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In The Interim: Let's Talk About Impermanent Library Leadership, Kelsey Diemand, Dan Neal, Kurt Oliver, Malissa Redmond
In The Interim: Let's Talk About Impermanent Library Leadership, Kelsey Diemand, Dan Neal, Kurt Oliver, Malissa Redmond
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Acting Director of the Library. Visiting Librarian. Interim Associate Dean. Interim University Librarian. These are titles that we've seen versions of at all types of libraries and institutions. We define "interim, visiting, acting, or temporary" leadership roles as in-between, impermanent, or short-term, but oftentimes, these roles are held longer than a few short months (ALA, 2022). What does it mean to hold one of these positions in a library? This conference idea was born from the lived experiences of two interim library directors and one interim associate director. We, the librarians, quickly learned that these promotions came with their own …
Engaging Library Staff To Envision The Hybrid Workplace Moving Forward, Kathleen Downing, Tess Grynoch, Morgan Kolinski
Engaging Library Staff To Envision The Hybrid Workplace Moving Forward, Kathleen Downing, Tess Grynoch, Morgan Kolinski
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
To smooth the transition from a completely remote work environment to a long-term hybrid arrangement, a Hybrid Working Environment Team, made up of non-managerial staff was formed by Library leadership. The Team undertook a literature review focusing on hybrid and remote work models, surveyed the library staff and reviewed available statistics and functions to reflect pre and post COVID activity. This resulted in the Team proposing a Service-First Hybrid Model. The Service-First Hybrid Model prioritizes providing services at the point of need for the Library's various communities while balancing the benefits of onsite and offsite work for each individual staff …
Charting Your Chat: Fostering Employee Engagement With Internal Communication, Lauren Slingluff, Jean Cardinale
Charting Your Chat: Fostering Employee Engagement With Internal Communication, Lauren Slingluff, Jean Cardinale
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
The pivotal role effective internal communication plays in engaging staff is often underestimated and the hybrid working environment now happening across our institutions, where staff are spread across locations, has reaffirmed its importance. Communicating around strategic initiatives, daily work, and creating human connection requires a deliberate and active plan across the organization. This presentation will share the direct experiences of leadership and staff at the UConn Library and work done to increase engagement through effective internal communication strategies.
Often as managers we hear critiques that communication is lacking or needs improvement. To make meaningful positive change, you need to know …
Words And Actions: Implementing Dei Work In Libraries, Megan Bresnahan
Words And Actions: Implementing Dei Work In Libraries, Megan Bresnahan
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Learning From Library Student Workers, Alejandro Paz
Learning From Library Student Workers, Alejandro Paz
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Being The Newbie: How To Support The Successful Integration Of A New Librarian, Dymond Bush
Being The Newbie: How To Support The Successful Integration Of A New Librarian, Dymond Bush
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Libraries: Outsiders At The Heart Of The Institution, Callan Bignoli
Libraries: Outsiders At The Heart Of The Institution, Callan Bignoli
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Hired During Covid: Interviewing And Onboarding In A Pandemic, Roslyn Grandy, Lauren M. Fletcher, Rachel Whitney, Faythe Thurman
Hired During Covid: Interviewing And Onboarding In A Pandemic, Roslyn Grandy, Lauren M. Fletcher, Rachel Whitney, Faythe Thurman
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Partnering With Campus Recreation For Wellness Programs In The Library, Sarah C. Hutton
Partnering With Campus Recreation For Wellness Programs In The Library, Sarah C. Hutton
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Radical Empathy: A Person-Centered Approach To Library Management, Sarah Edmonds
Radical Empathy: A Person-Centered Approach To Library Management, Sarah Edmonds
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Creating "Healthy" Connections: What Role Can The Library Play In Fitness And Wellness Programs?, Jennifer Little Kegler
Creating "Healthy" Connections: What Role Can The Library Play In Fitness And Wellness Programs?, Jennifer Little Kegler
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
First Bring Cookies: Reflections, Tools, And Tips On Evolving A Partnership Of Academic Libraries, Galadriel Chilton, Heidi Nance
First Bring Cookies: Reflections, Tools, And Tips On Evolving A Partnership Of Academic Libraries, Galadriel Chilton, Heidi Nance
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Collaborating Across Institutions: Lessons In Planning A Co-Hosted Conference, Sarah Melton, Ellen M. Phillips, John O'Connor
Collaborating Across Institutions: Lessons In Planning A Co-Hosted Conference, Sarah Melton, Ellen M. Phillips, John O'Connor
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
No abstract provided.
