Curriculum Vitae
Ivan Kenneth Gaetz
P.O. Box 1342,
285 Corso,
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
email: ivan.gaetz@coloradocollege.edu
(719) 389-6070 (office)
(303) 907-4152 (home)
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy, (2004) University of British Columbia
Educational Studies, Faculty of Education
Dissertation: An Exploration and Expansion of Bernard Lonergan’s Intentionality Analysis for Educational Philosophy.
December, 2003. 330 p.
Master of Education (1990), University of Alberta
Thesis: A Dialectical Resolution to the Conflict of Traditional and Progressive Education: a Whiteheadian Approach. 181 p.
Master of Library Science (1988), University of Alberta
Master of Theology (1985), Regis College (Jesuit), University of Toronto
Thesis: Methodical Hermeneutics: Bernard Lonergan’s Treatment of Hermeneutics and Hermeneutical Issues in Method in Theology. 185 p.
Master of Divinity (1978), Lutheran Theological Seminary,
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Arts (1975), University of Alberta: Major: History
EMPLOYMENT:
July 2012 – Present Library Director, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Key responsibilities include all aspects of library administration, long range planning, budget development and control, community and public relations, personnel recruitment, hiring and evaluations, overseeing collection development, information services, circulation, facilities, library automation and computing systems, assessment, participating in college strategic planning and project implementation, developing and maintaining donor relations, and participating on various college committees, including curriculum and information technology. Help lead the library building program, a $45 million project, this being the central focus of the college’s strategic plan that also includes the design and construction of a new $3 million remote storage facility. Works closely with the Development Office in fund raising efforts and creating support materials. Supervise a staff of 30 that includes support positions and 12 professional direct reports. Supervise the administrative operations of the Fine Press of Colorado College. Continue editing the scholarly online journal, Collaborative Librarianship and advising in development and management of the scholarly journal, Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal.
2001-2012 Dean of the Library, Regis University, Denver, CO
Managed library services of Regis University, an institution in the tradition of Jesuit higher education providing a wide variety of undergraduate, masters and doctoral level programs in many disciplines to over 17,000 students throughout the western United States and around the world (online and on site). The library of Regis University has a faculty of 15 professional librarians and of support staff of 17 as well as a large number of student workers. Responsibilities of the dean included budgeting and accounting (annually $3.2 million), personnel administration, strategic planning for library services, establishing and maintaining donor relations, and overseeing the operations of six main departments of the Regis libraries as well as Archives and Special Collections. The dean also served on a number of committees and participated in other activities related to the academic mission of the University, participated in planning and development of the university and contributed to campus life. Helped lead the University’s Accreditation Self-Study for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. From 2007 to 2014 (two years beyond employment at Regis), the dean co-led faculty development seminars on philosophy of education for faculty cohorts in two-year programs. Founded and edited a new library publication, Collaborative Librarianship (2009 - 2016). Took a leadership role in the principal library consortium of the region, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, including strategic planning for the organization. Worked closely with the Colorado Library Consortium. Participated in national library organizations, including ALA, ACRL and the library division of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
2011 - 2012 Wider responsibilities, Dean of the Library, Regis University, Denver, CO
Additional responsibilities to the position were expanded to include: creating, managing and developing a Learning Commons at Regis University, including the reconstitution and expansion of the Writing Center, the services of the Department of Testing and Portfolio (Prior Learning Assessment), and Tutoring services, developing governance structures, appointing persons to fill needed roles, establishing budgets, promoting the center and its services, leading the planning and operations of the new Learning Commons facilities in Clarke Hall constructed in 2011-2013, coordinating Learning Commons services with library services and with other University support units. I served on the Board of the University Press of Colorado. Envisioned and led the development of a new scholarly online publication with international scope, Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, two issues per year, beginning April 2012.
