78 Canadian ARL University Libraries Table 45: Number and Average Years of Experience of Professional Staff in Canadian ARL University Libraries by Position and Sex, Specialist Breakdown, FY 2015–2016 Women Men Total Position Years No. Years No. Years No. Director 26.5 11 36.5 4 29.2 15 Associate Director 24.7 26 21.1 14 23.5 40 Assistant Director 20.3 9 27.5 6 23.2 15 Head, Branch 22.2 37 20.1 10 21.7 47 Dept. Head, Acquisitions 18.8 11 18.5 4 18.7 15 Dept. Head, Cataloging 17.6 8 29.3 3 20.8 11 Dept. Head, Circulation 18.9 10 12.0 4 16.9 14 Dept. Head, Library Technology 24.7 3 12.2 5 16.9 8 Dept. Head, Rare Book/Manuscripts/Special Collections 15.2 5 21.0 7 18.6 12 Dept. Head, Research/Reference/Info or Learning Commons 15.0 11 19.3 4 16.1 15 Dept. Head, Other 22.6 41 20.5 19 21.9 60 Administrative Specialist (no subgroup) Administrative support, Marketing/Communication/ IP Permissions Other Admin. 11.6 20 9.4 5 11.1 25 Business Manager 23.4 10 14.8 12 18.7 22 Human Resources 12.2 13 8.0 2 11.7 15 Development/Advancement 25.0 5 1.0 1 21.0 6 Digital Specialist (no subgroup) Institutional Repository Curator Digital Specialist with Subject Expertise 9.9 7 10.5 2 10.0 9 IT, Systems 16.9 17 18.8 20 17.9 37 IT, Web Developer 14.0 3 12.4 10 12.8 13 IT, Programer 15.3 6 15.2 19 15.2 25 Scholarly Communications 6.8 9 14.3 6 9.8 15 Digital Acquisitions 12.7 3 15.7 9 14.9 12 Digital Collections Curation 5.4 8 11.0 9 8.4 17 Functional Specialist (no subgroup) Coordinator, Team Leader (non-supervisory responsibility) 8.5 10 31.5 4 15.1 14 Archivists 16.4 19 16.7 11 16.5 30 Assessment, Management Info Systems, Planning 11.8 9 15.0 3 12.6 12 Media Specialists 25.3 3 23.5 2 24.6 5 Preservation, including digital collections 18.0 3 21.0 2 19.2 5 Subject Specialist (no subgroup) 14.9 98 17.4 27 15.5 125 Subject Specialist in Humanities/Fine Arts 22.2 20 15.0 5 20.8 25 Subject Specialist in Sciences &Technology 10.8 19 12.6 8 11.4 27 Subject Specialist in Social/Behavior Science 14.3 16 12.2 5 13.8 21 Subject Specialist in Area Studies 15.2 5 ..15.2 5