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19. Have there been any significant changes in your library’s classification structure(s)/series of titles
over the past five years (e.g., you have added or eliminated titles, significantly changed job duties
associated with a title, etc.)? N=49
Yes 23 47%
No 26 53%
If yes, please briefly describe which classification(s) changed and why. N=19
Added new positions, revised vacant positions before reposting, and revised positions to reflect changing
strategic priorities.
All bargaining unit (unionized) staff moved to highest level based on need.
As mentioned, we are in the process of reviewing all of our positions as to structure, title, etc.
Copy cataloguers are now Metadata Specialists. As Metadata Specialists, their scope is broader.
Created new system for staff classification to make them clearer and equitable.
Duties have changed as a result of vacancies that haven’t been filled.
Faculty positions formerly designated as “(subject) Librarian” are now “(subject) Information Specialist.” Non-exempt
“operations coordinator” positions became exempt “operations manager” positions.
Librarian and paraprofessional to reflect strategic planning goal
More staff professional positions (Library Managers)
Non-tenure track librarians have developed a new classification and promotion system.
Our institution implemented enterprise software and concurrently revamped all job classifications.
Senior management titles were changed from director to associate/assistant university librarian. Middle manager
titles were changed from team leader to head (e.g., Head, Science Research Services). These changes were part of the
Libraries’ reorganization process. Some modifications were made to existing job responsibilities as part of this process.
Shift from civil service employees to paraprofessional (we call them Administrative, Technical, and Professional).
Standardized library original cataloger. University and library are currently reviewing level of all non-exempt
library positions.
The IT and the administrative assistant job categories have been re-banded by the university.
University HR is redoing classification of positions.
We have Academic Professional and Administrative Support Professional as new classifications.
We have added Outreach and Instruction Librarian as a title and promoted various people from Librarian 1 to Librarian 2
with this new title.
With our reorganization our leadership structure changed from “department heads” to “program directors” for several
reasons—one was to eliminate 1-to-1 reporting relationships two was to remove the term “department” from our
vocabulary as the term department is used to identify the “Libraries” at the university-level and third was the result of
the changes to our organizational structure.
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