Turning Missteps Into Stepping Stones: Personal And Professional Growth As An Early Career Academic Librarian, Christina Bell, Naomi Binnie, Brooke Duffy, Gina Levitan, Kelleen Maluski
Turning Missteps Into Stepping Stones: Personal And Professional Growth As An Early Career Academic Librarian, Christina Bell, Naomi Binnie, Brooke Duffy, Gina Levitan, Kelleen Maluski
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
This panel discussion will focus on the challenges and failures we have experienced as new and semi-new academic librarians. The all too familiar trend in libraries has been to do more with less: requests for library services have increased yet our budgets, time, and supplies have all decreased. While institutions have devised creative ways to adapt to new difficulties, including adopting new staffing models, the situation remains the same: we have been hired to do one job but inevitably end up doing much more. How did we as new librarians deal with systemic issues? How has it impacted our professional …
Pivot, And Pivot Again: Ever-Nimble Library Leadership, Kathryn Geoffrion Scannell, Lyena Chavez
Pivot, And Pivot Again: Ever-Nimble Library Leadership, Kathryn Geoffrion Scannell, Lyena Chavez
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Pressures continue to build for academic library leaders. Leaders face re-purposing of library spaces, staffing shortages, and increasing expectations to respond to a widening variety of library needs. Leaders must not only manage day-to-day library operations, but also successfully guide and lead within a sea of unpredictable, evolving institutional forces and activities, frequently at a late stage in the journey. How do leaders stay on course while constantly recalculating the route? What competencies are needed to stay afloat during turbulent times in higher education?
This poster will offer real-world examples of “pivoting” in response to space repurposing, new and changing …
Mindset Matters: Developing A Growth Mindset To Reframe Failure In Libraries, Benjamin Peck, Kimberly Burke Sweetman
Mindset Matters: Developing A Growth Mindset To Reframe Failure In Libraries, Benjamin Peck, Kimberly Burke Sweetman
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
The theory of the growth mindset was first described by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck and is an emerging concept within the field of education. It is now also being applied to business theory. Those with a growth mindset hold the belief that intelligence can be developed, leading to a desire to learn and a tendency to embrace challenges, persist in the face of setback, see effort as a path to mastery, learn from criticism and find lessons and inspiration in other’s successes. As a result, they continually reach higher levels of achievement and a greater sense of free will. …
Encouraging Experimentation And Creativity Through Professional Development: Turning Our Failures Into Best Practices, Amanda Piekart, Bonnie Lafazan, Jessica Kiebler
Encouraging Experimentation And Creativity Through Professional Development: Turning Our Failures Into Best Practices, Amanda Piekart, Bonnie Lafazan, Jessica Kiebler
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Without a dedicated librarian in charge of training and development, our librarians are empowered to experiment and explore professional development opportunities to grow within the profession. Several librarians within our department have taken initiative to create a wide range of internal development experiences that foster growth and dialogue.
This session will present the best practices we have identified through our missteps and failures from several internal professional development initiatives. From a weeklong conference to a bi-weekly collaborative newsletter, we have learned how to tackle failures such as lack of participation, confusion from complex processes and overlooked event logistics. Each of …
We've Failed At Diversifying Our Librarian Ranks, Now What ? A Plan For Addressing The "Pipeline" Problem, Annie Sollinger, Isabel Espinal, Pete Smith, Kate Freedman
We've Failed At Diversifying Our Librarian Ranks, Now What ? A Plan For Addressing The "Pipeline" Problem, Annie Sollinger, Isabel Espinal, Pete Smith, Kate Freedman
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Like many libraries, at our library, we have tried for many years to racially diversify our profession. One of our librarians even made it to the Library Journal " Movers & Shakers" list for raising awareness of the library profession to students of color through presentations, videos, dinners, and icebreaking activities. But despite our intentions and past efforts, the situation has not improved significantly. Let's face it, we have all failed miserably: currently, the racial composition of librarianship, both at our library and in the librarian profession-at-large, is woefully unrepresentative of the United States’ population. Moreover, despite numerous analyses of …
Worst Practices? Surviving The Pitfalls Of License Negotiation, Michael Rodriguez
Worst Practices? Surviving The Pitfalls Of License Negotiation, Michael Rodriguez
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Do you negotiate vendor license agreements? Are you interested in doing so? Do you work with someone who does? Attend this session to learn about the “worst practices” of license negotiation. You’ll hear first-hand from a lead university negotiator about the pitfalls and temptations of negotiation and how to elude them or recover when you fall into them. Based on true stories! Emphasis will be on license negotiations that fell short, delivered mixed results, or might have ended badly due to either the vendor or the librarian exhibiting risky, careless, or improper negotiation behavior. We will be constructive. We’ll flip …
The Ballad Of The Textbook Annex, Sharon H. Domier
The Ballad Of The Textbook Annex, Sharon H. Domier
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Do you remember the theme song for Gilligan's Island? Imagine this in a project setting where a large number of library materials were contracted to be moved to storage in a very quick time-frame, only to discover that a significant number of them were not in the inventory system. A perfect storm of the effects of earlier uncompleted projects, poor implementation planning, quick decisions, and outside challenges threatened to sink our ship. Only the heroic efforts and flexibility of all involved managed to get us to shore without drowning or killing each other. The lessons learned will ensure that we …
20/20 Hindsight: Mistakes Made And Lessons Learned From A New Director, Cori Wilhelm
20/20 Hindsight: Mistakes Made And Lessons Learned From A New Director, Cori Wilhelm
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Do you ever look back on decisions you made, and wonder, “What was I thinking?” Hindsight can be 20/20, particularly after a major transition such as starting a new leadership position.
