64 US ARL University Libraries Table 36: Number and Average Years of Experience of Professional Staff in US ARL University Libraries by Position and Sex, Specialist Breakdown, FY 2015–2016 Women Men Total Position Years No. Years No. Years No. Director 32.4 52 32.9 43 32.6 95 Associate Director 26.6 162 24.1 118 25.5 280 Assistant Director 23.9 72 24.2 46 24.0 118 Head, Branch 21.9 215 23.1 102 22.3 317 Dept. Head, Acquisitions 21.0 61 16.9 28 19.7 89 Dept. Head, Cataloging 22.5 90 20.0 40 21.7 130 Dept. Head, Circulation 21.5 55 16.8 39 19.6 94 Dept. Head, Library Technology 21.5 29 18.1 64 19.2 93 Dept. Head, Rare Book/Manuscripts/Special Collections 20.8 48 24.0 46 22.4 94 Dept. Head, Research/Reference/Info or Learning Commons 20.4 86 18.6 27 20.0 113 Dept. Head, Other 20.0 332 19.2 199 19.7 531 Administrative Specialist (no subgroup) Administrative support, Marketing/Communication/ IP Permissions Other Admin. 17.9 135 16.8 44 17.6 179 Business Manager 17.9 97 17.2 63 17.6 160 Human Resources 18.1 68 14.2 9 17.6 77 Development/Advancement 15.4 23 10.9 16 13.5 39 Digital Specialist (no subgroup) Institutional Repository Curator Digital Specialist with Subject Expertise 9.6 72 9.6 59 9.6 131 IT, Systems 17.3 89 14.5 263 15.2 352 IT, Web Developer 13.7 58 10.8 75 12.1 133 IT, Programer 14.3 68 13.8 217 13.9 285 Scholarly Communications 13.8 51 14.4 29 14.1 80 Digital Acquisitions 12.8 67 12.1 20 12.6 87 Digital Collections Curation 12.2 65 10.6 43 11.5 108 Functional Specialist (no subgroup) Coordinator, Team Leader (non-supervisory responsibility) 14.0 86 13.3 60 13.8 146 Archivists 13.0 378 16.3 229 14.3 607 Assessment, Management Info Systems, Planning 13.1 48 17.7 18 14.3 66 Media Specialists 15.5 36 16.3 56 16.0 92 Preservation, including digital collections 14.9 121 14.0 48 14.7 169 Subject Specialist (no subgroup) 17.3 376 18.1 199 17.6 575 Subject Specialist in Humanities/Fine Arts 16.1 123 21.2 84 18.1 207 Subject Specialist in Sciences &Technology 16.2 160 16.2 73 16.2 233 Subject Specialist in Social/Behavior Science 16.8 140 20.4 72 18.0 212 Subject Specialist in Area Studies 16.2 115 16.2 66 16.2 181