Penn State University Libraries - Role of Faculty Resource

Involvement with national level activities

Role of faculty resource person.

Training

Team members train new staff; team and faculty train in new concepts.

Mentoring

Role of faculty resource as it relates to cataloging issues; team and faculty share as it relates to local practices.

Interviewing/hiring

Discipline/interpersonal conflicts

Handled by Department Head and Assistant to the Head if team with faculty cannot successfully address at first level.

Leave approval

Team and faculty inform one another.

Workflow/workload

Project-based workflow is shared with team and faculty; workload is also shared responsibility.

Writing documentation

Team and faculty share this role.

Team meetings

Team meetings are open. Team and faculty share in the contribution of agenda items, discussion, calling of meetings and writing of the minutes.

Liaison with outside departments and faculty

Team and faculty share this role.

Cataloging

Team and faculty share this role.

Determining team policy

Team and Faculty share this role.

Determining department-wide policy

Role of the Cataloging Faculty group, in consultation with the team, when necessary.

Monitoring quality and performance

On an annual basis (before end of calendar year), both original and copy cataloging is reviewed. Original cataloging is monitored for two weeks, after which point work is reviewed by the team and faculty. Copy cataloging is reviewed by choosing a set number of records to review. Copy cataloging review is handled by the team.

Advocate for the team

Team and faculty share this role.