In response to widespread support from ARL directors, ARL has sponsored the
development of a system to establish a national bank of job descriptions and help
institutions manage position descriptions (PDs).
It is being developed by a UF team, with broad input from other institutions, and
will be hosted in perpetuity by UF libraries.
This is an ongoing resource – not simply a one-time effort to collect documents.
Premise
An effective, free system developed in partnership could enhance or ease the
management of position descriptions and improve their usefulness to institutions.
This institutional value will lead to adoption and use of the system, resulting in an
industry level collection of current and evolving description of duties and the work
of libraries.
If searchable, this collection will improve the sharing of information about our
industry and benefit libraries.
