Academic Library Management: Case Studies

edited by Tammy Nickelson Dearie, Michael Meth, and Elaine L. Westbrooks

ISBN-13: 9780838915592

224 pages • 6 x 9
Year Published: 2017

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. Featuring contributions from a range of practicing academic library managers, this book

• spotlights case studies equally useful for LIS students and current managers;
• touches upon such key issues as human resource planning, public relations, financial management, organizational culture, and ethics and confidentiality;
• examines how to manage radical change, using project management methodology to reorganize technical services, creating a new liaison service model, advancing a collaborative future, and setting up on-the-spot mentoring;
• discusses digital planning for archives and special collections;
• rejects “one size fits all” solutions to common challenges in academic libraries in favor of creative problem solving; and
• provides guidance on how to use case studies as effective models for positive change at one’s own institution.