28 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
All of the liaisons work in either the main library or one of the branch libraries. They are spread across both public and
technical services areas.
All of the remaining science libraries are situated in the buildings where departments reside (Chemistry, Geology, PMA
[Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy], Marine Science Library, etc.) The same is true for some of the arts and humanities,
including the Classics Library, the Fine Arts Library, and the Architecture and Planning Library. Liaisons for the social
sciences, some of the humanities, business, etc. reside in the main library, along with most of the liaisons to global
studies/language departments.
All report to administrators (directors or associate university librarian), who are responsible for operations at the
four universities.
As of 2015 they are distributed across three different library departments.
As of this writing, liaisons report through several different library departments and divisions. Liaison work is coordinated
through a group of discipline-based coordinators. Three of four coordinators report through one department, Research
&Information Services. One coordinator reports through the Branch &Off Campus Services Department.
At inception, liaison responsibilities were in the job description of each professional librarian. Currently, academic
liaisons are primarily in the Research Librarians team, with other academic liaisons coming from the Global Resources
Center and Special Collections. Liaisons to administrative departments may come from all parts of the library.
Department of Research and Scholarship, Special Collections Research Center, Learning Commons
Either the Reference Department or the Collection Development Department
In a separate department that also provides information services and general instruction. The department heads report
to an AUL at several campus sites.
In Academic Affairs, liaisons are part of the following departments: Research &Instructional Services (formerly
Reference and Global Resources &Area Studies, Music, Art, Stone Center, Sciences). In HSL, liaisons are part of
User Services.
Liaison are within two divisions, Research &Education (R&E) and Special Collections &Area Studies (SCAS). Within
R&E, liaisons are in Research Services, the Department Libraries and in Outreach &Engagement. In SCAS, there are
Curators and Area Studies Librarians.
Liaison librarians are part of the Public Services Division.
Liaisons are currently positioned in the following departments: Collection Management, Research and Information
Services, Centennial Campus Research Services and the three branch libraries, Design, Natural Resources, and
Veterinary Medicine. We are reexamining our organizational structure with respect to these roles/positions as we
transform the roles of the disciplinary specialist librarians to involve deeper collaboration with researchers across the
lifecycle of research, discovery, teaching/learning, and publication.
Liaisons are currently positioned primarily in subject-oriented departments. Before this structure, they were positioned
all over the organization, and liaison roles were assigned solely on the ability to provide collection development, and
not necessarily assigned to people who could fill all of the liaison responsibilities. Both faculty and staff in almost every
department serve as liaisons.
Liaisons are decentralized and can be found all over our organizational chart. A majority come from Research &Learning
Services, but there are other librarians from other departments who participate.
Liaisons are dispersed throughout departments within the organizational structure.
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