Reuse Librarian

Definition

Reuse Librarian

the role that is played when a person technically leads the reuse team

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Reuse Librarian is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Engineer
• Subclasses:
  • None

Responsibilities

The typical role-specific responsibilities of a Reuse Librarian are to:

• Technically leads the reuse team.
• Ensure that the reuse repository is properly administered (organized and maintained with a proper search engine or index).
• Ensure that reusable work products are identified, prepared, evaluated, certified, and maintained.
• Ensure that reuse efforts on the endeavors are supported.

Reuse Librarian typically inherits the general role responsibilities from the Role method component.

Expertise

To fulfill these responsibilities, reuse librarians typically should have the following expertise, training, and knowledge:

• Knowledge management.
• A bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or the equivalent.

Tasks

Reuse librarians typically perform the following role-specific tasks in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Manage reuse team.
• Reuse Repository Production
• Reusable Work Product Identification
• Reusable Work Product Preparation
• Reusable Work Product Evaluation
• Reusable Work Product Certification
• Reusable Work Product Maintenance
• Endeavor Support

Reuse Librarian typically inherits common role tasks from the role method component.

Teams

A reuse librarian typically perform these tasks as members of the following teams:

• Reuse Team

Work Products

As members of these teams, reuse librarians produce all or part of the following work products:

• Reuse Repository

Guidelines

• A reuse librarian is required if there are significant reusable resources (i.e., large reuse repository) and thus numerous reuse engineers to manage.
• This role typically inherits the common team guidelines from the roles method component.