1993 - 2001 Library Director, Regent College, Vancouver, University of British Columbia
Managed all library services for Regent College and Carey Theological College, consisting of 24 faculty members and more than 2,000 full-time and part-time graduate students. Reporting to the Presidents of the Colleges and to their Senates, I had primary responsibility for library budgeting and expenditures, for strategic long-range planning, for the hiring and supervising of 6 (full-time equivalent) staff, for maintaining liaisons with faculty, and for collection development, including selecting, de-selecting and promoting library resources and services. Provided advanced reference service and bibliographic instruction for faculty and students. Led planning for the library and participated in the College’s accreditation review, including an extensive library self-study and report. Developed and maintained donor relations and raised funds for special projects. Participated in the activities of the American Theological Library Association.
1992 - 1993 Public Library Services Consultant, Peace Library System, Grande Prairie, Alberta
Provided information to member libraries throughout Northern Alberta on matters related to all aspects of public library service, editing and producing newsletters, planning, financing, and leading conferences for school and public librarians, promoting and developing programs to enhance library service.
1991 - 1992 Assistant Head of Technical Services, Union Theological Seminary,
Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Duties included original English and foreign language cataloguing in full MARC format on RLIN, overseeing copy cataloguing, upgrading CIP data, and providing primary catalogue records to the Library of Congress. Responsibilities also included monitoring material and work-flow in the Technical Services Department, and supervising support unionized staff.
1988 - 1991 Librarian, Alberta Family and Social Services, Edmonton, Alberta
Duties included online and manual cataloguing, reference research, Dialog
Database searching, abstracting journal articles for departmental distribution.
1986 - 1988 Student Librarian, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta
Duties of this part-time position included mainly reference work and the supervision of circulation staff.
1984 - 1986 Teaching Assistant, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Responsibilities included leading seminars for undergraduate students in education, grading assignments, setting and marking examinations.
1981 - 1984 Executive Director, Sub-Arctic Mission Association,
Northwest Territories, Canada.
Reporting to the Association Board, I was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s operations, including financial and personnel management of a fully accredited 50 bed active treatment hospital, a nursing station, medical staff recruitment, housing, and the promotion and development of the organization.
Recent Publications (1999-2016):
Book Chapters
Ivan Gaetz, “Opportunities and Challenges in Creating and Managing a
Scholarly Open Access Journal: A Case Study of Collaborative Librarianship.” Brian Doherty, Editor, Handbook of Research on Academic Library Partnerships and Collaborations. Advances in Library and Information Science (book series). ICI Global (2016). Accepted for publication, Spring 2016.
Ivan Gaetz, “Editorial Introduction and Reflection,” in Bern Will Brown, End-of-Earth People:
The Arctic Sahtu Dene (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2014), pp. 9-15.
Ivan Gaetz, “Profile of the Sahtu Dene and Métis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement of
1993,” in Bern Will Brown, End-of-Earth People: The Arctic Sahtu Dene (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2014), pp. 143-145.
Ivan Gaetz, “Annotated Bibliography: Published Books by Bern Will Brown,” in End-of-Earth
People: The Arctic Sahtu Dene (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2014), pp. 147-152.
Ivan Gaetz, Valerie Horton and Bruce Smith, “Growth Management Solutions,” in Moving
Materials: Physical Delivery in Libraries. Eds., Valerie Horton and Bruce Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009. pp. 105-118.
Articles:
Peer Reviewed:
Ivan Gaetz, “Bernard Lonergan’s Promise for Educational Philosophy,” Jesuit Higher
Education: A Journal, Vol. 4, no. 1 (2015): 5-26. http://www.jesuithighereducation.org/index.php/jhe/article/view/112/pdf
Ivan Gaetz, Yem S. Fong, Joan G. Lamborn and Michael Levine-Clark, “The Alliance Shared
Purchase Plan: A New Experiment in Collaborative Collection Development.” Technical Services Quarterly, Vol. 27, no. 1 (2010): 17-39.
Ivan Gaetz, “Collaborative Librarianship: New Light on a Brilliant Concept” Collaborative
Librarianship, Vol. 1, no. 1 (2009):1-12.
http://www.collaborativelibrarianship.org/index.html
Ivan Gaetz, Jan Loechell Turner, Diana Sweany and Melissa Stockton. “Collaborating to Serve
Alumni with E-Resources: The Regis University Experience.” Technical Services Quarterly, Vol. 26, no. 1 (2009): 1-12.
