SPEC Kit 341: Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach (August 2014)
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194 · Representative Documents: Job Descriptions UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Library Associate: eCollection Assessment http://www.hr.uwaterloo.ca/.jd/00005475.html Ensures that a website with information needed to access statistics provided by individual vendors is maintained. 3. Develops and maintains a high level of competency with software such as Excel or Access. 4. Confers with those requesting statistics and information to ensure a clear understanding of their needs and to help them understand their options in light of what is available. As necessary, suggests ways in which requestors may want to modify requests in accordance with what is available. 5. Negotiates time lines with each requestor in order to establish priorities and to effectively manage multiple and simultaneous requests, and meet deadlines. 6. Obtains statistics and reviews them to identify anything that suggests that they may not be accurate. Investigates apparent discrepancies or anomalies so that they can be either corrected or accounted for. 7. Massages and formats the required statistics for presentation to the requestor. When necessary, normalizes statistics so that they can be compared with other statistics. 8. Provides explanations and interpretations of statistics and, as appropriate, draws conclusions that may assist the requestor. 9. Serves as a member of the Information Resources Management Committee. 10. Serves as a member of the TUG Cognos team and in this role participates in the development and delivery of courses on the use of Cognos for TUG staff. 11. Participates in the collection and preparation of statistics for ARL and CARL annual reports and other such reports as required. 12. Works regularly scheduled shifts at the Davis and/or Porter information services desks. 13. Participate in committee or project work as time and opportunity allow. 14. Working Conditions Human Resources General Services Complex University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 519 888 4567 ext. 35935 contact us |give us feedback |http://www.hr.uwaterloo.ca http://www.hr.uwaterloo.ca/.jd/00005475.html