From: Katy Ginanni <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:19:29 +0000

DEAN OF LIBRARY SERVICES

WCU invites applications and nominations for the Dean of Library
Services. The dean is the chief administrative and academic officer of
WCU's university library. The position offers tenure and faculty rank
of full professor. Reporting to the provost, the dean will provide
visionary leadership and energetically promote and find support for
the mission of the university library. The successful candidate will
be an active academic leader and play a vital role in fulfilling the
university's mission in teaching, scholarship, and service. The dean
serves on the Board of Directors of the Western North Carolina Library
Network, a regional library consortium, and on the University Library
Advisory Council of the University of North Carolina system.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Support the university's strategic vision to adopt an educational
model of engaged learning with service to the region

2. Provide leadership in the management of the library including
resource development and the recruitment, supervision, and appointment
of staff and faculty

3. Promote and advocate for the library, both within the university
and at a state and regional level

4. Coordinate collaborative efforts in strategic planning

5. Plan and oversee library facilities to maintain an integral library
presence within the university community

6. Develop, allocate, and manage the library budget

7. Initiate development and facilitate grants to further support the
library's programs

8. Oversee the assessment of library services and collections

9. Facilitate active staff development

10. Advise and lead the library faculty in the tenure, promotion, and
reappointment processes

11.  Supervise the library’s leadership team comprised of the
associate dean and three department chairs

The University

Western Carolina University (WCU) is an enrollment growth campus
within the University of North Carolina system and is situated in a
beautiful valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, west of Asheville and
near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  While in a rural
setting, the university is one hour from Asheville, and only three
hours from Atlanta and Charlotte.

WCU’s mission is “to improve individual lives and enhance economic and
community development in our region, state, and nation through engaged
learning opportunities in our academic programs, educational outreach,
research, and creative and cultural activities.”  The university
library is at the core of this mission and the university’s strategic
plan (adopted in 2012).

The university serves more than 10,000 students from almost every
state in the United States and over 30 countries via its 600-acre main
campus in Cullowhee, NC; its instructional sites in Asheville and
Cherokee; and the Internet. WCU offers over 120 areas of study for
undergraduates and more than 50 graduate-level programs.  The
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools accredits WCU to award baccalaureate, masters, education
specialist, and doctoral degrees. The university also holds 30 program
accreditations and is a member of more than 50 state and national
associations and organizations to which its professional programs are
related.  WCU has 483 full-time faculty members; 75 percent hold
doctoral or terminal degrees. More than 82 percent of the classes have
fewer than 40 students and the student-faculty ratio is 16-to-1; the
institution continues its historical, primary dedication to educating
students.

A “Carnegie Engaged” university, WCU has important educational and
service connections to the Western North Carolina region.  This region
of the Southern Appalachians is famous for the Eastern Band of the
Cherokee reservation (the largest east of the Mississippi), the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park (one of the most popular parks in the
US), the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Asheville, a tourist-destination city
known for such attractions as the Biltmore House, Thomas Wolfe's Old
Kentucky Home, the Grove Park Inn, and for its excellence in Arts and
Crafts (and craft beer!).

The Library

The university library is housed in Hunter Library on the WCU campus
and extends services to distance education and instructional sites in
Asheville and Cherokee.  WCU’s library has a long, respected record of
providing excellent service to the university community. Library staff
are dedicated to the thoughtful integration of print and digital
resources and to supporting the information literacy development of
students and the teaching and research needs of faculty.

The library has three departments comprised of 19 faculty and 30 staff
members.  The annual budget is approximately $4 million. The
collection includes approximately 610,000 print and 455,000 e-books
and provides access to more than 62,000 journals; the library has 11
digital collections. The library provides support across the
university for open access, data management, and work in the digital
humanities.

Required Qualifications:



·         M.L.S. or equivalent terminal degree from an A.L.A.-
accredited program with a record of professional and scholarly
experience to qualify for tenure at the rank of professor

·         History of progressively more responsible leadership
positions in academic libraries

·         Experience as a strong advocate of a university library as
the core of the academic enterprise

·         Experience with budgeting and financial management

·         Experience pursuing external funding through grants and/or
private fundraising

·         Commitment to an active staff development program, including
support of tenure-track faculty

·         Experience building consensus, engaging in transparent
decision-making, fostering a collegial working environment, and
working effectively with a variety of constituencies

·         Dedication to service and the library’s role in teaching and learning

·         Well-developed interpersonal skills, including a clear and
open communication style

·         Understanding of information technology as it relates to
library services and instructional support

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Strong record of success in developing and implementing
flexible approaches or innovations amid changes in scholarly
communication

·         Experience with the operations and goals of a regional
comprehensive university

·         Experience with tenure processes, especially mentoring
tenured and tenure-track faculty

Applications Procedures:

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The
position is available upon completion of the search, with a desired
start date of June 1, 2015.  Review of applications will begin on
February 23.

Nominations of potential candidates are welcome.  Please send
nominations to Dr. Brian Railsback, Dean of the Honors College,
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Candidates are asked to apply online at:

https://jobs.wcu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53736.

Please attach: 1) CV, 2) list of at least 3 references (include names
and telephone numbers). For more information, contact Dr. Brian
Railsback, Dean of the Honors College,[log in to unmask], or
828-227-2101.

An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

Katy Ginanni, Collection Development Librarian & Asst Professor
Hunter Library
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
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library.wcu.edu