Ivan Gaetz, “The Moral Intelligence of Children—Review Essay” Christian Scholar’s Review,
Vol. 26, no. 1 (1999), 153-167.
Professional Articles:
Ivan Gaetz, “Redefinitions and the Growing Importance of Library Collaboration,”
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol. 6, no. 3 (2014): 102-3.
Ivan Gaetz, “Collaborative Librarianship: Five Years and Counting,” Collaborative
Librarianship, Vol. 5, no. 4 (2013): 226-7.
Ivan Gaetz, “Compelling and Necessary Momentum: A Recent Timeline in Open Access,”
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol. 5, no 1 (2013): 1-2.
Ivan Gaetz and Marie Friedemann, “Editorial Introduction to Jesuit Higher Educations: A
Journal,” Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, Vol. 1, no 1 (2012): 1-5.
Ivan Gaetz, “Thick and Thin Library Collaboration,” Collaborative Librarianship, Vol. 4 no. 3
(2012): 83-84.
Interview in Information Today (Medford, NJ: ITI and ProQuest Information Services, 2009).
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-192438385.html
Ivan Gaetz, “New Horizon in Collaborative Librarianship: the Promise of a Unique Shared
Purchase Plan,” The Charleston Advisor. Vol. 8, no. 4 (April 2007): 53-54.
Published Photography:
Ivan Gaetz, “Arctic Moment,” Up Here: This Month in Canada’s Far North, July 2015. pp. 24-
25.
Ivan Gaetz, “A Latticework of Alder Willows on Great Bear Lake,” in The North Magazine
(“The North of Scotland’s Premier Lifestyle Magazine”), Winter 2011/12, p. 47.
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1vbve/TheNorthMagazineWint/resources/46.htm.
Ivan Gaetz, “Deep Down Things: Photos by Ivan Gaetz” Regis University Magazine, Vol. 19, no.
2 (Spring 2011): 26-27.
Dissertation Abstract:
“An Exploration and Expansion of Bernard Lonergan’s Intentionality Analysis for
Educational Philosophy” in Lonergan Studies Newsletter, 25/3 (2004): 3.
Edited Works:
Bern Will Brown, End-of-Earth People: The Arctic Sahtu Dene. Edited, Ivan Gaetz and Jane
Gibson (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2014).
Founder and Associate General Editor, Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal. 2012-2014.
Founder and General Editor, Collaborative Librarianship, Vol. 1, no. 1 (2009) to present. (As of
December 2015, total “views” of all item published exceeded 550,000.)
General Editor, Check It Out!: A Newsletter of Regis University Libraries, 7 volumes, 2001—
2008.
Memberships:
American Library Association, current.
Association of College and Research Libraries, current.
Library Leadership & Management Association, current.
Oberlin Group, An Association of Liberal Arts College Libraries, current.
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, Member Council, current.
Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, 2015-2017.
Library Deans Conference, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, 2001-2012.
Professional Work and Appointments since 2000:
Board Member, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, 2015 -2107.
Lead (with the Director of the Colket Learning Center) the creation of the “Center Team,” a group of 10
academic support units planned for the new Center at Colorado College, the key initiative of the College’s Strategic Plan.
Member, Colorado College Strategic Planning Task Force, 2012-2013.
Colorado College, Comprehensive Library Review and Analysis Team, 2011, Tutt Library, Colorado
College, Colorado Springs. Report submitted; “External Review, Colorado College, Tutt Library” (January, 2012), 25 p.
Member, Alliance Task Force, “Mission, Structure and Services,” Board Report, October, 2011. 55 p.
Board Member, University Press of Colorado, May, 2011 – 2012.
Member, Regis University Personnel Complaint Investigation Team, 2007 –
Chair, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Member Council, 2011-2012.
Chair, Colorado Academic Library Consortium 2008-2009, Past-Chair, 2009-2010.
Chair, “Task Force 4: Scholarship” Regis University Accreditation Self-Study, 2006-2008
(For the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association)
Board Member, Colorado Academic Library Consortium, 2006 – 2010
Chair, Regis University Task Force on Intellectual Property and Copyright, 2005—
Chair, Shared Collection Development Committee, Colorado Alliance, 2004— 2009
Secretary/Board Member, Colorado Academic Libraries Consortium, 2004—2006
Chair, Colorado Academic Libraries Futures Summit, 2004-2005.
