is What a bibliographer/subject librarian?
Liaison contacts with faculty and students Communicates regularly and actively with faculty and students, taking the initiative to inform them of developments regarding library collections and services and to learn about their concerns and needs. Updates Chair/Liaison at least once a year Is reliable and follows through on expressed concerns Can see issues from faculty/student perspectives Represents the library to the department, and the department to the library administration. Balance. Conducts Bibliographic Instruction sessions in subject area. Works with faculty to develop appropriate sessions. Provides specialist guidance for students and faculty
Liaison contacts within the library Contributes to collection development goals and objectives. Keeps Head of Collection Development up to date on ongoing collection development activities major developments in scholarly communications in respective disciplines major developments in faculty departments which affect library budgeting or services (new/departing faculty, change of departmental direction, etc.) Communicates well with and coordinates work with fellow bibliographers/subject librarians. Communicates appropriately with IMS staff Liaison with donors: possible negotiation of gift collections
Selects materials in all formats quality control timeliness pertinence balances selection, remaining open to conflicting viewpoints of faculty and in the literature but able to withstand pressures to select narrowly reviews approval plan books in a timely way (weekly) and reports needed profile changes to Head of Collection Development reviews gifts in a timely way keeps track of subject areas which need building up and/or desiderata which could not be purchased on the regular budget.
Budget
Regularly monitors respective materials funds (regular funds, gifts). endowments, Spaces orders/expends materials funds appropriately throughout the year (eg. 50% encumbered by Dec. 31st). All orders due in Acquisitions by March 15th. Prepares and submits requests for additional budget support: Requests for one-time funds needed for retrospective collection building or of particular materials, can be made at any time. If the project is large however, it is best to make it in the Spring while the following year's budget is being planned (March through May). Requests for permanent budget increases, should be made before the Head of Collection Development submits an initial budget request to the Dean (January). All requests should be should be submitted to the Head of Collection Development, accompanied by brief documentation, including an estimated dollar amount, how the amount was arrived at and why it is needed.
Friends of the Library The Friends of the Library group usually holds an annual competition in the Spring for funds to support the purchase of library materials. This may focus on a particular library or collection, or it may include a number of disciplines. The Head of C...