TY - JOUR
T1 - The future of academic libraries
T2 - Conversations with today’s leaders about tomorrow
AU - Meier, John
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - To determine how academic library leaders make decisions about their organization’s future and how they effect changes, the author interviewed 44 university librarians and deans from institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities (AAU). The author analyzed the interviews using content analysis to identify the most frequent themes among the responses. Results indicate that collaborative decision-making is key to academic library leadership and that strategic planning processes guide organizational change. Digital projects and support of teaching and research top the list of strategic priorities. The author identified key professional development programs and techniques that support the training of future deans and university librarians.
AB - To determine how academic library leaders make decisions about their organization’s future and how they effect changes, the author interviewed 44 university librarians and deans from institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities (AAU). The author analyzed the interviews using content analysis to identify the most frequent themes among the responses. Results indicate that collaborative decision-making is key to academic library leadership and that strategic planning processes guide organizational change. Digital projects and support of teaching and research top the list of strategic priorities. The author identified key professional development programs and techniques that support the training of future deans and university librarians.
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U2 - 10.1353/pla.2016.0015
DO - 10.1353/pla.2016.0015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962367693
VL - 16
SP - 263
EP - 288
JO - Portal: Libraries and the Academy
JF - Portal: Libraries and the Academy
SN - 1531-2542
IS - 2
ER -