RE: Keith Barton's post to teknoids - IT Organization:  This is a chunk from the teknoids.net SuperSurvey, Spring 2002.  It may be a bit dated, but still valid.  It may be time to rerun this survey, or break it into parts for easy consumption.  Another thing to take a look at is the Library Director Tech Briefing -IT Staff from the 2002 CALI conference, especially the section on the current state of law school IT. (NB - it is best viewed with IE 6).

21. Who does the head of IT report to?

Dean of Law School	33.3%	(20)
Associate/Assistant Administrative Dean	23.3%	(14)
Head of Library	26.7%	(16)
Academic Dean	1.7%	(1)
Both to Library Director and to Dean of Law School	1.7%	(1)
Budget Director	1.7%	(1)
CFO	1.7%	(1)
Dean, LibraryDir, and HdTechComm	1.7%	(1)
Director of Administration	1.7%	(1)
Faculty Member/Director	1.7%	(1)
Law Librarian	1.7%	(1)
VP Administration/Treasurer	1.7%	(1)
TOTAL	98.3%	60

#	Response
1	Assistant Dean
2	Assistant Dean of Administration
1	Assistant Dean/Library Director
1	Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services
1	Associate Dean
1	Associate Dean (Academic)
1	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
1	Associate Dean for Administration
2	Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
1	Associate Dean for Administrative Services
1	Associate Dean for Business and Finance
1	Associate Dean for IT and Library
1	Associate Dean for Library and Information Services
1	Associate Dean for Library and Technology and Associate Professor of Law
1	Associate Dean, Administration
1	Associate Dean, Chief Information Office and Professor Law
1	Associate Dean, Director of the Library
1	Associate Dean- Student Services & Technology
1	Business Office Manager
2	CFO
6	Dean
1	Dean
1	Dean and Executive VP
5	Dean of Law School
1	Dean of Law School
1	Dean of the College of Law
2	Dean of the Law School
1	Director for Law School Technologies
1	Director of Administration
1	Director of Budget and Recorde
1	Director of Information and Research Services
1	Director of Library
1	Director of Technology
2	Director of the Law Library
1	Director, Academic Technology
1	Director, Law Library
1	Director, Law Library / Associate Dean
1	Law Library Director, and also to Law School Dean
3	Library Director
1	see above
1	See question 21
1	Senior Associate Dean for Information Technology
1	Vice Dean
1	VP Administration/Treasurer

#	Response
1	Assistant Dean for Information Systems
1	Assistant Dean for Information Technology
1	Assistant Director for Computing and Technology Services
1	Associate Dean
1	Associate Dean for Information and Technology
1	Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources
1	Associate Dean IT and Law Library
1	Associate Dean, Law Library and Information Technology
1	Associate Director for Information Systems
1	Associate Director for Technology & Information Services
1	Associate Director of Law Library / Information Technology Coordinator
1	Chief Information Officer
1	CIO
1	Computer Services Reference Librarian
1	Computer Services Specialist
1	Computer Support Specialist
1	Computing Services Manager
1	Director for Information & Technology
1	Director of Administrative Services
2	Director of Computer Services
1	Director of Computing Resources
1	Director of Computing Services
1	Director of Information Services
1	Director of Information Systems
2	Director of Information Technologies
3	Director of Information Technology
1	Director of Internet Initiatives, Director for Information and Technical Services
2	Director of IT
1	Director of IT (Senior Computing Consultant in University's title system)
1	Director of Law Library
1	Director of Law Technology and Long Range Planning
1	Director of MIS
1	Director of Networks
2	Director of Technology
1	Director of the Library and Technology Services, Professor of Law
1	Director, Academic Technology
1	Director, Information Services
1	Director, Information Technology
1	Director, Law Center Information Technology Services
1	Head of Computer Services
1	Information Technology Librarian
1	Information Technology Manager
1	Information Technology Support Technician
1	It Coordinator
1	IT Services manager
2	Library Director
1	LTSP II
1	Manager Computer Assistance and Training
1	Manager Information Technology Services
1	Manager of Computer and Technology Services
1	Network Administrator
1	Technology Manager
1	Vice President

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