The successful academic librarian : winning strategies from library leaders

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDermott, Irene E.

Contributor:

Gregory, Gwen Meyer, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic librarians--Employment--United States.

Academic librarians.

Academic librarians--Vocational guidance.

Library science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Information Today Inc 2005

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The role of academic librarian is far from cut-and-dried. For starters, there are the numerous job classifications: staff or professional employment, full faculty status, various forms of tenure, continuing contract, and/or promotion through academic ranks. While every academic librarian works to meet the research needs of an institution's faculty and students, many are expected to assume other obligations as part of a faculty or tenure system-including publication, research, service, and professional activities. If this were not enough to test a librarian's mettle, the widely varying academic focuses and cultures of college and university libraries almost certainly will. The Successful Academic Librarian, expertly edited by academic librarian, writer, and speaker Gwen Meyer Gregory, is an antidote to the stress and burnout that almost every academic librarian experiences at one time or another. In this helpful book, Gregory and nearly 20 of her peers and mentors take a practical approach to a full range of critical topics facing the profession. Their advice, war stories, tips, techniques, and inspiration will help you thrive in your academic library career.

Contents:

Start at the beginning : your job responsibilities and how to accomplish them / Rebecca Miller with Nancy Sosna Bohm

Building strong collaborative relationships with disciplinary faculty / Elizabeth O. Hutchins

Building the profession : research, creative activities, and publication by academic librarians / Joan Beam and Cathy Cranston

Time served is time well spent : making the most of your service commitments / Michelle Mach

Faculty status, promotion, and tenure : what are you getting into? / Gwen Meyer Gregory and Mary Beth Chambers

"Come on down! You're the next contestant" : one librarian's view of the interview process / Karl Bridges

Mentors : how to find them, how to use them / Verla J. Peterson

Continuing education : planning your future / Kris Swank

Unions in academic libraries / Tina Maragou Hovekamp

What have you been up to? : documenting your career / McKinley Sielaff

Up North : comparisons and contrasts of U.S. and Canadian academic libraries / Don Taylor

Notes from a cataloger : success in technical services / Wendy Baia

Witches brew or gourmet gumbo : tenure in the library / Molly E. Molloy

Moving to the academy in mid-career : a field guide for the experienced librarian / Anna Gold

A view from the top : what the director or dean is looking for / Benjamin Wakashige and Emily Asch.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-57387-957-6