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Our library has recently combined its tech services department (composed of cataloging and acquisitions) with our library systems department (library-wide IT, digital collections, and a student multimedia center). We've been asked to come up with 2-4 possible ways of organizing the combined department. Does anyone have experience combining two such departments, or work in a library with this combination of departments? For background ,we are a private academic library supporting 9,193 FTE, undergraduate and graduate. Questions we're looking at include:
How do staff in tech services and systems work together? Where is there overlap?
Were you able to streamline any workflows as a result of the merger?
What have been the benefits of this organizational structure?
What have been the drawbacks of this organizational structure?
Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your experience in this kind of department?
This is so institution-specific, it might be better to correspond off-list. Please direct your comments to:
Jennifer Kolmes
Associate Director, Information Processing, Technology, and Digital Initiatives
Central University Libraries
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
214-768-2318
214-868-4477 (cell)
jkolmes_at_mail.smu.edu<mailto:jkolmes_at_mail.smu.edu>
Many thanks!
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Received on Thu Nov 12 2009 - 15:38:09 EST