Description
Book SynopsisIdentifies the issues related to a number of expected retirees in the library and information science profession across North America, the UK, and Australia. This work issues a call to action to help ensure that organizations and institutions can provide the education and training, and proper work environment, for both professionals and staff.
Trade ReviewEditor Vicki Whitmell and her cadre of essayists examine issues of succession planning as well as recruitment, retention, training, and mentoring in Staff Planning in a Time of Demographic Change. Among the contributors are Stephen Abram, who considers the next generation of librarians; Renée Bazile-Jones, who covers diversity issues; and Ethel Auster and Donna C. Chan, who discuss the training and development needs of an aging workforce. * American Libraries *
This is a must-read for those in library administration at all levels, as well as those concerned about the future of the profession. * Info Career Trends *
...practical advice for effective staff planning....A significant contribution to the literature, this is recommended for graduate and professional collections. * Library Journal *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1 Libraries and the Aging Workforce: An Overview Chapter 3 2 Next Generation Librarians in the Workplace Chapter 4 3 The Future Skills Needs of Information Professionals in the United Kingdom Chapter 5 4 Planning for the Next Generation of Librarians: Professional Education and Workplace Strategies Chapter 6 5 Meeting the Training and Development Needs of an Aging Workforce Chapter 7 6 Looking Outside Our Borders Chapter 8 7 Deans, Directors, and Department Chairs in LIS Education: From Whence New Leadership? Chapter 9 8 To Fill or How to Fill - That Is the Question: Succession Planning and Leadership Development in Academic Libraries Chapter 10 9 Practical Strategies for Staff and Succession Planning in Libraries Chapter 11 10 Succession in Academic Libraries: The Task at Hand Chapter 12 11 Diversity and Libraries Chapter 13 12 Mentoring for Staff and Succession Planning Chapter 14 13 Succession Planning: A Selective Bibliography for Librarians Part 15 About the Contributors
