NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 25 number 3 - Spring 2005

• prepare to shape libraries and librarianship at the national level,
• learn to contribute to the development of a strategic vision for their library,
• develop the entrepreneurial focus and skills appropriate to the university leadership environment,
• learn how diversity issues influence staffing and public services decisions,
• work with tools for implementing change at organizational and professional levels.

Fellows also receive periodic leadership training at participating institutes that are facilitated by leaders in the library profession, collaborate with colleagues in the program, complete a one-week site visit at a sponsoring institution, and sustain a mentoring relationship with a director from a large research library. More information on the Research Libraries Leadership Fellows Program is available at http://www.arl.org/olms/rllf/

Goldsmith was selected through a highly competitive selection process from an applicant pool representing an array of ARL institutions. His colleagues in the program include associate university librarians, directors of large branch libraries, and department heads. The inaugural class of twenty librarians includes ten from the five sponsoring institutions and ten from other top research libraries such as Harvard, Duke, and the University of California at Berkeley. Goldsmith's enthusiasm for the program is evident. "I am very excited about participating in the ARL Leadership Fellows Program. I know it will be an excellent opportunity to build on the skills I have learned at the NCSU Libraries to prepare me for future growth in my career."

As head of the Acquisitions Department, Goldsmith is responsible for planning, coordinating, evaluating, and managing the Libraries' acquisitions programs. He leads a department of nineteen staff members responsible for administering a $9.5 million collections budget, which includes the annual purchase of 29,000 monographs and 37,000 subscriptions. Goldsmith provides leadership on broad collection management and scholarly communication initiatives and negotiates licenses for the NCSU Libraries and Triangle Research Libraries Network. He has also worked as assistant head of both the Distance Learning Services Department and the Collection Management Department. Goldsmith received an M.L.S. from Florida State University and a B.S. in zoology from the University of Florida. He participates on national, regional, and local committees and has given numerous presentations on topics ranging from licensing scholarly material to managing electronic resources.