Academic Library Management: Case Studies

by Tammy Nickelson Dearie (Editor), Michael Meth (Editor), Elaine L. Westbrooks (Editor)

Overview

What does successful academic library management look like in the real world? A team of editors, all administrators at large research libraries, here present a selection of case studies which dive deeply into the subject to answer that question.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838915899
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	09/29/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	213
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Michael Meth is the associate dean, Research and Learning Services at the Florida State University (FSU) Libraries. Michael's portfolio includes responsibility for the Learning Commons (undergraduate services), Scholars Commons (graduate and faculty services), and STEM Libraries as well as the Assessment and Engagement units of the University Libraries. Prior to his current role at FSU, Michael was the director of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library at the University of Toronto (UofT). Michael has taught at UofT’s iSchool and in the Department of Management at UofT Mississauga. Prior to this appointment at OISE, Michael was the director of the Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre at the UofT Mississauga Library. He has a master of information studies degree from the Faculty of Information Studies (UofT) and a bachelor of business administration degree from the Schulich School of Business (York University). Michael is an active member of the library and university communities, having served in leadership roles with the UofT iSchool Alumni Association and the Special Libraries Association (SLA). In 2014, Michael was selected as a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, and in 2013 he participated in Harvard’s Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians.

Table of Contents

Academic Library Management Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Effective Shared Governancein Academic Libraries 2. LibariesForward 3. One University’s Approach to Academic Library Funding 4. A Shared Collection and the Advancement of a Collaborative Future 5. Form Follows Function 6. Using a Project Management Methodology to Reorganize Technical Services 7. Triage Succession Planning 8. The Archivist Apprenticeship 9. One Incident of Violence, or, It Will Never Be the Same 10. A Phased Approach to Creating Updated User Spaces 11. Collaborative Digital Planning for Archives and Special Collections 12. Collaborating for Success 13. Engaging Internal and External Stakeholders in a Comprehensive University Archives Program 14. The Closing of a Library About the Editors and Contributors Index