Archive for 'Administration/Leadership'
Taking Risks: Punt Or Go For It
Be a risk taker. Create change. Take chances. Be bold. We come across these inspirational messages again and again when we go out to conferences, read librarian blogs or the latest library manifestos. We are urged to grasp the reins of innovation and seize the spirit of entrepreneurialism. A good deal of what I read [...]
Posted by StevenB on December 1st, 2009 under Administration/Leadership, Just Thinking.
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It Helps To Have Presence
There are many different ways to be a leader in your library or on your campus, and you can lead from any position in the library. Being willing to step up and take responsibility as the idea champion for a project is one way to establish yourself as a library leader. Spotting new trends, connecting [...]
Posted by StevenB on November 10th, 2009 under Administration/Leadership.
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LACUNY Institute Explores The Next Generation Of Library Leadership
Editor’s Note: Here we share a report from the 2009 LACUNY Institute authored by guest poster Sarah Laleman Ward, Outreach Librarian at Hunter College Libraries. We greatly appreciate Sarah’s contribution to ACRLog in which she shares with our readers the highlights from the Institute.
The 2009 LACUNY Institute was held October 23, 2009 in New York. [...]
Posted by StevenB on November 5th, 2009 under Administration/Leadership.
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The Involved Academic Library Administrator
Becoming an academic library administrator brings many changes to one’s career. It typically means leaving behind old job responsibilities while adopting a new set of challenges. For many of us who’ve moved into administration from a public services position that typically means giving up the reference desk and classroom for planning, budgeting and other management [...]
Posted by StevenB on September 24th, 2009 under Administration/Leadership, Uncategorized.
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Run Your Library Like A Circus
Maybe you think your academic library is already being run like a circus, especially the kind with crazy clowns running around spritzing everyone with seltzer bottles and lots of uncontrolled chaos on the side. If that’s the case, good luck. I’m going to bring a different circus to your attention in this post – the [...]
Posted by StevenB on August 18th, 2009 under Administration/Leadership.
Comments: 6