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Servant Leadership In The Periodical Literature Of Librarianship, Simone Clunie, Darlene Parrish

Library Scholarship

Leadership is one of the most critical factors in the success or failure of an organization and can greatly impact the health and well-being of all participants, especially lower participants. (Kendrick, Kaetrena Davis, 2020). In Robert Greenleaf’s 1970 book, The Servant as Leader, he posits that a leader should be a servant first, seeking the health and development of all participants in an organization. This research project investigates the number of articles published in the periodical literature of librarianship about servant leadership, the nature of the coverage, and if servant leadership is being implemented in libraries as it was …

Law Library Blog (April 2024): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Law Library Blog (December 2023): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Law Library Blog (August 2023): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Forging A Liaison Team For The Future Through Renewed Onboarding Practices, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily Hurst

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Welcoming new employees is one of the most important jobs of a manager, but it is not an easy one. Guidance from the literature specific to academic liaison librarian onboarding is minimal and fails to address current workforce and workplace realities. This poster will explore how a team of liaison librarian managers used reflective and informed feedback to build a strong onboarding process to successfully welcome eight liaisons in two years and detail how the managers recently renewed their onboarding process to account for new, hybrid work environments and prepare new liaisons for the future of work in academia.

Building Management Responsibilities For Access Services, Katherine Furlong, David Mccaslin, David W. Bottorff

Faculty Contributions to Books

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Emerging Technologies And Spaces In Access Services, Katherine Furlong, David Mccaslin

Faculty Contributions to Books

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F Is For Feminism: Mainstreaming Feminist Leadership In Academic Libraries, Shana Higgins

Library Faculty Publications & Presentations

Gender and whiteness structure library work in ways that continue to lack sustained critical attention, particularly in the research literature on library leadership and management. In 2020 just over 83% of librarians identified as women and as white, non-Hispanic. And 78.6% of library technicians and assistants identified as white, non-Hispanic. These demographics make librarians a slightly less diverse workforce than other professionals in educational jobs. Despite being a female-intensive and overwhelmingly white profession, the scholarship on leadership and management published in mainstream library and information science journals (LIS) rarely employs explicitly feminist frameworks or perspectives. By using critical feminist analyses …

Law Library Blog (December 2022): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Digital Research Proficiency In Information And Communication Technology Skills Employed By Secretarial Staff And Business Teachers In Day-To-Day Administration And Training In Secondary Schools, Honesta Chidiebere Anorue, Ogenyi Ochehe, Maureen Anayo Madu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Not only does Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have the potential to increase the efficacy and efficiency of teaching and learning, it also has the potential to lessen administrative obligations. This study investigates the extent to which secretarial staff and business teachers use of digital research proficiency in information and communication technology skills in their day-to-day interactions in secondary schools in Benue State. Specifically, a descriptive survey research approach was used for this investigation.The study tested four hypotheses and answered four research questions at 0. 05 level of significance. The study's population was 53 respondents that comprised 38 business teachers …

Exploring Library Leadership Technology Decision-Making And Support Through The Use Case Of The Institutional Repository, Todd Digby

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Academic and research libraries are dependent on a wide range of technology and systems to manage access and storage of digital research materials and collections. Given the high level of costs and staff needed to support these systems, the factors that influence library leadership in their decision-making process to support or adopt new technologies is important.

To understand the dynamics involved with this decision-making process, this study specifically examined influencing factors that academic library leaders use in their decisions to support or adopt institutional repository (IR) systems. A mixed method research study using a quantitative research survey instrument, adapted from …

The Heart Of A Library: Getting To Know Each Other, Grace Allbaugh, Susan Franzen, Angela Yon

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Starting a new job is overwhelming! New employees can feel isolated and disconnected without concerted effort by library colleagues, limiting their ability to create meaningful partnerships.  Milner Library grappled with these challenges when a cohort of new employees arrived in summer 2020. Milner’s new mentoring program began to organize a series of virtual information sessions to increase awareness of different library departments. In the Getting to Know Milner series, presenters highlighted partnerships and the interconnectedness of library activities. Collaborators in the audience were able to see the value of their work reflected in their colleagues' presentations. These sessions illustrated the …

Staffing And Supervision As Predictors Of Students’ Satisfaction With Library Services In Public Secondary Schools In Imo State., Ijeoma Ferdy Mbagwu Ph.D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated staffing and supervision as predictors of students’ satisfaction with library services in public secondary schools in Imo State.. The study was guided by 2 research questions and 2 hypotheses. The design of the study is a linear correlational design. The population of the study is 94,968. This is made up of 94693 Senior Secondary School Students and 275 librarians from 275 public secondary schools in Imo State. The sample size for this study is 660 librarians and SS2 students from 110 public secondary schools (110 librarians and SS2 550 students). The sampling techniques used in this study …

