SPEC Kit 344: Talent Management · 67
See previous comment. While “tenure” was marked, it is known as “continuing faculty status” for all faculty, not
just librarians.
The library has tenure and non-tenure system faculty. Non-tenure system faculty and academic professional staff are
appointed on an annual basis. The non-tenure system faculty can include visiting appointments, which are generally
one-year appointments that can be renewed for up to three years.
45. Please indicate how the number of library employees has changed in the last five years. Please
make one selection per row. N=50
Category Increased Decreased Stayed about the same N
Librarians 14 18 18 50
Library support staff 3 42 5 50
Other professional staff 24 12 13 49
Administrative management 10 12 27 49
Department/unit managers 0 23 24 47
Library executive 8 9 29 46
Other staff category 1 0 1 2
Total Responses 35 46 43 50
If you selected “Other staff category” above, please specify the category. N=2
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA) and Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) have stayed about the same.
Temporary appointments have increased the numbers of staff in all categories.
Comments N=4
Most significant growth is in Special Collections and technology-related positions.
Our FTE of student assistants has increased significantly.
We had 10 retirements last year as part of a university “voluntary separation” program. The positions are being held
vacant during the payout period and the libraries will only receive 60–75% of the salary from those lines. Depending on
how positions are filled, we could end up with fewer positions on a permanent basis.
With the 2012 reorganization we moved from four divisions to two, eliminating the need to replace two retiring AD’s.
With the change in structure we moved from 34 department heads/managers to seven program directors, 11 managers,
six supervisors.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
46. Please enter any additional information that may assist the survey authors’ understanding of your
library’s talent management efforts. N=7
A couple years ago, we conducted a talent survey of staff. We used some of the results to appoint staff to teams or to
involve them in activities in which they expressed some interest.
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