Member, Institutional Repository Task Force, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, 2003—2005
Chair, ATLA Taskforce II, on Theological Library Education, 2002-2004.
Chair: Member Council, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, 2002-2003.
Chair, Expert Referral Network, Colorado Alliance, 2002-2003.
Chair, Taskforce on AJCU Libraries and JesuitNET, 2002-2003.
Member of the ATLA Taskforce on Theological Library Education, 2001-2002.
Courses Delivered:
“Ignatian Scholars Seminar” College for Professional Studies, Regis University, 2007 – 2014.
(Faculty development seminars offered annually, 6 full-day seminars in year one; 4 half-day seminars in year two, included topical presentations on educational methodology.)
Educational Philosophy: A Survey of History and Themes (Philosophy 465, Fall, 2007), Regis
University
Educational Philosophy: Themes and Developments from a Jesuit Perspective (Philosophy 465, Fall,
2005), Regis University.
“A Jesuit Model of Education” for the course, Theological Education East and West (APPL/INDS 720),
February 2, 2001, Regent College, University of British Columbia.
Studies in Phase Two of Lonergan’s Theological Method (Directed Study)
Spring 2001, Regent College, University of British Columbia
Explorations in the Methodological and Spiritual Theology of Bernard Lonergan (Directed Study)
Fall 2000, Regent College, University of British Columbia
Readings in Modern Protestant Thought (Required course for Master of Theology students)
Spring 2000, Regent College, University of British Columbia
Public Services in Theological Librarianship (Directed study)
Spring 2000, Regent College, University of British Columbia
Modern and Postmodern Epistemology (Directed study)
Spring 2000, Regent College, University of British Columbia
Conferences/Workshops/Presentations since 2000:
Presentation: “Advocating for the Library and Library Resources” for Creating the Leaders of
Tomorrow, American Theological Library Association, Chicago, IL. April 21, 2015.
Presentation: “Open Source, Open Access and Content Creation by Academic Libraries”: to Joint
Conference of Library Deans, Information Technology Vice Presidents and Educational Technology Directors, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Boston College, March 7, 2012.
Presentation: Regis University Operations and Improvements Seminar: Regis University Learning
Commons; Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, January 25, 2012.
Presentation: Regis University Board of Trustees, Academic Affairs Committee: Regis University
Learning Commons; Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, January 20, 2012.
Workshop: “Editing in an scholarly online open access environment” Regis University faculty and
staff. January 19, 2012.
Chair: Colorado Academic Library Consortium Summit, Denver, CO. May 21-22, 2010.
Presented: “Regis University Digital Repository” to AJCU Library Deans Conference, Fordham
University, NYC, April 29-May 1, 2010.
Speech, ALA Midwinter Conference, Denver, CO, January, 2009. Introducing Collaborative
Librarianship
Presented: Business Models for Open Access Publishing, to Humanities Faculty Digital Scholarship
Initiative, University of Colorado at Boulder, November 19, 2009.
Presented: “Collaborative Librarianship: A New Online Journal” and “Shelf2Life: Rejuvenating Legacy
Print Collections.” AJCU Annual Library Deans Conference, Loyola Chicago University, Chicago IL, April, 2009.
Presented: “Employment Prospects for New Grads” Colorado Library Association Annual
Conference, Denver, November, 2008.
Presented: “Academic Library Outreach to Alumni” Library Deans Conference, Association of Jesuit
Colleges and Universities, Omaha, NE, May 1-3, 2007.
Presented: “The Crisis in Reading in Higher Education” Jesuit Conversations, Regis University,
November 8, 2006
Chaired: “Shared Collection Development Initiatives” Colorado Association of Libraries Annual
Conference, November 11, 2005
Presented: “Shared Collection Development,” All Alliance Conference, Denver, CO. September 17,
2004.
Chaired: “Shared Collection Development” Workshop, Regis University, Denver, CO. August 9, 2004.
Chaired: “All Alliance Conference” Denver, CO. February 20, 2004.