Influence Of Information Sources On Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge Of Soil Fertility Management In Nigeria, Friday O. Idiku, Emmanuel Ohara Eremi, Oliver Effiong Ntui, Mary Chinwe Nwogu, Precious Jabe Besong

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the influence of information sources on farmers’ indigenous knowledge on soil fertility management in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and eighty respondents and the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple frequency and percentage. The findings show that majority of the farmers sampled were female 57.2%, single 50.5%; and tertiary education 39.5%. The result on the sources of farmers’ information about soil fertility management indicated that television was 31.7%, and social media accounted for 31.1% of the total respondents while extension agents accounted …

Management Functions As Correlates Of Students’ Satisfaction With Library Services In Public Secondary Schools In Imo State., Ijeoma Ferdy Mbagwu Ph.D, Adaora Joy Udo-Anyanwu Ph.D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study examined management functions and students’ satisfaction with library services in public secondary schools in Imo State Nigeria. The study was guided by 3 research questions and 3 hypotheses. The design of the study is a linear correlational design. The population of the study is 94,968. This is made up of 94,693 Senior Secondary School Students and 275 librarians from 275 public secondary schools in Imo State. The sample size for this study is 660 made up of 110 librarians and 550 SS2 students from 110 public secondary schools in Imo State. The sampling techniques used in this …

An Investigation Of The Inclusion Of Information And Communication Technologies In The Management Of University Libraries, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the astronomical growth of information have brought about a tremendous transformation in the ways libraries of every sort are being managed as well as the ways services are rendered to users. This study therefore investigated the inclusion of ICTs in the management of university libraries in Nigeria with Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ikwo, Nigeria as a case in point. The study applied a descriptive survey design with a population sample of 45 library staff selected through purposive sampling method and was guided by five research questions. The main instruments used to …

Critical Evaluation Of Blake And Mouton’S Managerial Grid And Its Application To Baze University Library, Angelyna Kimu Mindapa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The importance of concern for people-orientation is explained. A background history including the educational background of both Robert Blake and Jane Mouton is given, how they met, and their work background before they left their work to continue on the work they started together on the managerial grid. The essence of the managerial grid is given. Also, the two behavioral dimensions are included, which are the concern for people and the concern for tasks. The Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid identifies five leadership styles on the managerial grid. These leadership styles are as follows: - Country Club, Produce or perish, …

Staff Motivation And Effective Library Service Delivery In Federal University Of Technology, Owerri And Michael Opara University Of Agriculture, Umudike, Faustinus U. Mcalbert, Ada Uchenna Tony-Okereke Dr, Ikechukwu Nwaonu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined staff motivation variables and effective library service delivery at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) and Machael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. A linear correlation design was adopted in this study. A census technique was employed to cover the entire population of one hundred and sixty-seven (167) library personnel. A rating scale captioned "Staff Motivation and Effective service Delivery Rating Scale (SMESDRS)" was used as an instrument for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson (r) statistics whereas the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics …

Management Of School Libraries And Utilization Of Library Resources By Secondary School Students In Rivers State, Felix Ahamefula Nwankwo Ph.D Cln, Pearl Chidimma Akanwa Prof. Cln, Ogechi Nkechinyere Okorie Ph.D, Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aimed at examining the management of school libraries and utilization of library resources by secondary school students in Rivers State. The researchers adopted survey design for the study. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study is 12210 comprising 12200 students and 10 teacher librarians from 10 selected secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 387 was drawn from the entire population using Taro Yamene statistics while proportionate sampling technique was used to determine the number of instruments that will be distributed in each of the schools. The instruments for data …

Law Library Blog (November 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Oflaw

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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An Analytical Study Of Managing Institutional Repositories By University Libraries In Assam, Dibanjyoti Buragohain, Amit Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Institutional Repositories is Considered as an important jewel of a university library. Consequent upon the advancement of Information and communication technology, the libraries across the globe have emerged with the innovative ideas to meet the information needs of the patrons of which Institutional Repository is one of such invention. Institutional Repository facilitates scholarly communication where the research output can be shared and communicate to the mass audience of scholaristic society. The present study tends to study about the management and maintenance of Institutional Repositories of some selected universities libraries of Assam. The study is confined to university libraries namely Assam …

Law Library Blog (October 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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People-First Promotion: Rallying Library Workers During Covid-19 And Beyond, Katy Kelly, Christina A. Beis, Ann Zlotnik, Maureen E. Schlangen

