Library and related information services (LARIS) Workforce Planning
Cornell Campus Library Workforce Survey
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This survey groups tasks by functional areas, which may not reflect the way tasks are organized in your unit. It is very important to review all of the categories in conjunction with the definitions document before you finalize your survey responses to ensure that your responses reflect all of your time as accurately as possible. Please see the FAQ for essential information on completing the survey.

Please contact your supervisor with your questions and concerns as you complete this survey of your work activities in these functional areas.

Summary of Tasks by Functional Area
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Management of the physical location and other information about library items, including check-out, holds, billing, and course reserves
Searching, ordering and receiving of materials selected for inclusion in the Library's collections
All catalog maintenance, retrospective conversion, and other major catalog project work
Creation of bibliographic description and subject access to materials acquired by the library
Selection of materials and management of collections in support of the University's academic mission
Copyright Copyright support
Digitization Creation and support of digitization initiatives
E-Publishing Creation and support of E-publishing initiatives
Exhibits & public programming Consultation, design, development, production, and support of exhibits and public programming
Financial & Administrative services Financial transaction and payroll processing, financial reporting, sponsored funds management, and facilities services
Information, Reference & Instruction Providing information, answering queries, teaching, outreach, and the creation of knowledge resources
Information Technology Development and support of information technology, including activities of library network administrators
Interlibrary Services & Borrow Direct Borrowing and lending of library materials between CUL and other libraries and institutions
Management, Oversight, Support & Meetings Management and oversight, strategic planning, liaison, outreach, training, professional work, CUL-wide committee work, administrative/secretarial support
Metadata Services Consultation, design, development, production, and support of metadata initiatives
Preservation (Digital & Print), Stacks Management, & Physical Preparation The physical preparation, preservation and management of the Library’s collections
Research & Grants Externally funded, ad hoc internal projects, and organizational operations research
Special Collections & Archives The acquisition and management of the Library’s special collections and archives

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1. Access Services
% 1.1 Circulation Transactions
% 1.2 Local Document Delivery
% 1.3 Carrel, Locker, Study Room, and Faculty Study Services
% 1.4 Billing
% 1.5. Patron File Maintenance
% 1.6 Voyager Administration
% 1.7 Course Reserves
% 1.8 Media
% 1.9 Building security
% 1.10 Other
2. Acquisitions
% 2.1 E-resource licensing, maintenance and troubleshooting
% 2.2 Searching
% 2.3 Ordering
% 2.4 Record Maintenance
% 2.5 Receiving
% 2.6 Payments
% 2.7 Monitoring and analyzing
% 2.8 Other
3. Cataloging Maintenance & Conversion
% 3.1 Card maintenance
% 3.2 Online editing
% 3.3 Shelf listing
% 3.4 Database clean-up projects
% 3.5 Holdings/location changes
% 3.6 Item record creation
% 3.7 Record deletion
% 3.8 End authority work
% 3.9 Other
4. Cataloging
% 4.1 Fast cataloging
% 4.2 Copy cataloging
% 4.3 Original cataloging (full, core, and minimal level)
% 4.4 Recataloging
% 4.5 Authority work
% 4.6 Enhanced access
% 4.7 Outsourced cataloging
% 4.8 Passing records into local system
% 4.9 Call number verification
% 4.10 Editing/inputting catalog records
% 4.11 Other
5. Collection Development
% 5.1 Collection Building
% 5.2 Funds Management
% 5.3 Collection Management
% 5.4 Collection Evaluation
% 5.5 External Relations
% 5.6 Gifts & Exchange
% 5.7 Other
6. Copyright
% 6.1 Investigation
% 6.2 Processing
% 6.3 Monitoring and analyzing
% 6.4 Other
7. Digitization
% 7.1 Project management
% 7.2 Preparation
% 7.3 Scanning
% 7.4 Post Processing
% 7.5 Quality Control
% 7.6 Image Management
% 7.7 Storage
% 7.8 Web Development
% 7.9 Other
8. E-Publishing
% 8.1 Content acquisition
% 8.2 Business operations
% 8.3 Promotion and Marketing of Content
% 8.4 Access and Subscription Support Services
% 8.5 Ongoing Production Management
% 8.6 System Development
% 8.7 Other
9. Exhibits & public programming
% 9.1 Public Programs - Exhibitions
% 9.2 Public Programming - Events
% 9.3 Public Programming –Tours
% 9.4 Other
10. Financial & Administrative services
% 10.1 Transaction processing – disbursements and receipts
% 10.2 Transaction processing - accounting entries (includes labor distribution)
% 10.3 Non-exempt payroll processing
% 10.4 Travel reimbursement processing
% 10.5 Capital equipment inventory
% 10.6 Financial reporting
% 10.7 General funds management activities
% 10.8 Sponsored funds - financial management
% 10.9 Sponsored funds - Pre-award activities
% 10.10 Sponsored funds - Post-Award Activities
% 10.11 Facilities management
% 10.12 Other
11. Information, Reference & Instruction
% 11.1 Answer questions and instruct users in using library resources
% 11.2 Develop a continuing education program for information professionals
% 11.3 Preparation for instruction
% 11.4 Teach
% 11.5 Create general online and/or in-print resources for users
% 11.6 Create, organize and maintain resource files and database to support the Reference process
% 11.7 Other
12. Information Technology
% 12.1 General Workstation / User Support
% 12.2 Servers and Group Services
% 12.3 Academic / Instructional Applications
% 12.4 Research and Other Discipline-Specific Applications
% 12.5 Administrative / Business Applications
% 12.6 Other Application / Development Areas
% 12.7 Networking / Communications Support or Development
% 12.8 Security and Related Activities
% 12.9 Computer Operations / Facilities
% 12.10 Other
13. Interlibrary Services & Borrow Direct
% 13.1 Interlibrary Lending
% 13.2 Interlibrary Borrowing
% 13.3 Borrow Direct Lending
% 13.4 Borrow Direct Borrowing
% 13.5 Other
14. Management, Oversight, Support & Meetings
% 14.1 Management and Oversight
% 14.2 Liason and Outreach
% 14.3 Staff / Professional Development
% 14.4 Unit Specific Meetings
% 14.5 CUL-wide Committees and Assignments
% 14.6 Secretarial / Department Administrative Support
% 14.7 Other
15. Metadata Services
% 15.1 Consulting
% 15.2 Design
% 15.3 Development
% 15.4 Production
% 15.5 Special Collections and Archives metadata creation (Production)
% 15.6 Other
16. Preservation (Digital & Print), Stacks Management, & Physical Preparation
% 16.1 Physical shelf preparation
% 16.2 In-house binding
% 16.3 Stacks management
% 16.4 Distribution
% 16.5 Collation and binding preparation
% 16.6 Repairing
% 16.7 Brittle book processing and reformatting
% 16.8 Digital Preservation and archiving
% 16.9 Shelf and book cleaning
% 16.10 Collection surveying
% 16.11 Disaster recovery
% 16.12 Outreach services
% 16.13 Conservation treatments
% 16.14 Other
17. Research & Grants
% 17.1 Grant proposal preparation
% 17.2 Conducting research
% 17.3 Evaluation and assessment
% 17.4 Other
18. Special Collections & Archives
% 18.1 Acquisition
% 18.2 Accessioning
% 18.3 Collection Management and Maintenance
% 18.4 Records Management
% 18.5 Reproduction Services - Photographic Duplication
% 18.6 Vault Management
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