ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS. 184. Full-time librarians shall be obligated to work the following periods: the fall semester (two days before the first day of class through the last day of the examination period), and the winter semester (two days before the first day of class through the last day of the examination period). 185. Librarians may be scheduled by Oakland to work on holidays or recesses that are normally non-working days; in such cases equivalent compensatory time off shall be granted.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS. An Academic Librarian’s professional obligations and responsibilities to the University may vary from individual to individual, consistent with the Academic Librarian’s specialties and qualifications, and they constitute the Academic Librarian’s principal obligation during the employment year. Duties may include but are not limited to:
i) collection development and management, including but not limited to appraisal, selection, acquisition, preservation of library materials and management of funds allocated to subject areas;
ii) bibliographic organization and control of library materials;
iii) direction, planning, implementation and oversight of library systems and electronic resources;
iv) building and maintaining digital collections;
v) information services, including but not limited to, general and specialized reference, interlibrary loan, and information literacy;
vi) information literacy instruction and curriculum support;
vii) faculty outreach and liaison, which may include participation in research and support for scholarly communication;
viii) evaluation, measurement, and analysis of user needs;
ix) managing, planning, organizing, implementing and shaping the user experience and delivery of service to library patrons; and
x) development of professional knowledge and performance in the areas of public service, collections development, bibliographic control, professional development, and scholarship.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS. A See Article 37 – Academic Freedom
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