Library Administration

image © Ed UthmanARL has been selected as one of ten host institutions for the inaugural National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) program, launched by the Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

This National Journal article about recruiting minority librarians into the profession features ARL’s Diversity Programs and Director of Diversity & Leadership Programs Mark A. Puente. “For the librarian workforce to reach parity with the nation’s demographics…Puente stresses, ‘we would have to hire tens of thousands of librarians of color...’”

Jill Mierke, Director of Human Resources, University of Saskatchewan

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SPEC Kit 333 explores the scale and scope of art and artifact materials held by ARL member libraries, which tools and techniques they currently use to manage these collections, including those used by library staff only and those used to make information about these collections available to the public, and if there is evidence of a convergence of library, archive, and museum practices in the management of these collections. It includes collection development policies, guidelines for arranging materials, and examples of how art and artifact collections are described.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf  for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 333 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning, University of Minnesota

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Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut

Vivian Lewis, Acting University Librarian, McMaster University

Elizabeth Mengel, Associate Director for Scholarly Resources and Special Collections, the Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University

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Irene Herold, Dean of the Library, Keene State College

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Stanley Wilder, University Librarian, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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James G. Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University

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Brian W. Keith, Associate Dean, Human and Financial Resources, University of Florida Libraries

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Nicole Saylor, Head, Digital Research and Publishing, University of Iowa Libraries

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Pat Hawthorne, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Emory University

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Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator and Research Assistant Proferssor, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University

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Kathleen De Long, Associate University Librarian, Human Resources and Teaching/Learning, University of Alberta Libraries

Michael Brewer, Librarian, Team Leader for Instructional Services, University of Arizona Libraries

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Poster presented at the LCDP Luminary Class, June 2012.

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SPEC Kit 332 explores how research institutions are currently organizing staff to support scholarly communication services, and whether their organizational structures have changed since 2007, when member libraries were surveyed about their scholarly communication education initiative. It covers who leads scholarly communication efforts inside and outside the library, the scholarly communication related services that are offered to researchers, and which staff support those services. It also looks at how the library measures the success of its scholarly communication services, including demonstrable outcomes of these services. It includes position descriptions for library leaders of scholarly communication efforts, charges for SC committees, organization charts, descriptions of SC services, assessment tools, open access policies, and SC resolutions.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf  for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 332 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

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Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

ff12-sierra.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

ff12-schement.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

ff12-mierke.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

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Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October, 2012.

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Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

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Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

ff12-delong.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

ff12-cawthorne-lewis-wang.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October, 2012.

ff12-brown.pdf    Audio on YouTube

Proceedings of the 161st ARL Membership Meeting, October 2012.

mm12fall-britton-renaud.pdf     Audio on YouTube

Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "Library Workforce for 21st Century Research Libraries," October 2012.

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SPEC Kit 331 focuses on the professional, administrative, and management positions that report directly to the library director (or in some ARL member libraries the position that serves as the representative to the association), positions that have not been examined by a SPEC survey since 1984. It explores the responsibilities of these positions, and the skills, qualifications, and competencies necessary for these administrators to successfully lead a transforming 21st century research library. It looks at whether and how position requirements have changed in the past five years, whether the number of direct reports has changed, whether these administrators have assumed new areas of organizational responsibility, and how they acquire the new skills to fulfill those responsibilities. It includes documents that compare organization charts and position descriptions from 2007 and 2012.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf  for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 331 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

SPEC Kit 330 explores the scope of accreditation standards,the data provided by research libraries to meet the requirements of accrediting bodies, and which library staff participate in preparing reports and site visits. The survey results may help libraries identify and understand what standards exist, and how their contributions lead to successful accreditation and reaccreditation for their parent institutions. Additionally, this survey sought to identify how deeply ARL libraries are involved in the accreditation process at the institutional level. As libraries strive to establish their impact and value in higher education, this measure is one way to gauge how institutional leaders perceive their libraries’ contributions. This SPEC Kit includes examples of programmatic and regional accrediting agency reports from respondents and descriptions of the accreditation process.

This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf  for complete pricing and purchase options information.

Link to the online SPEC Kit 330 on the ARL Digital Publications website.