The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library
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Academic Libraries
Louise Jones
University Librarian
CUHK
25 July 2015
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library
Who we are
• Belong to a higher education institution
 Comprehensive research university
 Liberal arts college
 Post-secondary college, vocational training,
community college…
• JULAC – UGC funded libraries
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What we do
Support the mission of the institution
 Learning
 Teaching
 Research
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Activities in the Learning Garden
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Supporting Research…
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Supporting Research…
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Traditional functions of Academic
Libraries
• Public/User Services
 Circulation
 Enquiries –frontline and in depth
 Document supply
• Technical Services
 Acquisitions
 Cataloging/metadata
 Collection management
 Other
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Changing functions of Academic
Libraries
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Faculty liaison
Information and digital literacy support
E-learning support
Scholarly communications
Digital Scholarship/Humanities support
Digitization
Research data management
Library as Publisher
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Recent job adverts at CUHK Library
• Faculty Liaison Librarian (Social Sciences)
• Assistant Librarian (Legal Resources
Centre)
• Digital Technologist
• Head of Library IT & Systems
• Scholarly Communications Librarian
• University Archivist
• Research Assistant (Special Collections)
• Research Associate (Project)
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Career pathways –
Paraprofessional & Support Staff
Project Co-ordinator
Library Assistant I
Library Assistant II
Office Assistant
Bachelor’s degree
Promotional grade
HKCE/DSE
Below HKCE/DSE
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Career pathways –
Professional Staff
Librarian
Deputy Librarian
Senior Sub-Librarian
Sub-Librarian
Assistant Librarian I
Assistant Librarian II
Degree + MLS +
10 years experience
Degree + MLS +
6 years experience
Degree + MLS +
3 years experience
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Thank you
Questions?
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