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Book SynopsisThe associate university librarian is tasked with running the various services and workflows of academic research libraries, allowing the head university librarian to focus on the acquisition of resources through fundraising and external public relations. Although the positions of assistant or associate university librarians and deans are considered a training ground for upward movement in the profession, there are surprisingly few mentoring experiences available. The Associate University Librarian Handbook: A Resource Guide looks to change that. Bradford Lee Eden has brought together a variety of helpful topics for university librarians. The first section provides a broad overview of the field and what it means to be an associate librarian. A section on managing change, a topic endemic to the academic library in these times, follows. The next section deals with the question of funding the library enterprise and managing resources, with chapters on how best to handle budget reduction
Trade ReviewGeared for current and future associate university librarians and deans, the work fills a gap in the literature for handbooks and sourcebooks for this specific position. Beginning with an introductory section that introduces the book as a whole and defines the Associate University Librarian, the work next presents two case studies on managing change as an associate university librarian, followed by five chapters on funding the library enterprise and managing resources. The fourth section presents three chapters on managing your career and development, while the fifth provides two chapters for the associate university librarian taking on an interim leadership role. This work is of use for practicing librarians in academic environments who are looking to move up to a higher position, and for those already working as associate university librarians. * American Reference Books Annual *
Fortunately, much of the advice provided in this collection’s 17 papers is equally useful for librarians in management positions in any library. The papers are written by a well-credentialed and multi-skilled group of senior university librarians, and each concludes with an extensive list of further reading options for each topic. In addition to the informative collection of papers in the handbook, Eden also directs his readers to the Taiga Forum (www.taiga-forum.org), which maintains a discussion board facilitating the exchange of views on issues relevant to managing university libraries. The Associate University Librarian Handbook is well set out – with a clear and informative contents page and a good index – easy to read and to refer to as needed. It provides invaluable career advice for those in the position of associate university librarian and those aspiring to attain the position, as well as senior librarians and library managers in any library sphere looking to move up the career ladder * Australian Library Journal *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Bradford Lee Eden 1. What is an Associate University Librarian Martha Hruska Managing change 2. The first four years: what I walked into and where I am now Jane Schillie 3. Everything flows negotiating change in the 21st century library Mildred L. Jackson Funding the library enterprise/ Managing Resources 4. Climb on down from that tree and help me turn loose of this here wildcat: the art of letting go Donald Barclay 5. Networking with benefits: how to cultivate donor relations and get the most out of fundraising Shakeela Begum 6. Dealing with budget reductions Marianne Afifi, Elizabeth Housewright, and Mark Stover 7. Sometimes the news is good Sandra Barstow 8. AUL for Research: libraries and the business of doing research D. Scott Brandt Managing your career 9. Lead like you really mean it: making your AUL leadership count Susan Parker 10. Moving up: positioning for director roles in academic libraries Julie Garrison, Marianne Ryan, and Kathleen DeLong 11. Making the transition from AUL to line librarian Sandra Barstow AULs and Leadership 12. Next generation AULs: regenerating academic library leadership Susan Parker 13. AULs and ethics in the workplace Susan Parker Contributors
