Becky Albitz, MLS, EdD, is director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Christine Avery is senior director of Commonwealth Campus Libraries and Strategic Projects, The University Libraries, Penn State University.Diane Zabel is the Benzak Business Librarian and head of the Schreyer Business Library at Penn State University.

Leading in the New Academic Library provides a productive overview of common leadership challenges coupled with sound advice on facing these situations. This title is recommended for early and mid-career librarians interested in pursuing administrative roles.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBecky Albitz, Christine Avery, and Diane ZabelPART I--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESChapter 1: The Academic Library's New RoleRobert E. Fox Jr.Chapter 2: Libraries and IT: The Merged Road AheadChristina Bell and Andrew W. WhiteChapter 3: Data-Driven Decision MakingDavid McCaslinChapter 4: Academic Libraries Reimagined: How Facilities are Changing to Support New ServicesJoseph FennewaldChapter 5: Renovating an Entire Library to Meet the Changing Needs of UsersDavid PilachowskiChapter 6: The Inmates are Running (Parts Of) the Asylum: New Roles and Opportunities for Support Staff in Academic LibrariesJ. Christopher Holobar and James A. JamisonChapter 7: The Generalist in the Small College LibraryAna NoriegaChapter 8: New Ways of Working: Flexible Work Arrangements in Academic LibrariesLauren Reiter and Diane ZabelChapter 9: Better Together: Cultivating Library—Campus CollaborationsHarriet Lightman and Marianne RyanChapter 10: Strategic Collaboration: If You Want to Go Far, Go TogetherBarbara I. DeweyPART II—LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF TRANSFORMATIONChapter 11: Looking Behind the Curtain: Perspectives of an Executive Search ConsultantMatt BuntingChapter 12: Leadership Development for Early Career LibrariansMark A. PuenteChapter 13: Establishing the Diversity Alliance: Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Librarians from Underrepresented GroupsJon E. Cawthorne, Lori Hostuttler, Martha Yancey, Ashleigh D. Coren, Lisette Hernández, and Chanelle PickensChapter 14: Leading from the Middle and Moving Up—Advice for Mid-Career Librarians Who Want to Move Up the OrganizationPixey Anne MosleyChapter 15: Leading from the Middle: Mid-Career Librarians Who Step in to Take Charge as Needed Jennie Levine KniesChapter 16: Leading for Your Replacement—Succession PlanningAnne LangleyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

Becky Albitz, MLS, EdD, is director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Christine Avery is senior director of Commonwealth Campus Libraries and Strategic Projects, The University Libraries, Penn State University.Diane Zabel is the Benzak Business Librarian and head of the Schreyer Business Library at Penn State University.

Leading in the New Academic Library provides a productive overview of common leadership challenges coupled with sound advice on facing these situations. This title is recommended for early and mid-career librarians interested in pursuing administrative roles.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBecky Albitz, Christine Avery, and Diane ZabelPART I--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESChapter 1: The Academic Library's New RoleRobert E. Fox Jr.Chapter 2: Libraries and IT: The Merged Road AheadChristina Bell and Andrew W. WhiteChapter 3: Data-Driven Decision MakingDavid McCaslinChapter 4: Academic Libraries Reimagined: How Facilities are Changing to Support New ServicesJoseph FennewaldChapter 5: Renovating an Entire Library to Meet the Changing Needs of UsersDavid PilachowskiChapter 6: The Inmates are Running (Parts Of) the Asylum: New Roles and Opportunities for Support Staff in Academic LibrariesJ. Christopher Holobar and James A. JamisonChapter 7: The Generalist in the Small College LibraryAna NoriegaChapter 8: New Ways of Working: Flexible Work Arrangements in Academic LibrariesLauren Reiter and Diane ZabelChapter 9: Better Together: Cultivating Library—Campus CollaborationsHarriet Lightman and Marianne RyanChapter 10: Strategic Collaboration: If You Want to Go Far, Go TogetherBarbara I. DeweyPART II—LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF TRANSFORMATIONChapter 11: Looking Behind the Curtain: Perspectives of an Executive Search ConsultantMatt BuntingChapter 12: Leadership Development for Early Career LibrariansMark A. PuenteChapter 13: Establishing the Diversity Alliance: Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Librarians from Underrepresented GroupsJon E. Cawthorne, Lori Hostuttler, Martha Yancey, Ashleigh D. Coren, Lisette Hernández, and Chanelle PickensChapter 14: Leading from the Middle and Moving Up—Advice for Mid-Career Librarians Who Want to Move Up the OrganizationPixey Anne MosleyChapter 15: Leading from the Middle: Mid-Career Librarians Who Step in to Take Charge as Needed Jennie Levine KniesChapter 16: Leading for Your Replacement—Succession PlanningAnne LangleyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

Becky Albitz, MLS, EdD, is director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Christine Avery is senior director of Commonwealth Campus Libraries and Strategic Projects, The University Libraries, Penn State University.Diane Zabel is the Benzak Business Librarian and head of the Schreyer Business Library at Penn State University.

Leading in the New Academic Library provides a productive overview of common leadership challenges coupled with sound advice on facing these situations. This title is recommended for early and mid-career librarians interested in pursuing administrative roles.

• CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionBecky Albitz, Christine Avery, and Diane ZabelPART I--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESChapter 1: The Academic Library's New RoleRobert E. Fox Jr.Chapter 2: Libraries and IT: The Merged Road AheadChristina Bell and Andrew W. WhiteChapter 3: Data-Driven Decision MakingDavid McCaslinChapter 4: Academic Libraries Reimagined: How Facilities are Changing to Support New ServicesJoseph FennewaldChapter 5: Renovating an Entire Library to Meet the Changing Needs of UsersDavid PilachowskiChapter 6: The Inmates are Running (Parts Of) the Asylum: New Roles and Opportunities for Support Staff in Academic LibrariesJ. Christopher Holobar and James A. JamisonChapter 7: The Generalist in the Small College LibraryAna NoriegaChapter 8: New Ways of Working: Flexible Work Arrangements in Academic LibrariesLauren Reiter and Diane ZabelChapter 9: Better Together: Cultivating Library—Campus CollaborationsHarriet Lightman and Marianne RyanChapter 10: Strategic Collaboration: If You Want to Go Far, Go TogetherBarbara I. DeweyPART II—LEADERSHIP IN THE FACE OF TRANSFORMATIONChapter 11: Looking Behind the Curtain: Perspectives of an Executive Search ConsultantMatt BuntingChapter 12: Leadership Development for Early Career LibrariansMark A. PuenteChapter 13: Establishing the Diversity Alliance: Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Librarians from Underrepresented GroupsJon E. Cawthorne, Lori Hostuttler, Martha Yancey, Ashleigh D. Coren, Lisette Hernández, and Chanelle PickensChapter 14: Leading from the Middle and Moving Up—Advice for Mid-Career Librarians Who Want to Move Up the OrganizationPixey Anne MosleyChapter 15: Leading from the Middle: Mid-Career Librarians Who Step in to Take Charge as Needed Jennie Levine KniesChapter 16: Leading for Your Replacement—Succession PlanningAnne LangleyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors