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From Zero to Sixty in Under One Year: A Practical Approach to Building New Programs and Services, Managing Change, and Embracing Innovation as a New Library Administrator
No full textNew library administrators face several challenges as they tackle bringing change into an existing environment or creating something new. The current literature examines trends within higher education, but there is a scarcity of practical information to assist emerging leaders in balancing managerial duties with effectuating long-term progress within the cultural and political landscapes of their institutions.
This case study seeks to help first-time administrators grapple with issues such as:
• Engaging in effective supervisory and mentorship activities while advancing broader strategic directions
• Building partnerships both internal and external to the library
• Measuring the impact of initiatives in relation to institutional prioritie
Campus-wide Information Literacy Assessment: An Opportunity for Library Leadership
No full textThis article reports on an exploratory study of the process for the shared rubric creation in information literacy assessment at the university-level for accreditation purposes. This process can be used as an avenue for librarians to provide leadership and engage faculty in critical campus-wide assessment initiatives. Findings support previous research that showed faculty members perceive room for growth in students’ information literacy competency. Furthermore, findings show faculty members see a connection between information literacy and critical thinking, another core competency. This link can be leveraged for more effective integration of information literacy into curriculum (and instruction) and for more efficient assessment of both competencies through overlaps in assessment rubrics. Librarians can be visible leaders in assessment on campus by addressing faculty concerns and providing resources and services to assist faculty, as well as campus administration, in teaching and assessing information literacy
The Psychodynamics of Bullying in Libraries
No full textThis article discusses the behaviors that create an environment conducive to bullying. The structures and hierarchies of libraries are identified as being susceptible to bullying behaviors. Research about defining and identifying bullying is presented, as well as strategies to help eradicate bullying in libraries
New and Noteworthy: Just Give ‘Em Something New? How We Think about Innovation in Libraries
No full textInnovation is widely considered to be an essential component of a successful library, but what does it mean? This issue's "New and Noteworthy" column focuses on just a few of the many recent books and articles discussing the innovation and why it needs to be a topic of conversation and action among library and information services leaders
Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks: Supervising Veteran Staff as an Early Career Librarian
No full textIn my second year as a new catalog librarian, my library asked me to assume management of a team of five seasoned copy catalogers, all with decades of experience. Such reporting relationships are increasingly common in libraries. This article discusses challenges and strategies for any early career professional librarian supervising veteran support staff, including emotionally intelligent responses to natural awkwardness or resentment, the development of decisiveness while acknowledging gaps in learning and experience, balancing respect for conventions with pursuit of growth, and making incremental shifts in established culture to prepare for evolutions in job roles and responsibilities
New and Noteworthy - Workplace Bullying: A Silent Epidemic
No full textAlthough current books and news articles on workplace bullying are generally available, those dealing with bullying in a library setting are not as widespread. This New and Noteworthy column reviews recent library-specific materials on issues unique to workplace bullying and mobbing in libraries
Pilot Implementation of a Leadership Framework in the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program
No full textThe National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program is a nearly fifty year-old fellowship program for recent library science graduates interested in developing a leadership role in health sciences libraries. The program has used a number of informal methods of leadership development including the use of behavioral assessments, mentoring, and meeting with senior leadership. In 2015, the Associate Fellowship Program Coordinator introduced the “Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders” leadership model developed by Kouzes and Posner (2007) and began a pilot program of a series of leadership exercises to formally reinforce the leadership development aspect of the program. The model was selected after reviewing a number of leadership models because of its clarity, and the presumed adaptability of the practices to professionals early in their careers. The model uses the practices: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart. The program used the participating cohort members to explore the effectiveness of the leadership exercises and to shape the program going forward. The leadership framework and exercises were successfully revised based on comments from the cohort