SPEC Kit 322: Library User Experience · 31
Position Title Reports to Comments
Head, Academic Program Services
Branch Library Head Communications
and Publications Officer Library Director
Directors report to the University
Librarian. Other positions report to the
Associate University Librarian, User
Services.
Head, Digital User Experience
Department
Associate Dean, Library Academic
Services (Public Services)
Head, Music Library Associate University Librarian for Public
Services and Collection Development
The head of the Music Library has dual
responsibilities as she also serves as
chair of the UX Team. This AUL position
is currently in flux. The incumbent left in
December. The library is restructuring and
has not yet determined how either the
AULs or the UX Team will be organized.
Head, User Experience Group Associate Director for Research &
Instructional Services
This is a new position for us, since June
2010. We reorganized the MIT Libraries at
that time and created a new department.
Interim Director, Peabody Library (with
system-wide assessment responsibilities
title in the works)
Dean of Libraries
Planning &Assessment Officer Dean of Libraries
Research &Assessment Analyst Director of the Program Management
Center
Student Liaison Associate University Librarian for
Administration, Development, and
Human Resources
The Eckles Outreach Coordinator also has
responsibility for user experiences at our
Mt. Vernon campus. This position reports
to Associate University Librarian for
Public Services. AUL for Administration,
Development, and Human Resources also
chairs Assessment Group and meets with
the Outreach Group.
User Assessment Librarian Assistant University Librarian for
Scholarly Communications, Personnel &
Assessment
Although my title is User Assessment
Librarian, I also plan, implement, consult,
and collaborate on other assessment
activities in the library.
User Engagement Librarian and
Assessment Coordinator
Associate Dean
User Experience Librarian Head, Discovery &Access There are two UX librarians and one UX
team member who is not a librarian.
Additional Comments
Assessment broadly defined is the purview of the Director for Planning and Communication. As noted above, library
user experience activities are more distributed.
Position Title Reports to Comments
Head, Academic Program Services
Branch Library Head Communications
and Publications Officer Library Director
Directors report to the University
Librarian. Other positions report to the
Associate University Librarian, User
Services.
Head, Digital User Experience
Department
Associate Dean, Library Academic
Services (Public Services)
Head, Music Library Associate University Librarian for Public
Services and Collection Development
The head of the Music Library has dual
responsibilities as she also serves as
chair of the UX Team. This AUL position
is currently in flux. The incumbent left in
December. The library is restructuring and
has not yet determined how either the
AULs or the UX Team will be organized.
Head, User Experience Group Associate Director for Research &
Instructional Services
This is a new position for us, since June
2010. We reorganized the MIT Libraries at
that time and created a new department.
Interim Director, Peabody Library (with
system-wide assessment responsibilities
title in the works)
Dean of Libraries
Planning &Assessment Officer Dean of Libraries
Research &Assessment Analyst Director of the Program Management
Center
Student Liaison Associate University Librarian for
Administration, Development, and
Human Resources
The Eckles Outreach Coordinator also has
responsibility for user experiences at our
Mt. Vernon campus. This position reports
to Associate University Librarian for
Public Services. AUL for Administration,
Development, and Human Resources also
chairs Assessment Group and meets with
the Outreach Group.
User Assessment Librarian Assistant University Librarian for
Scholarly Communications, Personnel &
Assessment
Although my title is User Assessment
Librarian, I also plan, implement, consult,
and collaborate on other assessment
activities in the library.
User Engagement Librarian and
Assessment Coordinator
Associate Dean
User Experience Librarian Head, Discovery &Access There are two UX librarians and one UX
team member who is not a librarian.
Additional Comments
Assessment broadly defined is the purview of the Director for Planning and Communication. As noted above, library
user experience activities are more distributed.
