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Share Your Story 2021, Virginia Cononie
Share Your Story 2021, Virginia Cononie
South Carolina Libraries
100+ libraries from South Carolina's 7 congressional districts join in a collaborative library advocacy campaign to share their services and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forwards written from SCLA, the South Carolina Association of School Librarians, Friends of South Carolina Libraries, and the Association of Public Library Administrators.
“I Survived”: Navigating A Fully Virtual Hiring Process, Mckenzie M. Lemhouse
“I Survived”: Navigating A Fully Virtual Hiring Process, Mckenzie M. Lemhouse
South Carolina Libraries
The hiring process in academic libraries is often complex. The COVID-19 pandemic only complicated things further, causing the customary full-day interview and job talk to shift towards fully virtual or hybrid models. After graduating in 2020, I secured a tenure-track academic librarian role. This poster features lessons learned from my experiences in pandemic-era interviews that may help job seekers and established professionals looking to refresh their toolkit.
Duration Of Employment And Interpersonal Conflict Experienced In South Carolina Academic Libraries, Maggie Albro
Duration Of Employment And Interpersonal Conflict Experienced In South Carolina Academic Libraries, Maggie Albro
South Carolina Libraries
Interpersonal conflicts occur across all relationships at all levels. Unresolved interpersonal conflicts can lead to bullying, which has been under continued exploration in the workplace since the 1990s (Keashly & Neumann, 2010). The longer someone is employed at an institution, the more time they will have to experience interpersonal conflict in their work relationships. This study uses Harvey, Blouin, & Stout’s (2006) Interpersonal Conflict Scale to examine the relationship between duration of employment and the level of interpersonal conflict experienced by South Carolina academic librarians. The results of this study indicate there is a low level of interpersonal conflict experienced …