Results of Survey to UBC Librarians Via Lib-Librarians
June 10-June 24, 2005
Text of Message:
The members of the Reference and Instruction Committee are investigating the issue of UBC librarian job titles, with specific focus on how these titles reflect reference and instruction activities. As part of our analysis, the committee is soliciting information from UBC librarians on their job titles.
1. What is the current job title identified on your business card?
2. If you are unsatisfied with that job title, please provide an example of a job title that you would prefer
Please respond directly to christina.sylka@ubc.ca by Friday, June 24th. 2005
Thank you for your feedback.
Number of respondents: 17
| Currently on Business Card | Preferred or other Option |
| Librarian | “Academic Librarian for those who do a wide range of activities – reference, instruction, collections, etc. and are not specialized in some way like e-resources or cataloguing.” |
| Music Librarian | Music Librarian |
| Reference Librarian | Reference Librarian |
| Reference Librarian | Reference Librarian |
| Chinese Librarian & Technical Services Supervisor | Chinese Studies Librarian |
| Reference Librarian | Reference Librarian Reference & Instruction Librarian |
| Bibliographer / Reference Librarian | Bibliographer / Reference Librarian |
| Biomedical History Librarian | Biomedical History Librarian |
| Biology Reference Librarian | Reference & Instruction Librarian, Liaison with the Biological Sciences |
| Reference Librarian | Law Librarian |
| Reference, Literature, Conservation and Map Librarian | Reference Librarian |
| Reference Librarian | Eresources and Reference Librarian |
| Reference and collections librarian | Reference and collections librarian |
| Serials Librarian | Technical Services Librarian |
| Librarian, Korean Collection | Librarian, Korean Collection |
| Japanese Librarian | Japanese Studies Librarian/Bibliographer |
| Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian | Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian |
| Adaptable Librarian | |
| Strategy Guide | |
| Reference librarian | Librarian, Biomedical Branch Library |
| Branch Librarian, St. Paul’s Library | |
| Librarian | Branch Librarian, Hamber Library |
Feedback From HR : regarding standardizing format
Think about the order:
AUL, Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
AUL – Collections & Technical Services
Director, Human Resources
Manager, Finance & Facilities
Head, MacMillan Library
Would we want to see?
Librarian, Reference and Instruction
Law Librarian, Reference, Instruction, Collections
