ARL University Libraries · 49 Table 22: Years of Experience of ARL University Librarians by Position and Type of Institution, FY 2011–2012 Canadian (16) Private (31) Public (68) Total (115) Position Years No. Years No. Years No. Years No. Director 33.6 16 33.1 30 33.2 66 33.3 112 Associate Director 23.5 41 26.9 99 26.2 186 26.1 326 Assistant Director 22.5 19 24.6 80 22.7 61 23.6 160 Head, Branch 21.9 62 22.8 131 23.3 240 22.9 433 Functional Specialist 14.4 183 14.1 840 14.2 1,119 14.2 2,142 Subject Specialist 13.7 121 17.3 386 16.6 653 16.5 1,160 Dept. Head: Acquisitions 19.3 13 20.4 36 22.1 62 21.2 111 Reference 16.2 12 21.4 39 20.4 57 20.3 108 Cataloging 23.9 12 22.8 58 21.6 80 22.2 150 Serials 23.8 4 22.6 10 19.4 11 21.4 25 Documents/Maps 19.4 10 21.2 16 20.7 38 20.6 64 Circulation 20.9 13 15.5 27 20.1 46 18.8 86 Rare Books/Manuscripts 22.0 7 21.0 28 22.5 52 22.0 87 Computer Systems 17.6 8 17.3 18 20.3 38 19.1 64 Other 20.1 71 19.8 185 19.9 370 19.9 626 Reference: Over 14 years experience 25.4 98 25.7 154 25.5 300 25.5 552 10 to 14 years experience 11.5 45 12.0 53 11.7 120 11.7 218 5 to 9 years experience 6.9 62 6.9 57 6.7 133 6.8 252 Under 5 years experience 2.4 61 2.7 39 2.6 89 2.6 189 Cataloging: Over 14 years experience 29.2 29 26.4 154 26.3 192 26.5 375 10 to 14 years experience 11.6 7 11.9 60 12.0 44 11.9 111 5 to 9 years experience 7.5 11 7.1 62 7.0 59 7.1 132 Under 5 years experience 1.8 10 2.5 32 2.9 36 2.6 78 Other: Over 14 years experience 26.1 19 25.4 82 25.8 171 25.7 272 10 to 14 years experience 11.6 14 11.7 31 12.0 66 11.9 111 5 to 9 years experience 6.2 11 6.8 51 6.8 99 6.7 161 Under 5 years experience 2.5 19 2.5 34 2.7 80 2.6 133 All Positions 16.3 978 17.5 2,792 17.6 4,468 17.4 8,238 Excludes medical and law libraries. ()Indicates the number of ARL libraries in each category.