The “Identifying Gaps and Opportunities in Professional Development Support for Managers” project brought together management researchers, practitioners, and existing formal and informal organizations to identify the professional development needs of academic librarian managers.
Goals of the grant included:
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Gather information on the state of academic library management through a syllabus and course review, as well as a survey of academic library managers
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Host a forum with a variety of perspectives on library management
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Create a sustainable and equitable set of recommendations to facilitate opportunities for professional development in person-centered management practices​​​
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The primary deliverable for this grant was a white paper articulating the research findings, as well as recommendations for how individuals and organizations across the academic libraries field can respond to the needs expressed through our research.
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The white paper is now available, and we encourage the academic library community to take up any of the recommendations in the paper and make them their own. The more people engaged in this work, the better!
​​​This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant RE-254898-OLS-23.