The Libraries They Are A-Changin': How Libraries Reorganize

Novak, John; Day, Annette

doi:10.1080/10691316.2015.1067663

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“…In examining the literature, Novak and Day identify five steps libraries typically undertake during the reorganization process: libraries 1) identify drivers for change, 2) carry out analysis and diagnosis, 3) communicate the change plan, 4) implement the change, and 5) carry out continuous assessment afterward. 19 Assigning new tasks to staff based on the analysis-and-diagnosis step takes place during the implementingthe-change step. It is at this point that staff are trained with any new skills they might need and are placed in new positions based on their existing skills, talents, and proclivities.…”

Section: The Evolving Academic Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovating Support for Research: The Coalescence of Scholarly Communication?

Sandy

Million

Hudson‐Vitale

2020

C&RL

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Information professionals housed in academic libraries are increasingly taking a role in supporting scholarly communication activities. This article investigates the extent to which a formal role has grown in ARL libraries, the skills and competencies necessary for supporting work with data in this capacity, and how those skills and competencies relate to the research lifecycle. We find that scholarly communication has formalized in ARL libraries since 2012. We also find that the requisite skills and competencies for scholarly communication work have coalesced since 2009 in support of a core group that, when the research lifecycle is considered, also support the work of scholars.

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Section: The Evolving Academic Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovating Support for Research: The Coalescence of Scholarly Communication?

Sandy

Million

Hudson‐Vitale

2020

C&RL

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“…Kitaip esminius pokyčio valdymo etapus galima įvardyti taip: pokyčio poreikio nustatymas, inicijavimas, įgyvendinimas, įtvirtinimas ir visuose procesuose pokyčio palaikymas (Sakalas ir kt., 2016). Svarbu akcentuoti, jog kuriant socialiai neįgaliuosius įtraukiančią biblioteką labai svarbus socialinių dalininkų -šiuo atveju neįgaliųjų ir jų atstovų, kaip vienos iš bibliotekų socialinių dalininkų grupių -poreikių vertinimas bei įtraukimas į bibliotekų paslaugų planavimo, kūrimo ir įgyvendinimo procesus (Irwin, Silk, 2019;Perryman, Jeng, 2019). Taikant anksčiau pateiktą pokyčio valdymo organizacijoje strategiją išryškėja keletas neįgaliuosius socialiai įtraukiančios bibliotekos kūrimo specifinių aspektų (žr.…”

Section: Neįgaliuosius Socialiai įTraukiančios Bibliotekos Kūrimas Kaip Organizacijos Pokyčio Valdymasunclassified

“…Pasiekti rezultatai gali būti vertinami rengiant periodines (pvz., ketvirtines, metines) bibliotekų veiklos planų ataskaitas, kuriose būtų aiškiai įvardytas neįgaliesiems suteiktų paslaugų skaičius, patobulintos infrastruktūros ar technologinės įrangos mastai ir pan. Pabrėžtina, jog, įvertinus pasiektus rezultatus, galima nustatyti, ar buvo patenkinti socialinių dalininkų poreikiai, ar pasiekti numatyti tikslai, o esant poreikiui galima atlikti veiklos planų korekcijas (Irwin, Silk, 2019;Perryman, Jeng, 2019). Mokslinėje literatūroje (Liukinevičienė, 2013;Hayes, 2014;Kuipers ir kt., 2014;Jalagat, 2015;Kennett-Hensel, Payne, 2018) akcentuojama, jog įgyvendinant pokyčius labai svarbūs įgalinantys veiksniai, tokie kaip bibliotekos kultūra, organizacinis mokymasis, nuolatinis informacijos komunikavimas bei pokyčių valdymo įgūdžiai, apimantys bibliotekų vadovų gebėjimą motyvuoti darbuotojus ir lyderystę.…”

Section: Pav Socialiai Neįgaliuosius įTraukiančios Bibliotekos Kūrimo Kaip Pokyčio Valdymo Specifiniai Aspektaiunclassified

Legal and Administrative Environment of Inclusive Libraries for People with Disabilities in Lithuania

