Leadership behind masked faces: from uncertainty to resilience at a Jamaican academic library

Newman, Nadine; Newman, Dunstan

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102377

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“…Amid the shifts from onset to next normal, library leadership plays a key role in recognizing the impacts of change in the organization, affecting all aspects and “… other factors outside of the norm” (Newman and Newman, 2021).…”

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Face-to-face with the new normal: libraries' readiness and perspectives toward the changing service environment

Abrigo

Torres

2022

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PurposeThis paper seeks to explore how library management in academic and school institutions has been adapting to the changes brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses how their priorities have shifted in reinventing their strategic plans and innovative library responses; and their readiness to meet new expectations to support their communities, as necessitated by the changes.Design/methodology/approachEmploying the change readiness concept as a framework, it encompasses inquiry into the library management's response to the changes in the service and work environments at the onset of change, while in the process of adapting to the current changes, and readiness to the perceived changes in the next normal future service environment. Quantitative design was employed for this study, and self-selection strategy as a non-probability sampling technique was used in collecting data from respondents. Target respondents were head librarians. An online questionnaire was used as instrument for data gathering, which was tested valid and reliable.FindingsFindings reveal that respondents have achieved quite a lot in preparing to adapt to change and generally agree that they are ready to deal with the perceived, future-wise changes in all aspects.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was open to all types of libraries as subjects; however, one-person libraries were excluded. Being self-selected, the respondent group for this study is not a true representative of the target population. Data analysis was strictly based on the gathered results.Practical implicationsThe study offers insights on the value of integrating measures pertinent to the emergence of new roles and needs in the changing service environment.Originality/valueThe results of the study are seen to have a potential contribution to the library organization's growth as they oversee their operations, prospectively.

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Face-to-face with the new normal: libraries' readiness and perspectives toward the changing service environment

Abrigo

Torres

2022

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“…Having existing information systems and policies in place allowed librarians to concentrate on the added workload from faculty and student requests. For those libraries who focused on face-to-face interactions prior to the lockdowns, however, the transition was much more difficult as library management struggled to acquire necessary technology infrastructure and provide needed technology training to personnel ( Lobo & Dhuri, 2021 ; Newman & Newman, 2021 ).…”

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“…The researchers found that the rapid transition to remote instruction in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns prompted needed improvements to librarian training through e-learning platforms. And finally, researchers at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica documented the experiences of its university library in meeting student learning needs after March 2020 ( Newman & Newman, 2021 ). They explained that their country's internet infrastructure was not ready for the rapid shift to increased bandwidth demands, nor was the library ready for the sudden switch to remote learning.…”

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Crisis Librarianship: An Examination of Online Librarianship Roles in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reed

Kester²,

Kaufmann

et al. 2022

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…Perusahaan dan bisnis yang telah dibangun tidak tergilas oleh zaman dan terhambat perkembangannya. Perusahaan harus sudah memiliki sebuah peta perjalanan yang terintegrasi sehingga arah pengembangan bisnis terlihat dengan jelas (Hinić et al, 2017;Newman & Newman, 2021). Kompetisi global era kini meniscayakan kesiapan untuk berubah tanpa jeda dari setiap insan-insan industry.…”

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Blended Leadership: Perspektif Karyawan Tentang Kepemimpinan Masa Pandemi

Astari

Gorda²

2022

JPPSH

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Pandemi covid 19 atau COVID-19 telah membawa dampak yang signifikan pada aktivitas manusia dimana mobilitas dan aktivitas manusia dibatasi. Hal ini juga berlaku pada institusi pendidikan dimana aktivitas hampir sepenuhnya dilakukan secara daring. Ini berdampak pada perubahan model kepemimpinan yang harus diterapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak efektivitas blended leadership dimasa pandemi dari perspektif karyawan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Subjek penelituan ada 5 responden yang dipilih, yaitu 2 karyawan tetap, 2 karyawan kontrak dan 1 tenaga pendidik. Data dikumpulkan dengan metode wawancara mendalam dengan panduan wawancara yang telah disiapkan. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif dengan pendekatan Miles dan Hubberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa secara umum model blended leadership yang diterapkan terkategori efektif. Secara rinci, elemen gaya kepemimpinan terkategori efektif, kemampuan memotivasi terkategori efektif, kemampuan menganalisis pekerjaan dan membuat keputusan terkategori efektif, kemampuan berkomunikasi terkategori efektif dan kemampuan mendelegasikan tugas, tanggung jawab dan wewenang terkategori efektif. Implikasi penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi evaluasi bagi pemimpin dalam meningkatkan kinerja karyawan.

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Leadership behind masked faces: from uncertainty to resilience at a Jamaican academic library

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Face-to-face with the new normal: libraries' readiness and perspectives toward the changing service environment

Face-to-face with the new normal: libraries' readiness and perspectives toward the changing service environment

Crisis Librarianship: An Examination of Online Librarianship Roles in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Blended Leadership: Perspektif Karyawan Tentang Kepemimpinan Masa Pandemi

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