Perspectives on Library Reorganization

Tusa, Sarah

doi:10.1080/00987913.2019.1644483

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“…There is consensus that change can be successful when all stakeholders are involved in the process, understand the need for change, buy into the organization's vision for the future and feel prepared for their new roles within the organization (Auster and Taylor, 2004; Carillo and Gregory, 2019; Crumpton, 2015; Gremmels, 2013; Novak and Day, 2015; Wheeler and Holmes, 2017). Tusa summarizes these findings, and writes that “open and frank communication plays an important role in the successful outcome of any reorganization project, not only for the purpose of buy-in but also for the sake of making change less painful due to possibly shattered expectations” (Tusa, 2019, p. 164).…”

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Reorganization of a very small academic library: a case study of Maine maritime academy's Nutting Memorial Library

Dyer,

Starbird

2023

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PurposeThis case study evaluates the success of a change management process in a very small academic library at a public, rural college. It considers the existing literature on the subject and how it applies to this setting and details the change process.Design/methodology/approachThe authors developed a new tool for assessment of work and its relationship to the organization design, dubbed a “Penny Chart.” The relationship between work areas uncovered by this charting led the change efforts and determined how jobs would be described and marketed.FindingsConducting a work reorganization within the confines of a very small library staff has extensive benefits, but does not come without the existing drawbacks of working with limited and shrinking resources in the current climate of higher education. However, intentionally charting the relationship between areas of work and determining natural areas of overlap and authority had significant benefits to the organization as a whole.Originality/valueThere is little to no existing literature on conducting a significant reorganization of this size of academic library. This paper contributes significantly to the literature by proposing a new method for reorganization when there is no change to the official reporting structure due to the size of the institution. In addition, this method will be valuable to institutions of all sizes conducting any significant reorganization.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Reorganization of a very small academic library: a case study of Maine maritime academy's Nutting Memorial Library

Dyer,

Starbird

2023

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Perspectives on Library Reorganization

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Reorganization of a very small academic library: a case study of Maine maritime academy's Nutting Memorial Library

Reorganization of a very small academic library: a case study of Maine maritime academy's Nutting Memorial Library

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