scholarly journals Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Study of University Library Directors and Their Senior Management Teams

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Kreitz
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries

Drawing on the results of a survey sent to library directors and senior management team members working in Association of Research Libraries member libraries in the Western United States, this study explores the ideal emotional intelligence traits of both academic library directors and the members of their senior management teams. Respondents were asked to identify the top ten ideal traits needed by directors and senior management team members. The study explores the extent to which each respondent agreed on the most important emotional intelligence traits for each organizational role. Results include lists of the top ten ideal traits for each organizational role and the top ten ideal shared traits for library leaders.

Assessment committees: good practices from ARL libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle H. Brannen ◽  
Sojourna J. Cunningham ◽  
Regina Mays
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Library Assessment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Assessment Activities

Purpose Assessment activities in academic libraries continue to grow as libraries explore assessment endeavors. Ranging from basic stats gathering and reporting to surveys, focus groups, and usability studies and beyond. Many practitioners are finding it necessary to create new processes and programs, with little guidance. The purpose of this paper is to paint a broad picture of assessment activities in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) university libraries with the goal of creating a resource for libraries developing or improving their assessment programs. Design/methodology/approach A survey was developed that asked questions about assessment personnel, activities, mission, and website. A total of 113 surveys were sent to academic library members of ARL. Survey results were analyzed to compile a list of recommended good practices for assessment and working with assessment committees in academic libraries. Findings The investigators had a response rate of 43 percent. The open-ended nature of the survey questions allowed for the respondents to specifically narrow down the problems and opportunities inherent in library assessment committees. Originality/value This study takes the temperature of the current state of assessment programs in ARL libraries, demonstrating the growth of assessment programs. It begins to document the practices of these libraries, particularly in regards to the sometimes informal and hard to track use of committees and other in-house collaborations, as a first step toward developing best practices for the field. The results illuminate productive areas for further study, including investigating how to measure a culture of assessment and maximizing impact of assessment information presented on assessment websites.

scholarly journals Gloria Werner, 1940–2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Bunting ◽  
J. Michael Homan
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
The Us ◽  
Service Award

Gloria Werner, successor to Louise M. Darling at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, university librarian emerita, and eighteenth editor of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, died on March 5, 2021, in Los Angeles. Before assuming responsibility in 1990 for one of the largest academic research libraries in the US, she began her library career as a health sciences librarian and spent twenty years at the UCLA Biomedical Library, first as an intern in the NIH/NLM-funded Graduate Training Program in Medical Librarianship in 1962–1963, followed by successive posts in public services and administration, eventually succeeding Darling as biomedical librarian and associate university librarian from 1979 to 1983. Werner’s forty-year career at UCLA, honored with the UCLA University Service Award in 2013, also included appointments as associate university librarian for Technical Services. She was president of the Association of Research Libraries in 1997, served on the boards of many organizations including the Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Directors, and consulted extensively. She retired as university librarian in 2002.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Academic Libraries’ Participation in 21st Century Library Trends

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Jo Catalano ◽  
Sarah Glasser ◽  
Lori Caniano ◽  
William Caniano ◽  
Lawrence Paretta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Teaching Technology ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries

Abstract Objective – As academic libraries evolve to meet the changing needs of students in the digital age, the emphasis has shifted from the physical book collection to a suite of services incorporating innovations in teaching, technology, and social media, among others. Based on trends identified by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and other sources, the authors investigated the extent to which academic libraries have adopted 21st century library trends. Methods – The authors examined the websites of 100 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, their branches, and 160 randomly selected academic libraries to determine whether they adopted selected 21st century library trends. Results – Results indicated that ARL member libraries were significantly more likely to adopt these trends, quite possibly due to their larger size and larger budgets. Conclusion – This research can assist librarians, library directors, and other stakeholders in making the case for the adoption or avoidance of particular 21st century library trends, especially where considerable outlay of funds is necessary.

scholarly journals Cheerleader, Opportunity Seeker, and Master Strategist: ARL Directors as Entrepreneurial Leaders

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Information Delivery ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries

This study explores how directors of libraries with membership in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), who are engaged in entrepreneurial leadership, define and view it. Through structured interviews and analysis of supporting documents, it examines how entrepreneurial leadership can be used as a means for creating new organizational structures, generating income, developing information delivery and technology solutions, building new partnerships, and improving services. This study has implications for library directors and administrators, organizational development specialists, and leadership trainers.

scholarly journals Accessing E-books through Academic Library Web Sites

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Dinkelman ◽  
Kristine Stacy-Bates
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
One Step ◽  
Common Barriers ◽  
Improve Access ◽  
The Web

This article examines access to electronic books as provided on the Web sites of academic libraries in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Our goal was to discover the ways in which that access occurs and to analyze the merit of the various approaches. We found some common barriers to access, as well as many cases of exemplary access. Many libraries could improve access to e-books by providing guidance to the content of e-book packages, by including the word “book” in links from the homepage to the pages that provide e-books, by providing a one-step limit to e-books in the catalog, by explaining which types of resources are available through search structures outside the catalog, and by featuring e-books in library publicity and instruction.

scholarly journals The Academic Library Impact on Student Persistence

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Emmons ◽  
Frances C. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Graduation Rates ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Library Impact ◽  
Retention And Graduation Rates ◽  
The Relationship

What impact does the academic library have on student persistence? This study explores the relationship between traditional library input and output measures of staff, collections, use, and services with fall-to-fall retention and six-year graduation rates at Association of Research Libraries member libraries. When controlling for race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status, a linear regression finds that a change in the ratio of library professional staff to students predicts a statistically significant positive relationship with both retention and graduation rates.

scholarly journals University Library Directors in the Association of Research Libraries: The Next Generation, Part Two

2002 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hernon ◽  
Ronald R. Powell ◽  
Arthur P. Young
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Organizational Settings ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
University Library ◽  
Near Future

Using the Delphi technique, this paper continues to develop a set of attributes that ARL directors of today and the near future (next ten years) will need to possess. The research reported here drew upon the view-points of both directors and their immediate deputies. The questions remaining are: How does the list of attributes change in other organizational settings? and Where can each attribute best be acquired?

scholarly journals University Library Directors in the Association of Research Libraries: The Next Generation, Part One

2001 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hernon ◽  
Ronald R. Powell ◽  
Arthur P. Young
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Right

Using multiple means of data collection, this study identifies the attributes that present and future directors of the academic libraries in the Association of Research Libraries need to possess. Present-day directors must possess a wide variety of attributes and are less likely to remain in the same position for as many years as their predecessors did. With the aging population of academic librarians, matching the right individual with the right institution is likely to be increasingly difficult in the future.

scholarly journals The Academic Library as a Gateway to the Internet: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Search Engine Access from Academic Library Home Pages

2004 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The University

Academic libraries have the opportunity through their Web pages to present to the university community recommended sites and appropriate techniques for searching the Internet. But in the design and organization of home pages, academic libraries often provide inadequate navigational paths to sites that provide search engine selection and evaluation criteria. The author conducted a study of the home pages of 114 academic libraries that belong to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to determine their paths to Internet search engines. This paper presents the study results and makes recommendations for improvement.

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