ERIC Number: ED259756
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-May
Pages: 61
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Collection Analysis Project. Report of the Task Force on Organization and Staffing.
Collier, Carol; And Others
Focusing on the existing organization of the collection development activities at the University of Wyoming Library, this task force report examines the staffing and functions of the Collection Development and Acquisitions Departments, the Collection Development Committee, the subject specialist/college academic department liaison program, teaching faculty participation in the collection development process, and gifts and exchange operations. Communication patterns, job descriptions, work flows, and areas of overlapping or undefined responsibility are analyzed. Existing accountability patterns and reporting relationships are considered. An analysis of strengths and weaknesses and recommendations for improvements of the Collection Development and Acquisitions Departments, Collection Development Committee, Subject Specialist/Liaison Program, and Gifts and Exchange Program are included. The formal charge for the Task Force on Organization and Staffing and a summary of the results of a survey of subject specialist/liaisons which gathered perceptions on effectiveness, strengths, and weaknesses of the current program are appended. (MBR)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, College Libraries, Committees, Departments, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Personnel, Library Services, Occupational Information, Operations Research, Organizational Effectiveness, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wyoming Univ., Laramie. Univ. Libraries.
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