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Providing perspectives of early- and mid-career librarians as well as highly seasoned professionals, this book offers leadership advice that will help academic librarians of all experience levels to surmount the issues they face and overcome new challenges.Academic libraries and librarianship have dramatically evolved in recent years—in everything from their collections and facilities to their relationships with faculty and internal and external partners. These changes demand different mindsets and new skills on the part of librarians. This book explains how the quality of leadership is the key component of successfully implementing innovative service and practices—and as a result, of the success of the library itself. To that end, it offers practical guidelines for implementing leadership principles and achieving success in this evolving culture.Coedited by a team of three highly experienced academic librarians, Leading in the New Academic Library gives actionable advice regarding subjects like helping staff gain new competencies, leading from the middle, and succession planning. The content also addresses hot topics such as the academic library's new role, the integration of IT into library organization and infrastructure, making data-driven decisions, renovating a library space to meet changing user needs, and collaborating with internal as well as external partners.
Becky Albitz, MLS, EdD, is director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Christine Avery is senior director of Commonwealth Campus Libraries and Strategic Projects, The University Libraries, Penn State University.Diane Zabel is the Benzak Business Librarian and head of the Schreyer Business Library at Penn State University.
CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBecky Albitz, Christine Avery, and Diane ZabelPART I--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESChapter 1: The Academic Library's New RoleRobert E. Fox Jr.Chapter 2: Libraries and IT: The Merged Road AheadChristina Bell and Andrew W. WhiteChapter 3: Data-Driven Decision MakingDavid McCaslinChapter 4: Academic Libraries Reimagined: How Facilities are Changing to Support New ServicesJoseph FennewaldChapter 5: Renovating an Entire Library to Meet the Changing Needs of UsersDavid PilachowskiChapter 6: The Inmates are Running (Parts Of) the Asylum: New Roles and Opportunities for Support Staff in Academic LibrariesJ. Christopher Holobar and James A. JamisonChapter 7: The Generalist in the Small College LibraryAna NoriegaChapter 8: New Ways of Working: Flexible Work Arrangements in Academic LibrariesLauren Reiter and Diane ZabelChapter 9: Better Together: Cultivating Library—Campus CollaborationsHarriet Lightman and Marianne RyanChapter 10: Strategic Collaboration: If You Want to Go Far, Go TogetherBarbara I. DeweyPART II—LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF TRANSFORMATIONChapter 11: Looking Behind the Curtain: Perspectives of an Executive Search ConsultantMatt BuntingChapter 12: Leadership Development for Early Career LibrariansMark A. PuenteChapter 13: Establishing the Diversity Alliance: Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Librarians from Underrepresented GroupsJon E. Cawthorne, Lori Hostuttler, Martha Yancey, Ashleigh D. Coren, Lisette Hernández, and Chanelle PickensChapter 14: Leading from the Middle and Moving Up—Advice for Mid-Career Librarians Who Want to Move Up the OrganizationPixey Anne MosleyChapter 15: Leading from the Middle: Mid-Career Librarians Who Step in to Take Charge as Needed Jennie Levine KniesChapter 16: Leading for Your Replacement—Succession PlanningAnne LangleyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors
Leading in the New Academic Library provides a productive overview of common leadership challenges coupled with sound advice on facing these situations. This title is recommended for early and mid-career librarians interested in pursuing administrative roles.