Personnel are adequate in number and in areas of expertise to provide services in the development and use of library and information resources.

• Millar Library Personnel and Management

Position Creativity (Professionals)

From 1998 to 2003, as professionals departed, the open positions were examined in relation to emerging priorities in the Millar Library and on campus. The following professionals were recruited and hired: a coordinator of Information Literacy, a coordinator of Distributed Learning and Electronic Resources, a coordinator of Government Information (Millar Library is a federal depository), an information consultant to the College of Urban & Public Affairs, a database management librarian, a systems librarian to manage complex systems/computing activities, and a development officer to raise funds. Three minority candidates were hired into professional positions in 2004, increasing dialogue and responsiveness to the university's diverse student body.

Position Creativity (Classified)

Several individuals in classified positions have been regrouped into three teams, focusing attention on reference services, serials, and government information. Additionally, two classified positions in Public Services have been reclassified into the Systems Department. The changes have made Reference & Information Services more effective, and the Systems Department more responsive to the needs of students and scholars.

The success of Reference & Information Services, Instructional Services, and other information programs and services, creates a demand for more librarians. Working and collaborating with faculty is particularly time-intensive. Currently, thirty-two librarians at Millar Library provide information services and resources. Guidelines compiled by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) indicate about fifty-five librarians are needed, based on student enrollment, volumes in the library, and volumes added annually. Key programs and services have been added or integrated into the workflows of Public Services and Technical Services. Librarians are succeeding, but are increasingly "stretched." Additional professionals are needed.