CASE WESTERN RESERVE
UNIVERSITY

University Librarian

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland invites nominations and applications for the position of University Librarian. The University Librarian leads the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) that serves a central role in CWRUs future plans for enhancing essential support for learning, research, and scholarship.

CWRU is one of the most comprehensive research universities in the country. The University enrolls over 4,200 undergraduate students and over 5,500 graduate students across a wide range of disciplines comprising eight schools. Case Western Reserve University is located in University Circle area, a 550-acre, park-like concentration of approximately 50 cultural, medical, educational, religious, and social service institutions located at the eastern edge of the city center.

The University Librarian has primary responsibility for overall leadership of the Kelvin Smith Library including strategic planning, budgeting and financial management, human resources, automation and information technology, and development of collections, services, and programs.

To fill this vital position the University seeks a dynamic leader who possesses a clear and forward looking understanding of the role of university libraries in enhancing the core mission of higher education and who has a successful record introducing innovative and effective technology in library services, building collections, and supporting and facilitating innovative research and pedagogical endeavors. The next University Librarian should bring a keen understanding of collections building as well as the optimal use of new technologies in university libraries and an ability to effectively use traditional and innovative media to support learning, research, and scholarship.

This individual will have held a senior library position in a nationally ranked university and be ready to contribute to CWRUs success at the strategic and operational levels. The best candidates will have a strong national standing among academic librarians at leading universities.

Please send applications and nominations to:

Nicholas Brill
Brill Neumann Associates, Inc.
Boston, MA
CWRUUL@brillneumann.com

Please visit the CWRU website www.case.edu for additional information about the University. In employment as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action.