Elizabeth Dill
ACADEMIC LIBRARY LEADER
Elizabeth Dill is the Dean of the California State University, Long Beach Library, where she provides leadership and strategic direction for the R2 library. She has held several academic library leadership positions, including Director of University Libraries at the University of Hartford and Director of Library Services at Troy University, Dothan. Dill earned her MLIS from Valdosta State University and her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. She is an active member of the Council of Library Deans consortium.
Dill co-edited the book, Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries, now in its third printing. She also completed Harvard University’s prestigious “Library Leadership in a Digital Age” program. Dill has written and presented at state, national, and international conferences, championing open access publishing, OER, affordability for students, and the evolving role of academic libraries in higher education.
EXPERIENCE
2023-PRESENT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Dean, University Library
Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, responsible for the strategic and administrative leadership of the CSU flagship’s library including overseeing all daily library operations, managing an annual general fund budget of over $8 million, representing the library at all university and community functions, and managing unionized staff of over 56 FTE along with student colleagues.
Supervises and manages overall functions of faculty of probationary, tenured, FERP, and lecturer faculty librarians. Responsible for RTP review of library faculty, their yearly assignments, and annual evaluations. Provides leadership in planning for new and revised services, building renovation projects, and policy and procedures. Cultivates external relations and fundraising
opportunities with public and private sectors in support of the University Library. Serves on Provost’s Council, Deans’ Council, and the President’s Extended Cabinet.
Accomplishments:
• Initiated, developed, and manage a professional certificate (of four credit-bearing classes), an AI Ethics digital badge, and soon a credit-bearing dual enrollment class through the College of Professional and Continuing Education for library impact and ongoing revenue generation
• Acquired $2.175 million in congressional funding for special collections and archives.
• Acquired California Congressman Alan Lowenthal’s congressional collection and $130,000 gift (with University Relations and Development)
• Implemented, led, and managed Speakers’ Series, Faculty Research Series, and Book Talks/Launches
• Established “Beach Bookmarks,” a high school information literacy and outreach program with Long Beach Unified School District to provide training and mentorship to school librarians in information literacy instruction.
EDUCATION
1997-2022
Doctor of Public Administration coursework
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
(Did not complete degree)
2018-2018
Certficate
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Library Leadership for a Digital Age
2011-2012
Master of Library and Information Science
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2004-2004
Certificate
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Training and Instructional Design
1997-2000
Master of Fine Arts
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
1997
Bachelor of Science in Education
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Secondary Social Sciences Education
Interdisciplinary, Film/Theater/Video
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
EXPERTISE
Strategic and Executive Initiatives
Leadership
Program Development and Management
FFundraising and External Relations
Curriculum Development & Design
Contract Negotiation & Vendor Management