SPEC Kit 339: Innovation and R&D · 35
Position Title(s): Department/unit:
Orientation Services Librarian Head, Undergraduate Library
Director, Library IT Production Services Manager Software
Development
Undergraduate Library Library IT
Digital Content Strategist, University Libraries and the following
from the university’s ITS unit: Digital Library Architect, Team
Leader Application and Repository Services, Project Manager,
Director of Service Operations, Developer, Lead Storage and
Archival Services
Publishing and Curation Services in the Libraries and Digital
Library Technologies in the university IT unit.
Programmer Library Technology Team
Scholarly Communications Librarians, Assistant Dean (Libraries) Center for Digital Scholarship, Medical Library, Law Library,
Administration, Collection Development
Team Leader Digital Learning &Scholarship, GIS Specialist,
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Digital Learning &Scholarship Team
Visualization Research Coordinator Information Technology, Libraries and Cultural Resources
Web Archiving Project Librarian Web Resources Collection
Coordinator
Original &Special Materials Cataloging, Bibliographic Services
and Collection Development
Web Program Manager Management and Program Analyst for
Open Government
Office of Innovation
9. Does the library provide any kind of administrative support to the staff who are working to
implement this innovation, for example, assistance with requesting funding, identifying training
opportunities, developing an assessment strategy, etc.? N=43
Yes 32 74%
No 11 26%
If yes, please briefly describe the type of support and who provides it. N=30
1) Support for direction/vision (University Librarian, Associate Directors).
2) Commitment to provide resources to realize it (UL and ADs).
3) Identifying training opportunities.
Administrative support is provided for budgeting from one of the libraries. Each library funds staff development
individually, but some shared programmes have shared budget as well. Assessment for shared ventures has been done
through work groups and committees along functional service lines.
Assessment assistance from Assessment Librarian, freedom to collaborate campus and statewide, travel and research
funding
Assessment support provided by the Assessment &Planning Coordinator. Grants management support provided by the
Grants Manager. Communications and marketing support provided by the Communications &Marketing Coordinator.
Training support provided by the Training Coordinator.
Assistance with requesting funding, identifying training opportunities, developing an assessment strategy
Assistance with requesting funding development opportunities administrative assistance
Position Title(s): Department/unit:
Orientation Services Librarian Head, Undergraduate Library
Director, Library IT Production Services Manager Software
Development
Undergraduate Library Library IT
Digital Content Strategist, University Libraries and the following
from the university’s ITS unit: Digital Library Architect, Team
Leader Application and Repository Services, Project Manager,
Director of Service Operations, Developer, Lead Storage and
Archival Services
Publishing and Curation Services in the Libraries and Digital
Library Technologies in the university IT unit.
Programmer Library Technology Team
Scholarly Communications Librarians, Assistant Dean (Libraries) Center for Digital Scholarship, Medical Library, Law Library,
Administration, Collection Development
Team Leader Digital Learning &Scholarship, GIS Specialist,
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Digital Learning &Scholarship Team
Visualization Research Coordinator Information Technology, Libraries and Cultural Resources
Web Archiving Project Librarian Web Resources Collection
Coordinator
Original &Special Materials Cataloging, Bibliographic Services
and Collection Development
Web Program Manager Management and Program Analyst for
Open Government
Office of Innovation
9. Does the library provide any kind of administrative support to the staff who are working to
implement this innovation, for example, assistance with requesting funding, identifying training
opportunities, developing an assessment strategy, etc.? N=43
Yes 32 74%
No 11 26%
If yes, please briefly describe the type of support and who provides it. N=30
1) Support for direction/vision (University Librarian, Associate Directors).
2) Commitment to provide resources to realize it (UL and ADs).
3) Identifying training opportunities.
Administrative support is provided for budgeting from one of the libraries. Each library funds staff development
individually, but some shared programmes have shared budget as well. Assessment for shared ventures has been done
through work groups and committees along functional service lines.
Assessment assistance from Assessment Librarian, freedom to collaborate campus and statewide, travel and research
funding
Assessment support provided by the Assessment &Planning Coordinator. Grants management support provided by the
Grants Manager. Communications and marketing support provided by the Communications &Marketing Coordinator.
Training support provided by the Training Coordinator.
Assistance with requesting funding, identifying training opportunities, developing an assessment strategy
Assistance with requesting funding development opportunities administrative assistance
