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Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries
Explores the current Canadian academic library environment and the need for succession planning within it.
Janneka Guise (Author)
9780081001462, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2015
124 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1 cm, 0.15 kg
Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries explores the current Canadian academic library environment, and the need for succession planning in that environment. The literature review demonstrates the lack of reported succession planning activities in Canadian academic libraries. Site visits and in-depth interviews with professional librarians at six libraries across Canada highlight best practices and barriers to succession planning. These best practices and barriers are addressed in individual chapters, with tips and strategies for library leaders.
Thesis The Canadian academic library landscape Canadian Association of Research Libraries What is succession planning? The changing role of the academic librarian Corporate succession planning Library succession planning Elements of succession planning Summary Part one: online survey Part two: on-site interviews Appendix The participants The libraries The themes Summary Preliminary planning Identifying participants and conducting the talent review Implementation, training, and feedback Summary Budget Transparency and fairness Organizational structure as a barrier Knowledge transfer Changing roles of librarians/archivists/libraries Summary Preliminary planning Identifying participants and conducting the talent review Implementation, training, and feedback The end and the beginning Conclusion Appendix Index
Subject Areas: Bibliographic & subject control [GLK], Acquisitions & collection development [GLH], Library & information sciences [GL]