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Position Description
The University of Pennsylvania seeks nominations for and expressions of interest in the position of Vice Provost and Director of Libraries. Reporting to the Provost, the director will be expected to carry forward Penn’s reputation as a leader in defining the place and capabilities of a library in the 21st century. They will expand the university’s reach and access to print and digital collections and programming in support of research, teaching, and learning; foster internal and external partnerships and collaborations; collaborate with the communities of scholars on campus; recruit and nurture a diverse, professional staff; and garner and manage resources toward strategic goals.
The Penn Libraries provide access to more than 7.5 million volumes, nearly 190,000 journals, and millions of multimedia materials. The Penn Libraries’ mission is to provide high-quality information resources-both print and digital-in a manner that is reliable, timely, responsive to the needs of its constituents, and delivered with expertise while stewarding and preserving the knowledge contained in Penn’s holdings. The libraries strive to implement novel programs and services around these resources to create bridges between the Penn Libraries and schools and centers around the University. The Penn Libraries are dedicated to pushing the frontiers of innovation and enterprise to impact teaching, learning and research provide a unique environment - one that includes a network of learning spaces that reflect the latest advances in pedagogy - toward the advancement of academics at the University. In response to the increasing diversity and internationalization of the Penn community, the Libraries reflect that diversity in its work to attract a cadre of top talent who introduce new skills and fields to the Penn Libraries and to Penn as a whole. To advance the goals of President Gutmann’s Compact 2020, the Penn Libraries seek to:
* Ensure access to scholarship for those at the University and beyond;
* Empower research, teaching, and professional practice;
* Enable innovation and creativity in scholarship;
* Enrich individual and group learning across all disciplines;
* Engage all stakeholders in research and the creation of knowledge to benefit our users.
The Position
The Vice Provost and Director of Libraries oversees 325 staff members and is responsible for an annual budget of $67 million. The Library’s organization includes Associate University Librarians,...