Director of Library Services — Health Sciences & Education

Spalding University; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spalding University seeks a Director of Library Services to lead the campus library in Louisville, KY. The role combines executive leadership with hands-on librarianship, guiding collections, services, and a small staff in alignment with the university's mission.

Reporting to the Provost, the director oversees budget, licensing, and technology, collaborates with faculty, and advances open educational resources and equitable access for on-campus and online students.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in library and information science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program.
• Five+ years of professional academic library experience, including at least two years supervising staff.
• Experience managing a budget and negotiating electronic resource licenses.
• Experience designing and teaching information literacy instruction.
• Working knowledge of library systems, discovery and authentication platforms, and electronic resource management.

Responsibilities

• Sets strategic direction, goals, and policies for the library in alignment with the University's mission and strategic plan.
• Manages the library budget, including allocation, expenditure monitoring, and identifying savings through consortia and cooperative purchasing.
• Oversees daily operations, the physical library space, and service hours for on-campus and online students.
• Supervises, trains, and evaluates two library staff, and manages student workers, in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Builds and assesses print and electronic collections to support the University's programs, especially health sciences and graduate programs.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Information literacy instruction

Communication

Collaboration with faculty

Education

Master's degree in library and information science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program

Tools

Library systems

Discovery & authentication platforms

Electronic resource management

Job description

Spalding University seeks a Director of Library Services to lead the campus library in Louisville, KY. The role combines executive leadership with hands-on librarianship, guiding collections, services, and a small staff in alignment with the university's mission.

Reporting to the Provost, the director oversees budget, licensing, and technology, collaborates with faculty, and advances open educational resources and equitable access for on-campus and online students.