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

COVID-19 forced workers around the world to face the realities of closed buildings, precarious employment situations, and challenges to their well-being. This article will showcase how library workers’ resilience during COVID-19 depended on people, not buildings, and a people-first public relations strategy was employed to reveal that distinction. The authors, a team of librarians and communicators, share three pandemic-era communication stories developed to put people at the forefront of initiatives and messaging: a revamped marketing strategy for a research appointment service puts faces to the work and student support; the cancellation announcement of a beloved annual event reveals how the …

Disruption, Transition, Adaptation: Archivists Working Under Covid-19, Annie E. Tummino, Tomasz Gubernat, Jeanie Pai, Victoria Fernandez, Kuba Pieczarski, Patricia Reguyal, Caitlin Colban-Waldron

Publications and Research

In this lightning round session, panelists discuss how a small but spirited archive is adapting to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Queens College Special Collections and Archives is largely staffed by current and recent graduates of the college's graduate program in Library and Information Studies, this is a special opportunity to hear from a diverse group of emerging professionals during a challenging and rapidly changing time in the field.

Management Of Hypothyroidism Research Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis, Abhilashbabu Babu R, Umadevi L. N Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Endocrine and metabolic diseases are among the the most common contemporary human afflictions particularly in the United States and other developing countries like India and Srilanka. Hypothyroidism is due to the under activity of thyroid gland and results from its failure to secrete sufficient hormones into the blood stream. Hypothyroidism is a condition that reflects decreased concentrations of thyroid hormones due to any cause. This paper attempts to analyse management of hypothyroidism as reflected in publication output covered by Web of Science online database during 2018-2020 USA advanced with 156 (23.5 %) Articles and it occupies the first place in …

Management Theories And Contemporary Issues In Managing Libraries In Nigeria, Oluyinka Titilope Afolayan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to the changing nature of the business environment, today’s libraries are faced with contemporary issues that pose a challenge to their survival and adaptability. Despite these challenges, management theorists have suggested various perspectives to managing organizations. In view of this, this paper aims to unravel contemporary issues faced by the management of libraries in Nigeria vis-a-vis the role of management theories in the successful management of organizations. These theories include classical theory, humanistic relations, behaviouristic theory, systems theory, contingency theory, and chaos theory respectively. This paper discusses the concept of management, general functions of management, and the underlying principles …

An “Anti-Handbook Handbook” For Unexpected Changes In A Library Organization, Stephanie M. Margolin, Malin Abrahamsson

Publications and Research

Library employees face countless changes, big and small, in their workplaces every day: not only the COVID-19 pandemic but also such commonplace events as open positions, renovations, budget cuts, and new library systems. No single handbook can anticipate all the changing needs. This case study discusses how one particular library responded, in a specific time and context. The librarians and staff created a model of self-leadership in an effort to articulate a shared purpose and to establish cohesion and well-being in a group that was sometimes divided and stressed. Lessons learned include the importance of ways of thinking, rather than …

Law Library Blog (April 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Pattern Of Publications In The Journal Of Management And Research: A Bibliometric Study From 2014 To 2020, Mohammad Hussain, Usman Ali Shah, Muhammad Shehr Yar, Muhammad Shahab

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction. This study examined the pattern of publications in the Journal of Management and Research, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, from 2014 to 2020.

Objectives. The study was carried out to know the year-wise distribution of publications, citations per year, most cited papers, gender-wise distribution, authorship Pattern, length of articles, number of references, geographical affiliation, and institution-wise contribution of publications.

Design/Methodology. The quantitative research design was used, and the bibliometric method was adopted to conduct the study. The data was retrieved from the journal's website, then analyzed through MS Excel, MS Access, and calculator.

Findings. A total number of …

Encompassing The Literature On The Themes Of Job-Performance, Published In Journals Indexed In The Scopus-Elsevier Database From 2000 – 2019., Zameer Hussain Baladi, Saleh Ali Al-Qarni, Abdullah Al-Dhahi, Faisal Al-Harbi, Mumtaz Hussain Satti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim of the research: This is a retrospective and quantitative study to evaluate the productivity of research on job performance and aspects of subject to administration and business community through the literature produced and published in journals enlisted Scopus-Elsevier database from 2000 - 2019.

Methods/Approach: The material for this study download in coma-separated value (CSV) with a note-paid file to store and tabulated in MS Excel for examination. The frequency of publications, types, and language of documents, total participation and affiliation of authors with their countries, and classification of the Published data were set as objectives.

Results: …