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Information use is changing rapidly in the digital age, leading to complex intellectual property and ownership issues. Exploring the ethical implications of this new environment, specifically as they relate to information professionals, this text offers guidance on making ethical choices.Today, professionals spanning all sectors of society face fast-changing information use questions related to Artificial Intelligence, scholarly communication, research practice, teaching pedagogies and platforms, data sharing, knowledge management, entrepreneurial endeavors, and service access and delivery. Further complicating matters are grassroots movements such as open access, open data, and open education.This wide-ranging and thorough volume surveys historical traditions and principles in ethics and brings readers into the current digital landscape, where ethical issues are often complex and confounding. Covering subjects that range from big data and hacking to surveillance and access, it explores the background of each topic and describes how, where, and why ethical dilemmas arise within it. Through real-life examples, this timely text teaches students and practitioners how to identify an ethical dilemma, provides guidance on how to respond, explains how to separate personal belief from professional responsibility, and discusses how to make exceptions in a principled way.

Helping expand archival studies into impermanent media like body art, this book suggests that archiving must be considered a form of storytelling.Tattoos are not merely decorative; they contain deep meaning for individuals and communities. They document their wearers’ personal histories and position in families or society, and they engage with a communal understanding of symbols. This unique book makes the case that archivists who want to preserve as full a human story as possible must recognize the rich documentation provided by tattoos. It also argues, in a broader sense, that traditional archives are not representative of the ways human beings transmit information through time and that they must be augmented by other types of storytelling to provide a more complete record of our species. Authors Baxter and Coyner touch on timely topics such as historical narratives, storytelling, cultural traditions, the body as a text, social control, and memorialization by considering tattoos as a personal and community archive. Discussing tattoos as a storytelling tool, the authors also challenge how history is kept and who gets included. Stories on Skin is committed to the rights of communities to tell their stories in their own way and to the power that right brings.

A concise manual for professionals in the field, this book helps librarians master the skills to conduct, interpret, and analyze their own original research.Many working librarians discover that original research would help them advocate for their libraries, but some graduate programs teach only limited research skills. Designed for all librarians, this book is a practical guide to engaging with the research process, from identifying a problem to sharing findings with others. Authors Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning have packed this introductory guide and reference book with short, to-the-point information that librarians will refer to often at all stages of a research project. From research ethics to statistical significance and everything in between, this primer is the point-of-need resource for librarians in public, academic, and school libraries who wish to use original research to support the profession.

Creating a Person-Centered Library provides a comprehensive overview of various services, programs, and collaborations to help libraries serve high-needs patrons as well as strategies for supporting staff working with these individuals.While public libraries are struggling to address growing numbers of high-needs patrons experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, mental health problems, substance abuse, and poverty-related needs, this book will help librarians build or contribute to library services that will best address patrons' psychosocial needs.The authors, experienced in both library and social work, begin by providing an overview of patrons' psychosocial needs, structural and societal reasons for the shift in these needs, and how these changes impact libraries and library staff. Chapters focus on best practices for libraries providing person-centered services and share lessons learned, including information about special considerations for certain patron populations that might be served by individual libraries. The book concludes with information about how library organizations can support public library staff.Librarians and library students who are concerned about both patrons and library staff will find the practical advice in this book invaluable.

This practical guidebook presents an infrastructure for training library staff, starting with a robust onboarding process and continuing through a staff member's entire duration at an institution.Because library services and resources can change rapidly, ongoing training is an important aspect of library operations. Training can be a particular challenge at large, multi-branch library systems, because it can be difficult to ensure all staff are able to receive the relevant information.Written for library managers and training leaders, A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff presents a comprehensive lifecycle for staff development with a focus on tools and techniques to build a sustainable training program, set staff up for success in their positions, and develop a positive and supportive community across the library. Authors Emily Leachman and A. Garrison Libby spearheaded their library's movement to largely online trainings, which are inclusive of staff at all branch locations.This practical guidebook helps managers and trainers develop a comprehensive plan that allows new staff to quickly become acquainted with the operations of the library, provides ongoing training to make staff aware of new procedures and services, and creates a collaborative and supportive training environment to empower staff to learn and lead.

Librarians continue to work under budget constraints while still needing to increase the user experience and remove barriers to library resources. Learning to evaluate the best options for managing projects to accomplish goals while balancing with the reality of day-to-day work needs is integral to overall success. In this book, readers will learn: how to balance the goals of the project with the reality of working in libraries today, what key questions can help move readers effectively through the project process and choose the right tools, best practices to ensure sustainability in project plans as well as outcomes, and how to incorporate diversity, inclusion, and accessibility principles into your project management. This practice guide provides step-by-step instructions to determine what project management tools and techniques match the needs of the particular library project and person/team’s skills level, while also providing these in the context of libraries’ specific cultures and norms.

A complete overview of digital preservation theory and practice for cultural institutions and professions.The third edition of Digital Preservation for Libraries, Archives, and Museums is the most current, complete guide to digital preservation available today. The text has been both updated and revised, continuing to present complex topics thoroughly and accessibly. Important new content includes information on environmental sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).After laying out the problems and perspectives that inform digital preservation, the authors present a variety of solutions ranging from basic to complex. Addressing digital preservation in the broadest sense of the term, the text looks at all aspects of curating and preserving digital content for long-term access. Instead of focusing on specific materials in a particular system, it addresses a broad group of resources that could be housed in any number of digital preservation systems.Part 1 provides an overview of digital preservation and helps students and new professionals get started. Part 2 focuses on management of the digital preservation environment, including managing technology and human resources. Financial, organizational, and environmental sustainability are important considerations. Part 3 turns to technology, which can be a source of concern for those new to the field. A thorough look at metadata, file formats, software, and emulation helps clarify preservation technology. Part 4 considers selecting content, preserving research data, and working with specialized content.Students and professionals will both come away with a more robust understanding of digital preservation and the ability to plan more successful digital preservation initiatives.

