Associate Director, Head of Library Electronic & Digital Services

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Library Associate Director serves as the second-in-command, partnering with the University Librarian to manage daily operations, staff, and strategic initiatives. This senior leadership role manages a significant amount of the library’s budget and is a strong contributor in matters of policy development and facility management. In addition, the Associate Director oversees electronic and digital products and services (EDS), including the library’s website as well as personnel within Electronic Resources, Archives and Special Collections, and Access Services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures the financial stability and accessibility for the overall library and EDS departments by:
  • Partnering with the University Librarian toward developing and implementing strategic initiatives and goals, working in close collaboration in terms of overall library budgeting, policy, operations, and staff.
  • Managing budget expenditures for electronic resources, archives/special collections, and access/patron services, including the library's physical space.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for addressing accessibility concerns within the library’s physical spaces as well as its electronic resources.
  • Providing leadership toward improving library resource offerings across a variety of platforms and devices
• Acts in the capacity of the library’s technology lead by:
  • Managing interface customizations and integration of commercial products (Library Systems, e.g. Primo Discovery and Alma, as well as third-party vendors, e.g. SpringShare, Canvas, Pure).
  • Serving as the library webmaster within Molloy’s CMS environment and overseeing any library CMS editors.
  • Supporting and/or leading a concurrent variety of digital initiative projects across multiple areas of oversight.
  • Continuously monitoring and improving the library’s online presence, including its website architecture and integrations of web-based services into institutional systems.
  • Leading and/or participating in usability testing, analytics analysis, and assessment of the library’s virtual spaces.
  • Ensuring the implementation of consistent digital/web accessibility in adherence to WCAG standards.
  • Maintaining current awareness in web and digital content technologies
• Serves as a professional representative and library leader to Molloy and the wider community by:
  • Participating in campus initiatives such as accreditation self-study, mission-related events, recruitment and orientation of new students and faculty.
  • Representing the library on campus-wide committees and taskforces.
  • Collaborating with other departments on campus, e.g. Office of Blended and Online Learning, Accommodate/Access, IT to ensure stability and easy access to electronic resources and digital products.
  • Serving on external professional committees, including participation in meetings and attending national and international events.
• Fulfills the essential functional expectations for all academic librarians by:
  • Participating in reference shifts serving all Molloy patrons both in traditional and virtual environments.
  • Teaching instruction classes in research and information literacy to groups or individuals as assigned.
  • Maintaining a high level of proficiency in all library databases and resources; learning new technologies or resources and adapting to new methodologies as required.
  • Remaining current with developments in librarianship, seeking ongoing professional development opportunities on a continual basis.
  • Facilitating collection development efforts as an assigned subject(s) liaison, particularly when a new degree program is developed or is part of an accreditation/reaccreditation process.
  • Creating and maintaining LibGuides in assigned subject areas.
  • Other tasks as assigned.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree (ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS.)
  • A second master’s degree and/or demonstrable experience in technology/computer science field are required for the rank of Associate Director of Electronic & Digital Services.
• 3 to 5 years of work related experience
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Databases (Library related)
• Web Development (CMS maintenance)
• Backend System (Library related)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge in Archives and Records Management and Copyright preferred.