To keep up with the changing needs of students and faculty, the Dalhousie Libraries are ensuring their attention is focused on the services they offer, how these services are offered, and what services they might offer in the future.
A new organizational structure has been formed by creating five new Associate University Librarian (AUL) roles. Each AUL role is combined with a current head librarian position. This structure was created after reviewing the recommendations of last summer’s operational review of the Dal Libraries and consulting with the Dalhousie Libraries’ Library Council.
Each AUL role comes with a portfolio of services they are responsible for coordinating. The AULs will ensure there is system-wide consistency and collaboration in the services offered, and they will be responsible for developing new system-wide services.
The titles and areas of responsibility of the new AULs are:
1. Elaine MacInnis, Associate University Librarian, Access Services and Head of the MacRae Library
Access services includes: reference services, Document Delivery, circulation, copyright, and user experience & assessment
2. Anne Matthewman, Associate University Librarian, Learning & Curriculum Support and Head of the Sir James Dunn Law Library
Learning and curriculum support includes: information literacy and instruction
3. Joyline Makani, Associate University Librarian, Research and Head of the Killam Memorial Library
Research includes: research data management services, liaison services, and internal data analysis
4. Patrick Ellis, Associate University Librarian, Resources and Head of the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
Resources includes: collections, technical services (acquisitions, cataloguing, metadata production), and the off-site regional repository
5. Allison Fulford, Associate University Librarian, Discovery and Head of the Sexton Design & Technology Library Discovery includes: link resolver (SFX), Integrated Library System (Aleph), discovery layers (WorldCat, Novanet), and the Dal Libraries’ website
Services not covered by the AULs but provided by other members of the Dal Libraries’ Senior Management Team include: Library Information Technology Services (LITS), Archives & Digital Scholarship, Human Resources, Communications, and Budget and Finance Administration.