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 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 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.

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.

Library Impact Practice Brief: Relationship between Library Collections and the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty at UT Austin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiochios ◽  
Janelle Hedstrom ◽  
Katie Pierce Meyer ◽  
Mary Rader
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Library Impact ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Library Collections

As part of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Research Library Impact Framework initiative, The University of Texas (UT) at Austin Libraries conducted a study to examine the impact of library collections on the recruitment and retention of faculty to the university, and to understand the relationship between institutional resources—especially libraries—and career decision-making of faculty. This practice brief describes the UT team’s literature review and the data gathered through an online survey and one-on-one semi-structured interviews with newly recruited and newly promoted faculty members.

scholarly journals “WHEREFORE ARE THESE THINGS HID?”1 A REPORT OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ARL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS TASK FORCE

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winston Tabb
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
College Libraries

The conference on Exposing Hidden Collections, hosted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the Library of Congress in September 2003, was notable for many reasons. Among these were the focus on special collections in the first place; the representation not only from ARL libraries, but also from institutions included in the Oberlin Group of college libraries and the Independent Research Library Association; the expansion of participants to include special collections administrators, library directors, and representatives of foundations and funding agencies; and the emphasis on our dirty little secret, namely, that our libraries collectively hold millions of items that . . .

Digitization as a Preservation Method – Comments from the Netherlands

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Preservation Method ◽  
The Usa

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in the USA has adopted digitization as a method for preservation. In a report published on the ARL web site

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