Our Library Service is looking at new job titles primarily because we are looking at unlinking ourselves from our Branch Librarian roles and looking at portfolios. When I started the traditional executive portfolios under the Chief Librarian were Adult Service, Youth Service and Reference Services. When I worked at Westminster Libraries in the UK it was very much about Area and Branch Management and specialist teams which were allocated to the Branches.

When we began looking at our titles it was because there was a motion to close two libraries in our system. This has not gone ahead but we need to reflect on how we go forward.

This is an excellent post from Clare Brown

Here is an interesting list