Presented: “Handling the Tough Stuff” ATLA Annual Conference, St. Paul, June 2002. (two sessions)
“E-Reserves: A Proposal to Improve Library Service.” Presentation to librarians at Regis University,
Denver, CO. December 13, 2000.
“Academic Librarianship: the Next Ten Years” Presentation to librarians and administrators,
Okanagan University College, Kelowna, B.C. November 22, 2000.
Other Professional and Service Opportunities:
Member, Dean of the Libraries Search Committee, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, March –
June, 2015.
Chair, Search Committee for Dean of the College for Professional Studies, May 2010-January 2011
Member, Regis University Strategic Planning Steering Committee, 2010
Regis University Self Study Accreditation (North Central) Steering Committee, 2006-2009: Member,
Kitchen Cabinet, Chair, “Acquisition, Discovery and Application of Knowledge” task force.
External Examiner, Library Tenure Review, Colorado School of Mines, Fall, 2006
Contributions (cited) to Colorado Department of Education. Colorado State Library, Moving Libraries
Forward: a Roadmap for Colorado Library Cooperation. Strategic Plan 2006-2010. The State Library: Denver, CO, 2006. 12 p.
Volunteer, March of Dimes, Spring, 2009, 2010, 2011, Denver, CO
Volunteer, Project Angel Heart, 2004—2008
Regis University, Mentoring Program, 2003—2011 (mentor)
Chair: Task Force on Library Issues related to JesuitNet, AJCU, 2002-2003
Chair, Alliance, Member Council, 2002-2003
Chair: Expert Referral Network Taskforce, CARL Alliance, 2001-2002
Vice Chair, Alliance, Member Council, 2001-2002
ATLA Mentoring Program – Mentor a new Member from Brigham Young University, Utah, 2001-2002
Consultant: Comprehensive evaluation of library resources, facilities and services, with
recommendations to the College Board, (FGBI), Eston, Sask., including an onsite evaluation of a library for sale in Los Angeles. January – April, 2001.
Faculty Review Committee of the Vancouver School of Theology, November and December, 2000,
evaluation of the Seminary Librarian; make recommendations for re-appointment.
Conference Participations since 2000:
American Library Association, Annual Conferences, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 - present
American Library Association, Mid-Winter Conferences, 2009 - Present
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Boston College, Boston, MA, April, 2012
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, April 2011
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Fordham University, New York, NY, April, 2010
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Loyola Chicago University, Chicago, IL, April 2009
AJCU Library Deans Conference, University of San Francisco, CA, April 2008
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, April 2007
AJCU Library Deans Conference, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY, May, 2006
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, May 2005
AJCU Library Deans Conference, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, May, 2004
AJCU Library Directors Conference, Santa Clara, CA, April 2-5, 2003
AJCU Library Directors Conference, Washington, DC, April 7-10, 2002
AJCU Library Directors Conference, Seattle, WA, April 23-35, 2001
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Director’s Symposium, Berkeley, CA, March 2008
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Director’s Symposium, Berkeley, CA, March 2007
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Director’s Symposium, Berkeley, CA, March 2006
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Director’s Symposium, Berkeley, CA, February 2005
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Director’s Symposium, Berkeley, CA, February 2004
ATLA Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 2008
ATLA Annual Conference, June 2003
ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Annual Conference, St. Paul, MN, June 2002
ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2011
ALA Midwinter Conference, Denver, CO, January, 2009
ALA Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, June 2003
ALA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2002
Digitization Conference, Las Vegas NV, November 2003
JesuitNet Conference, Cincinnati, October 2002
Colorado Association of Librarians (CAL) Annual Conference, Keystone, CO, October 2003
CAL, Keystone, October 2002
Colorado Academic Library (CALC) Summit, Vail CO, May 31-June 1, 2001
CALC Organizational Meeting, Colorado Springs, October 23, 2001
CALC – Annual Meeting, Crested Butte, June, 2002
Colorado Library Association Annual Conference, Colorado Springs October 24-26, 2001
Western Conversations Conference – USF, San Francisco, October 12-14, 2001
Conversations on Jesuit Catholic Identity – Regis University, September and October, 2001
