Library Director

Summary of Responsibilities

The Library Director is responsible for the overall direction, management, and control of the library’s operations. Duties include strategic planning, staff management, oversight of systems, resources and budget and finances, library maintenance, customer service, and patron access to library resources. This position requires interpretive judgment and offers significant opportunity for discretion and independent action while supporting the mission, vision, and core values of IAIA through culturally responsive library services, supporting Indigenous Knowledge systems, and promoting ethical stewardship of Native cultural materials, research, and community relationships.

• Provide the strategic and tactical leadership in planning and managing the library, which includes oversight of all its general operations.
• Plan, organize and manage the library services to meet the educational needs of students, faculty and staff, which includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Develop and implement policies, procedures, and public information.
  • Network with appropriate libraries and colleagues, locally, regionally and nationally.
  • Oversee reference services.
  • Organize and promote public services events and services.
  • Manage the library’s assessment projects.
  • Communicate and collaborate with faculty and staff across the institution.
  • Assist with academic program accreditation and assessment.
  • Keep abreast of library and technology trends.
  • Maintain positive communication with donors and potential donors.
  • Plan and collaborate with the Archivist for effective management and use of archival resources.
  • Support research practices grounded in respect, reciprocity, consent, and community relationships.
  • Support ethical stewardship, access, and preservation of Indigenous cultural materials, community knowledge, and archival resources.
  • Promote respectful access protocols and culturally responsive metadata, cataloging, and collection practices.
  • Collaborate with Native communities, faculty, students, staff, and cultural practitioners to support culturally informed library practices.
  • Provide access to IAIA library resources to key stakeholders.
  • Implement appropriate technology for access to resources.
  • Manage collection development.
  • Interpret and disseminate statistics for internal and external reporting.
  • Respond to complaints and suggestions and take appropriate action.
  • Participate on appropriate committees, such as curriculum committee and faculty council.
  • Assist in the daily operations of the library, including but not limited to reference services and information literacy.
• Establish goals, objectives, priorities and measurements to align with IAIA’s strategic plans and standards.
• Develop and uphold ethical practices regarding access, digitization, reproduction and circulation of culturally sensitive materials.
• Support ethical digital stewardship practices related to digitization, artificial intelligence, and online dissemination of Indigenous cultural materials and knowledge.
• Provide ongoing study, management, monitoring and assessment of the library’s services and information delivery systems to more effectively meet present and future educational objectives of IAIA.
• Manage, direct, guide, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff, which includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Provide guidance, direction and/or corrective action as required.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources (HR) as required in the interpretation and implementation of IAIA’s HR policies.
  • Collaborate with HR to create and update job descriptions.
  • Work in partnership with staff to encourage their ongoing training and professional development.
  • Schedule staff to accommodate service and operational needs.
  • Ensure a safe and appropriate working environment.
  • Manage and direct the employment processes for the library, including recruitment, selection, training, and coaching of new staff.
• Manage the Library’s budget and finances, which includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Oversee the library’s financial resources.
  • Develop and prepare the annual budget.
  • Identify grants appropriate to the library’s mission and goals.
  • Monitor…