Transformation Begins when the Renovation is Done: Reconfiguring Staff and Services to Meet 21st-century Research Needs

摘要

The cultural shift experienced in Collections, Research, and Instructional Services and the rest of the Charles E. Young Research Library is evident in other parts of the library organization, as new librarian roles and new services are evolving. We are still struggling somewhat in certain areas of the library where unfilled positions persist. Because it has not been easy to identify work that we can stop doing, more work is being spread over fewer individuals, a situation faced by many academic libraries since the economic downturn of the past few years. There will likely be recruitments for more traditional roles, if/when the financial situation recovers, but even those more traditional job descriptions will get a makeover in light of the new roles we have created over the past two years. After all, our staffing patterns and service models will need to acknowledge and accommodate a persistent state of experimentation and evolution.