Kulikauskienė¹,

Liukinevičienė

2020

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The article analyzes the provisions of the most important international and national documents obliging public libraries to contribute to the reduction of social exclusion by meeting the informational, cultural and social needs of people with disabilities. The analysis of scientific literature reveals that the process of social inclusion requires changes in library activities and is associated with innovation. This process demands appropriate management, while the implemented changes should include activities associated with the key elements of an inclusive library – organizational management, accessibility of library services and environment, improved staff competences, collaboration with organizations representing disabled people and promotion of services. The article presents the results of the analysis of activity documents (2014-2019 annual activity plans and reports) of Šiauliai region libraries. This analysis enables to assess the readiness of libraries to become inclusive organizations for people with disabilities and to evaluate the current situation of initiation, implementation and consolidation of activities related to library services for people with disabilities from the perspective of change management.

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“…Library reorganization has been a key way in which academic libraries have positioned themselves for the future of access. In examining the literature, Novak and Day (2015) identify five steps libraries typically undertake during the reorganization process: libraries 1) identify drivers for change, 2) carry out analysis and diagnosis, 3) communicate the change plan, 4) implement the change, and 5) carry out continuous assessment afterward. Assigning new tasks to staff based on the analysis and diagnosis step takes place during the implementing the change step.…”

Section: The Evolving Academic Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Restructuring and Formalizing: Scholarly Communication as a Sustainable Growth Opportunity in Information Agencies?

Million¹,

Vitale²

2019

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Emerging technologies are revolutionizing the field of scholarly communication. Because of this, scholars increasingly need specialized support during all stages of the research process. With the academic library as the unit of analysis, two concepts from Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory and organizational innovation literature are drawn upon to assess the sustainability of scholarly communication work in libraries. These concepts are organizational restructuring and formalization. Data on Association of Research Libraries (ARL) employees with relevant job titles and three digital curation competencies documents are analysed. Study findings suggest that ARL information agencies have restructured to provide added research support and that skills associated with scholarly communication positions are becoming more uniform. We conclude that scholarly communication information professionals are part of a sustainable area of practice within ARL information agencies, that has matured over the past decade, and this trend is likely to continue in at least the short term.the study of how scholars in any field (e.g., physical, biological, social and behavioural sciences, humanities and technology) use and disseminate information through formal and informal channels. The study of scholarly communication includes the growth of scholarly information, the relationships among research areas and disciplines, the information needs and uses of individual user groups, and the relationships among formal and informal methods of communication (Borgman, 1990, pp. 13-4).Scholarly communication enables the work of researchers at universities and organizations that are dedicated to creating new knowledge. In the United States (U.S.), over half of all federal research dollars are granted to university-affiliated researchers (Regazzi, 2015) making universities a hub for the creation of new knowledge. Supporting ScholarsSupporting scholarly communication on university campuses in an age of emerging technologies has naturally fallen to information professionals based in information agencies, such as academic libraries. Traditionally, academic libraries have divided the expertise they provide into technical services and public services, but given the complexity of technologies combined with the increasingly sophisticated needs of users, a new breed of information professional must emerge (e.g., Kowalski, 2017). In the case of scholarly communication questions, not only must the information professional curate and supply access to scholarship, but he/she must also work with scholars to organize, provide access to, save, and share their work. Providing specialized support to scholars (e.g., Ketchum, 2017) during the research process has quickly become the purview of the academic library.As the needs of researchers and scholars have changed, the work of information professionals has evolved in parallel. Working to support the field of "scholarly communication today reflects a [need to master an ever-growing] constellation of tools, practices...

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The Libraries They Are A-Changin': How Libraries Reorganize

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Innovating Support for Research: The Coalescence of Scholarly Communication?

Innovating Support for Research: The Coalescence of Scholarly Communication?

Legal and Administrative Environment of Inclusive Libraries for People with Disabilities in Lithuania

Restructuring and Formalizing: Scholarly Communication as a Sustainable Growth Opportunity in Information Agencies?

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