Kennedy Library is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing campus-wide information resources and related services with an annual budget of $8+ million and approximately 40 employees. The library has four major departments: Academic Services; Special Collections and Archives; Administrative Services; and Collections, Systems and Digital Strategies. Librarians hold faculty status and are represented by the California Faculty Association (CFA) and staff are represented by the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU)., The Robert E. Kennedy Library continuously adapts its services, tools, programs, and spaces to meet the evolving academic programs, research interests, and needs of the university community. Providing access to information resources, classrooms, specialized computing, an expansive 24-hour space, and an array of group and individual study spaces, Kennedy Library is a magnet for students and faculty alike with annual visits exceeding 1.5 million. Significantly, the library is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as demonstrated by its DEI Action Plan. The library is partnering with the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) and actively participates in university and system wide strategic initiatives such as the CSU Black Student Excellence initiative, and the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiative.  

Reporting directly to the Dean of Library Services, the Associate Dean provides leadership and strategic vision for an evolving, comprehensive, cohesive program of enterprise systems, tools, and information resources, developed and implemented to support the curriculum, research activities, and the creation of new works and scholarship. The Associate Dean acts as the collection development officer for the library, and with the Dean of Library Services, is ultimately responsible for the overall quality, diversity, and balance of the library's digital and physical collection; manages the disbursement of funds for information resources ($1.8 million); and provides strategic leadership to leverage consortia managed resources. This includes but is not limited to fiscal and human resources planning and management; collections space planning; formulating, implementing, and assessing strategies for library collections in all formats and for resource sharing services; establishing, monitoring, and communicating progress towards library goals and objectives; formulating and administering policies; and building successful partnerships with internal and external entities to enhance library collections. This leadership position requires a demonstrated commitment to developing culturally competent teams and to working successfully with a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff.

The Associate Dean is also responsible for the administration and oversight of library systems and information technology and plays a key role in ensuring that students and faculty are connected to information and information technologies critical to their learning, teaching and research. This position is responsible and accountable for directing, administering, and executing the operational aspects of the Collections, Systems and Digital Strategies department 

The Associate Dean plays a significant role in all aspects of library-wide planning, budgeting, personnel planning and management, operations, communications, and policy development, and is a key member of the Library Management Team. The Associate Dean represents the library in matters related to enterprise systems, technology and digital initiatives and is the Dean’s primary representative and liaison with other campus units and divisions such as central IT services, the Division of Research, and Academic Technologies. In a highly collaborative environment, this position works with a wide variety of library and campus partners including Colleges, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and campus administrative offices to enrich the faculty and student experience.