ARL University Libraries · 49 Table 24: Years of Experience of ARL University Librarians by Position and Size of Professional Staff, FY 2009–2010 Excludes medical and law libraries. ( ) Indicates the number of ARL libraries in each category. † In 1995–1996 and earlier, the first column of this table reported staff over 124 in 1996–1998 over 120 in 1998–1999 over 115 and since 1999–2000, over 110. ‡ No ARL library has fewer than 26 professional staff members. Staff Over 110 (17)† Staff 75–110 (18) Staff 50–74 (47) Staff 26-49 (32)‡ Position Years No. Years No. Years No. Years No. Director 34.7 17 32.1 18 32.4 47 33.4 32 Associate Director 26.4 70 25.9 77 24.6 108 26.1 61 Assistant Director 25.7 46 21.9 34 24.3 67 25.4 23 Head, Branch 22.4 167 21.6 78 21.9 163 22.0 79 Functional Specialist 13.3 785 14.1 408 13.6 651 14.0 265 Subject Specialist 16.1 380 17.3 209 16.8 451 14.1 93 Dept. Head: Acquisitions 20.8 23 24.3 16 19.2 48 18.7 25 Reference 21.8 31 18.5 8 20.2 41 19.4 28 Cataloging 22.7 50 22.3 19 21.9 52 20.0 28 Serials 23.8 12 17.0 5 21.7 6 17.6 7 Documents/Maps 21.3 15 19.0 9 20.8 20 19.9 15 Circulation 20.3 22 16.1 16 18.5 31 19.9 14 Rare Books/Manuscripts 24.8 13 22.2 17 22.4 34 22.8 26 Computer Systems 20.4 13 22.3 10 17.8 36 21.9 14 Other 22.1 187 18.6 125 18.9 256 21.5 86 Reference: Over 14 years experience 26.4 132 25.5 113 25.0 180 24.6 151 10 to 14 years experience 12.1 56 11.8 36 11.9 71 11.9 49 5 to 9 years experience 7.2 73 6.8 70 7.0 90 7.2 73 Under 5 years experience 2.4 44 2.8 48 2.3 104 2.8 58 Cataloging: Over 14 years experience 26.5 151 25.8 80 27.0 122 26.2 48 10 to 14 years experience 11.8 41 12.2 16 12.1 36 12.2 13 5 to 9 years experience 6.9 62 6.8 27 6.8 33 6.9 19 Under 5 years experience 2.6 45 2.1 17 2.6 40 2.2 10 Other: Over 14 years experience 25.5 93 24.9 66 25.0 91 22.7 49 10 to 14 years experience 12.0 40 11.8 37 11.8 27 11.3 19 5 to 9 years experience 7.0 49 7.3 32 6.9 35 7.3 15 Under 5 years experience 2.5 60 2.3 39 2.4 50 2.1 15 All Positions 16.9 2,677 16.9 1,630 17.1 2,890 17.5 1,315