Academic Librarian Burnout

Christina Holm is the Teaching & Learning Team Lead, Instruction Coordinator, and a Librarian Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University. With over 9 years of professional experience working in academic libraries and public services, she is passionate about information access, library service design, and advocating for critical reflections into professional practices.Ana Guimaraes is the former Director of Collection Development at Kennesaw State University and currently an Engagement Librarian with SAGE Publishing, Inc. A librarian with over 15 years of public services and collection development experience in academic libraries, including public archives and university special collections, she is passionate about library collections, project management and process improvement, and advocating for staff development and the needs of library employees.Nashieli Marcano is Archivist for Digital Collections at Furman University. Her 14 years of experience in academia has encompassed library research support, instruction, collection development, and project management. Her current work and interests involves digital curation; diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; exploring issues in academic librarianship; and digital scholarship. She holds a doctorate degree in Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures from the University of Pittsburgh.

• DedicationAcknowledgementIntroductionChapter 1X, Y, Zzzzzz: Generational Differences in Academic Librarian BurnoutThomas C. Weeks, Josette M. Kubicki, Rod Bustos, and Melissa E. JohnsonChapter 2Burnout and Chronic Illness in Academic LibrariesMary Snyder BroussardChapter 3“I Just Feel Like I’m Not Doing Enough:” Experiences of Feminist Library LeadersMartinique Hallerduff and Freeda BrookChapter 4What’s in a Workload? Affect, Burnout, and Complicating Capacity in Academic LibrariansMatthew Weirick Johnson and Sylvia PageChapter 5Distinguishing Depression from Burnout: Implications for Impactful Interventions for Long-Term ImprovementDawn BehrendChapter 6“I Can’t Keep Doing This:” Contingent Labor and its Impact on ArchivistsCourtney Dean and Angel DiazChapter 7Where Burnout and Leadership Intersect: Implications From, and for, Academic Library (and Other Higher Education) StakeholdersJoyce Garczynski, Karlene Noel Jennings, and Kathleen L. SchmandChapter 8Burning the Candle at Both Ends: How and Why Academic Librarians Who Are Parents Experience and Combat Burnout at WorkMichael Holt, Jessica Lee, Amy Chew, and Robert Griggs-TaylorChapter 9The Effect of Dysfunctional Organizational Culture on Burnout in Academic LibrariesLora Del Rio, Juliet Kerico Gray, and Lis PanklChapter 10Coworker-Induced Burnout: Firsthand Accounts of the Impacts of Colleagues’ Behavior on Academic Librarians’ and Archivists’ Well-BeingMarguerite H. Albro and Christy FicChapter 11To Err Is Human: Academic Librarians and the Fear of Making MistakesLindsey RenoChapter 12Publish or Perish: Conditional Burnout for Tenure-Track Faculty LibrariansCourtney StineChapter 13Professional Service Expectations: Causes and Prevention of Librarian BurnoutSarah K. KantorChapter 14Intersectionality, ICD-11, and Black Women Librarians in the Midst of a PandemicVivian Bynoe and Kay CoatesChapter 15Is It Burnout or Mental Illness? Searching for Understanding When the Answer Is “Both”Megan L. ToupsChapter 16Radical Empathy and the Managerial Ethic of CareSarah E. FancherChapter 17Reframing Occupational Stress to Mitigate Burnout: A Trauma-Informed Care and Constructive Living Approach to Foster Lifelong Resiliency and Self-Directed Life Management within Academic LibrariesWendy C. Doucette and Rebecca L. TolleyChapter 18Time: The Secret Ingredient for Work–Life Balance Among Academic LibrariansMÓnica ColÓn-Aguirre and Katy Kavanagh WebbChapter 19Managing Leadership Burnout: A Case Study of a Multicampus Consolidation Followed by a Prolonged Dean SearchTimothy Daniels and Austina McFarland JordanChapter 20Building a Seat at the Table: Organizing Labor in Libraries to Alleviate BurnoutCarolyn M. Caffrey and Joanna Messer KimmittChapter 21Combating Burnout: Positive/Transformational Leadership and Organizational CultureLinda Miles and Susanne MarkgrenChapter 22Preventing Burnout in New Hires: Importance of Onboarding Support for Employees at All Experience LevelsMichaela C. Keating and Ilda M. CardenasChapter 23Understanding and Mitigating Employee Burnout Due to Role Conflict and Incivility in Merged DepartmentsAndrea BoehmeChapter 24Burnout Among Academic Library Deans and DirectorsElizabeth Batte and Megan LoweAbout the Editors and Authors