44 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
controls relating to the management of our financial resources. The position now oversees the administrative/clerical
group in the dean’s office, given the work of this group intersects nicely with the work of the director.
Case 20
Director, Special Collections Research Center
Reports Librarians Other professionals Support staff Other staff
2010 Special Collections department 1 3
2012 Special Collections (formerly a department, now
merged into special collections research center)
Urban Archives (formerly a separate department,
now merged into special collections research
center)
University art consultant
3 4 5
We needed to consolidate and standardize the operations of separate special collections and archival units into one
in order to realize improved efficiencies in processing, merge two separate reading rooms, adopt uniform standards
based on nationally accepted best practices for finding aids, cataloging, etc. It was also thought that by combining the
operations under one director, the incumbent would have a better sense of relative priorities for processing fundraising
and digitization across the former separate special collections units.
Case 21
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Learning Services
Reports Librarians Other professionals Support staff Other staff
2011 Commonwealth Campus Libraries (20 locations)
World Campus (online)
41 59
2012 Commonwealth Campus Libraries
Knowledge Commons
Library Learning Services
Media &Technology Support Services
World Campus
49 92
This position now has responsibility, in addition to campus libraries, for University Park departments of importance for
undergraduate and learning services (i.e., knowledge commons, library learning services, media tech). Incumbent now
does more collaboration with other university administrators, especially in Information Technology Services. Incumbent
is considered the “senior” associate dean.
controls relating to the management of our financial resources. The position now oversees the administrative/clerical
group in the dean’s office, given the work of this group intersects nicely with the work of the director.
Case 20
Director, Special Collections Research Center
Reports Librarians Other professionals Support staff Other staff
2010 Special Collections department 1 3
2012 Special Collections (formerly a department, now
merged into special collections research center)
Urban Archives (formerly a separate department,
now merged into special collections research
center)
University art consultant
3 4 5
We needed to consolidate and standardize the operations of separate special collections and archival units into one
in order to realize improved efficiencies in processing, merge two separate reading rooms, adopt uniform standards
based on nationally accepted best practices for finding aids, cataloging, etc. It was also thought that by combining the
operations under one director, the incumbent would have a better sense of relative priorities for processing fundraising
and digitization across the former separate special collections units.
Case 21
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Learning Services
Reports Librarians Other professionals Support staff Other staff
2011 Commonwealth Campus Libraries (20 locations)
World Campus (online)
41 59
2012 Commonwealth Campus Libraries
Knowledge Commons
Library Learning Services
Media &Technology Support Services
World Campus
49 92
This position now has responsibility, in addition to campus libraries, for University Park departments of importance for
undergraduate and learning services (i.e., knowledge commons, library learning services, media tech). Incumbent now
does more collaboration with other university administrators, especially in Information Technology Services. Incumbent
is considered the “senior” associate dean.
