khryner@smcm.edu.
Review of applications will begin August 1, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. St. Mary's College of Maryland (www.smcm.edu) is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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