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Preparing Early Career Librarians For Leadership And Management: A Feminist Critique, Camille Thomas, Elia Trucks, H. B. Kouns
Preparing Early Career Librarians For Leadership And Management: A Feminist Critique, Camille Thomas, Elia Trucks, H. B. Kouns
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
This article explores the opportunities and challenges that early career librarians face when advancing their careers, desired qualities for leaders or managers of all career stages, and how early career librarians can develop those qualities. Our survey asked librarians at all career stages to share their sentiments, experiences, and perceptions of leadership and management. Through our feminist critique, we explore the relationships to power that support imbalances in the profession and discuss best practices such as mentoring, individualized support, and self-advocacy. These practices will be of use to early career librarians, as well as supervisors and mentors looking to support …
Recasting The Narrative: Acrl 2019 Zine, Annie Pho, Matthew Murray, Ann Matsushima Chiu, Elia Trucks, Katherine Ahnberg
Recasting The Narrative: Acrl 2019 Zine, Annie Pho, Matthew Murray, Ann Matsushima Chiu, Elia Trucks, Katherine Ahnberg
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
Zine created by participants of the Association of College & Research Libraries 2019 conference, edited by Annie Pho, Matthew Murray, Ann Matsushima Chiu, Elia Trucks, and Katherine Ahnberg.
Emotional Silos: A Review Of Doctoral Candidates’ Isolating Experiences And The Role For Academic Librarians In Campus-Wide Support Networks, Carrie L. Forbes, Jennifer Bowers
Emotional Silos: A Review Of Doctoral Candidates’ Isolating Experiences And The Role For Academic Librarians In Campus-Wide Support Networks, Carrie L. Forbes, Jennifer Bowers
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
Introduction. Much of the research about how academic librarians can better support doctoral students has focused on information behaviour and advanced research skills but has neglected affective factors. An exploratory review of research literature on isolation and doctoral students suggests that feelings of isolation can have negative consequences for students’ progress on the dissertation. The review identifies themes, areas of support, and suggestions for future research.
Method. Library and information science, psychology, education, and interdisciplinary databases were searched for papers addressing issues of isolation experienced by United States doctoral students during the dissertation phase.
Analysis. Thematic analysis …
Making Social Media More Social: A Literature Review Of Academic Libraries’ Engagement And Connections Through Social Media Platforms, Elia Trucks
University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship
This chapter explores how academic libraries have used social media for broadcasting information, responsive communication, and engagement. Many libraries focus on the marketing aspect of social media, since it is a successful method of promoting events, services, and resources. However, exclusively using social media as a marketing tool ignores the best part of social media: the connections it fosters between people. The online community is just an extension of the in-person community that the academic library serves. This chapter examines the state of the literature on libraries’ use of social media through the lens of increasing engagement and connections with …