University of Michigan Begins Search for a New Dean of Libraries
From The Michigan Daily:
Paul Courant, the current dean of libraries, will step down on Aug. 31, 2013, and the University announced Monday that Provost Philip Hanlon has assembled a search committee of administrators, faculty, staff and students to find Courant’s replacement.
Physics Prof. August Evrard, head of the 17-member search committee, said as the libraries have progressed into the digital age, the new dean will need to be dedicated to the ongoing process of digitizing its collections.
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While there are associate University librarians who work on the business side of the operation, Evrard said it’s essential that the new dean is business savvy.
“The library is a … $50 million operation with over 500 employees,” he said. “So it’s a good-sized business to run so there’s just managerial aspects.”
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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