34 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
If yes, please specify the position(s) and briefly describe which of the director’s responsibilities it
took on. N=17
Associate University Librarian, Public Services. Took on the administration of public services throughout all unit libraries,
including access services (ILL, shelving).
AUL for Digital Initiatives and Open Access: direct supervision and coordination of cataloging, electronic resources,
and campus open access initiative and development of institutional repository. AUL for Undergraduate and Distance
Services: role in campus distance services coordinating committee direct supervision of circulation department. AUL for
Graduate and Research Services: direct supervision of branches.
Deputy Director took over the special collections department and administrative services office, as well as a greater role
in strategic planning and running the library when the director was absent.
Direct supervision of several department/unit level areas was transferred from the dean to the AD’s. Specifically,
supervision of archives, records management, manuscripts, and rare books were assigned to the AD for Research and
Education Services supervision of preservation and off-site storage was assigned to the AD for Collections and Access.
The AD for Technical Services position was eliminated, with those responsibilities transferred to the AD for Collections
and Access.
Director, HR: greater involvement in faculty recruitment and other collegial processes.
Director of Communications: external communications, on and off campus.
Executive Associate Dean: Budget responsibilities, became second for the dean (represented dean in her absence or as
assigned), supervision of integrated user services, which had been part of reference and instructional services. Associate
Dean for Collections: Took over supervision of technical services, collection development and management. Associate
Dean for Scholarly Communications and Research Services: Took over supervision of library technology services
(renamed library system), digital library initiatives and scholarly communications (had been part of other departments)
and reference services (renamed research services) and head, research and grants. The department heads of the above
units had reported to the dean and now report to one of the associate deans. Many of the departments have been
reorganized and renamed since 2007 but none report directly to the dean any longer. Special collections is the only
exception.
Facilities Project Manager took on planning, implementing, and liaising construction of new library building.
Finance and budgeting.
Oversight of development operations.
Public services, access services.
Research.
Some direct reports moved to the associate dean.
The Associate University Librarian for Digital Services now supervises the director of the Digital Library Development
Center, who formerly reported to the director.
The AUL for Special Collections assumed shared responsibility (with the university librarian) for development activities.
The AUL, Organizational Development took on oversight of budget, HR, marketing, and development.
The redesigned Director of Special Collections Research Center assumed supervision of both the urban archives (formerly
with its own head reporting to the dean) and of the university art consultant (formerly reporting to the dean).
If yes, please specify the position(s) and briefly describe which of the director’s responsibilities it
took on. N=17
Associate University Librarian, Public Services. Took on the administration of public services throughout all unit libraries,
including access services (ILL, shelving).
AUL for Digital Initiatives and Open Access: direct supervision and coordination of cataloging, electronic resources,
and campus open access initiative and development of institutional repository. AUL for Undergraduate and Distance
Services: role in campus distance services coordinating committee direct supervision of circulation department. AUL for
Graduate and Research Services: direct supervision of branches.
Deputy Director took over the special collections department and administrative services office, as well as a greater role
in strategic planning and running the library when the director was absent.
Direct supervision of several department/unit level areas was transferred from the dean to the AD’s. Specifically,
supervision of archives, records management, manuscripts, and rare books were assigned to the AD for Research and
Education Services supervision of preservation and off-site storage was assigned to the AD for Collections and Access.
The AD for Technical Services position was eliminated, with those responsibilities transferred to the AD for Collections
and Access.
Director, HR: greater involvement in faculty recruitment and other collegial processes.
Director of Communications: external communications, on and off campus.
Executive Associate Dean: Budget responsibilities, became second for the dean (represented dean in her absence or as
assigned), supervision of integrated user services, which had been part of reference and instructional services. Associate
Dean for Collections: Took over supervision of technical services, collection development and management. Associate
Dean for Scholarly Communications and Research Services: Took over supervision of library technology services
(renamed library system), digital library initiatives and scholarly communications (had been part of other departments)
and reference services (renamed research services) and head, research and grants. The department heads of the above
units had reported to the dean and now report to one of the associate deans. Many of the departments have been
reorganized and renamed since 2007 but none report directly to the dean any longer. Special collections is the only
exception.
Facilities Project Manager took on planning, implementing, and liaising construction of new library building.
Finance and budgeting.
Oversight of development operations.
Public services, access services.
Research.
Some direct reports moved to the associate dean.
The Associate University Librarian for Digital Services now supervises the director of the Digital Library Development
Center, who formerly reported to the director.
The AUL for Special Collections assumed shared responsibility (with the university librarian) for development activities.
The AUL, Organizational Development took on oversight of budget, HR, marketing, and development.
The redesigned Director of Special Collections Research Center assumed supervision of both the urban archives (formerly
with its own head reporting to the dean) and of the university art consultant (formerly reporting to the dean).
