58 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
24. Who is responsible for identifying and evaluating digital image databases/resources for acquisition
and/or renewal at your library? Check all that apply. N=74
Staff Category Acquisition Renewal N
Subject librarian 60 52 61
Electronic resources librarian 37 40 45
Visual resources staff 26 21 26
Other staff 16 11 17
Total Responses 74 69 74
If you selected “Other staff” above, please specify the staff and their responsibility. N=17
Acquisition
Archivist responsible for digital projects and outreach
Archivists
Archivists and curators for special collections
Digital Collections Center staff
Digital Library Program particularly to answer questions regarding reformatting and ingest to our DAMS.
Often collection development leadership is involved as well.
Renewal
Collection Management Librarian
Acquisition and Renewal
A very collaborative and open process, we have an e-resources review board.
Bibliographers
Coordinator for Collection Services
Curators of special collections, the coordinator for the Digitization Laboratory, and the Library Chief Technology Officer
identify and evaluate digital image databases/resources for acquisition and/or renewal at the library.
Head of Acquisitions &Resource Sharing and Assistant Dean for Collections &Access sometimes identify digital image
resources for acquisition, and frequently participate in evaluating for renewal/cancellation. We have no staff member
with the title “Electronic Resources Librarian,” and our staff who work extensively with visual resources are also subject
librarians.
Head of Acquisitions and Collection Development
Head, Media Library
Program Head
The Media Librarian chooses all videos regardless of subject.
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