This brief talk will explore one new director’s experience in her first four semesters as director of a small academic library, including mistakes made that helped lead to lessons learned. Topics include preparing for the transition, relationships with supervisors, setting team expectations, and communicating with staff. Participants can expect to learn from someone else’s mistakes, and take away real-world, applicable advice that can potentially save them from making the …
These Are Not Your Students: How Service Orientation Doomed A Library Instruction Assessment Project And What It Took To Bring It Back To Life, Kathrine C. Aydelott
These Are Not Your Students: How Service Orientation Doomed A Library Instruction Assessment Project And What It Took To Bring It Back To Life, Kathrine C. Aydelott
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
I was new to campus, a faculty member in the library in charge of overseeing our instruction program, and--in pursuit of building my tenure portfolio--I had partnered with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to develop a terrific research project: in order to assess whether our first-year composition students retained their one-shot library orientation instruction, I designed an online Blackboard module to be delivered in “flipped classroom” style. Some classes would see a librarian in class for the traditional lecture-style session, as had been the case for years, while some would complete the module, a series of four …
Impossible Missions, Interesting Failures: A Toolkit For Dismantling Fears And Doubts, John T. Oliver
Impossible Missions, Interesting Failures: A Toolkit For Dismantling Fears And Doubts, John T. Oliver
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Seemingly impossible endeavors can give us our biggest successes and our most informative failures. Just as importantly, they can be the most energizing to work on. If we can find a way to break down our anxieties and anticipated criticisms, we can be truly bold and wildly successful even when an attempt at the impossible comes up short. This interactive workshop would offer a toolkit for analyzing (and dismantling) the potential points of resistance that keep us from doing amazing, unreasonable, unrealistic things.
After briefly discussing the advantages of taking on seemingly impossible projects--it’s actually deceptively sensible!--this session would present …
From Chaos To Planned Future: Transforming Libguides From Pathfinders To Learning Objects, Marisol Ramos
From Chaos To Planned Future: Transforming Libguides From Pathfinders To Learning Objects, Marisol Ramos
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
In 2008, our library adopted LibGuides version 1 as the platform to deliver subject, course, general purpose and topic guides. As a co-chair of the implementation group, our goal was to transition from static web pages to a more dynamic system to deliver information about all our general and subject-specific resources. Over the following years, I realized that our initial goal lacked enough specifics or a clear understanding of what the ultimate purpose was for creating these guides. Should guides simply be lists of resources? or should they be learning objects that allow for unmediated learning? Those were questions that …
Survey Says: Strategies For Responding To Challenging Findings, Erica Schattle, Dorothy Meaney
Survey Says: Strategies For Responding To Challenging Findings, Erica Schattle, Dorothy Meaney
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
As academic libraries are increasingly called on to demonstrate their value, librarians are beginning to define measures of library impact that work both within and across libraries and constituents. Initiatives such as ACRL's Assessment in Action program have sought to quantify library impact on student success through action research and campus collaboration. But what happens when data collected through an action research project tells you something you don't want to learn? This session will share one university library's experiences with shifting focus from measuring user satisfaction to assessing library impact through a biennial survey of students and faculty. Librarians collaborated …
Who Mentored Whom?: A Conversation About Leadership, Sam Boss, Celia Rabinowitz
Who Mentored Whom?: A Conversation About Leadership, Sam Boss, Celia Rabinowitz
ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference
Library leaders are grappling with changes in the role of libraries on our campuses, the identities and work of our library faculty and staff, and our responsibilities as voices in the senior leadership of our campuses. We occupy a unique role at the institution, yet we must also respond to enrollment instability, resource costs and budgets, student success, and facility use and planning. For library leaders, developing a campus-based support network can be difficult. Though we are engaged in finding solutions to the same challenges as our colleagues in other departments, we often encounter them from a different angle.
Within …