This book explores the multifaceted role cognitive load has on one’s learning journey, while introducing actionable approaches and resources to help bolster success.Multiple deadlines, competing responsibilities, an endless barrage of information, and constant stress: these situations are becoming increasingly common and intense for 21st-century learners. Even well-established needs, like finding and accessing relevant, credible information, take up more cognitive energy in this ever-changing information landscape. As pressure and complexity converge, learners are more likely to experience cognitive overload.Cognitive load refers to the amount of information an individual is able to retain in their working memory at one time. When cognitive load is surpassed, it can be much more difficult to process, encode, and retain new information. The purpose of this book is to help professionals transform passive efforts to support learners into more purposeful actions that address cognitive overload in the context of research and information seeking.Library practitioners may take cognitive load into consideration when creating resources like LibGuides, designing instruction sessions, or planning programming. Yet cognitive load cannot be addressed through isolated efforts; it cuts across departmental boundaries and organizational silos. To reflect the cross-sectoral dynamic of cognitive load and its impact, this book is organized around three crucial areas of one’s learning journey: Instruction, Systems, and Outreach.Each section hosts a diverse collection of instructional, system design, and outreach/programmatic ideas that are built upon Cognitive Load Theory, providing readers with actionable approaches and resources that can inform their own practices when meeting the needs of their patrons.Whether you are a seasoned professional, new to your role, or just keen to explore the intersectionality of cognitive load throughout the learning journey, From Chaos to Order is designed to bring together useful theories, practices, and provocations for future exploration.

Explore how GLAM institutions are navigating new leadership styles and organizational frameworks to help meet the challenges posed by a digital society.During this time of digital transformation, galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are facing a generational challenge that calls on them to rethink their roles and responsibilities, re-evaluate policies and practices, and re-envision creative management and use of their collections. While AI is not new for GLAMs, the rapid development of generative AI has accelerated the pace of change along with a host of risks and benefits. For cultural heritage institutions, the stakes for implementing emerging AI technologies are high as GLAMs navigate questions relating to cultural relevance, limited resources and expanding backlogs of digital collections. GLAMs must also contend with the major intellectual and social implications for supporting entirely new approaches to learning, scholarship and public engagement. As GLAMs strive to keep pace, this book turns to explore how cultural heritage institutions can draw on a model of digital leadership to help them meet the challenges posed by the ethical implementation and use of generative AI in the stewardship of distinctive collections. Although digital leadership has been widely written about in the fields of business management, communication and marketing and information technology, it has not yet been addressed in a book format for the GLAM sector. In addition to discussing the basic definition and concepts of digital leadership, this book explores digital leadership as a critical framework for GLAMs to advance digital stewardship programs, professional development and staff training initiatives, and institutional advocacy in the age of AI.

A Practical Guidebook to Trauma-Informed Archival Practice: Best Practices and Case Studies explores trauma in archival work from the archivists’ perspective. It examines how trauma can manifest not only when processing collections but also in donor relationships, researcher interactions, and professional practices. This guide offers strategies for creating policies and workflows to reduce harm and foster trust throughout the archival process.The authors highlight practical approaches to minimizing trauma across archival work, including:· Supporting grieving donors throughout the donation process· Identifying trauma in archival workers, support staff, volunteers, and students before, during, and after exposure· Understanding the effects of trauma on the body and brain and offering short- and long-term solutionsThis book is a practical guide for archivists seeking to implement trauma-informed practices that benefit everyone who engages with archival materials.

Learn how libraries can develop and use collections, space, resources, and programs to expand racial literacy in their communities.Libraries are no longer simply providers of basic literacy – they’re evolving to meet community needs for an expanding list of literacies: digital, health, information, financial. Racial Literacy in Libraries argues persuasively that libraries need to add racial literacy to that list. Its authors and contributors teach you how to understand and communicate about race and racism.Since readers are likely to begin with different backgrounds on race, Part One offers a primer written by experts on the science and history of skin color, the invention of race and racism in the United States, and the development of racial identity. Part Two helps librarians bridge the gap between theory and practice. Chapters discuss the important concepts of representation, equity, and access and offer practical examples of how to apply them in libraries, including through collection development. Part Three offers real-life examples of libraries across the country who are bringing racial literacy to their communities through collections, curated resources, and programs. A companion website offers tools you can use right away, whenever you’re ready to put your racial literacy learning into practice. All librarians who want to bring a more bias-free worldview to library work will benefit from this guide to racial literacy.

Serves as both a source for international business information and as a guide to finding and accessing global resources.Significant changes have occurred in the content and delivery of business information, thanks to the growth and availability of information on the Internet. This up-to-date volume provides guidance in these critical areas: company information; market and industry research; investments, trade, and currencies; and country analysis.This timely resource for international business information is useful for information professionals who need to gain a stronger foundation and deeper understanding of the scope, scale, and depth of business information along with its many uses. It provides direction on how to find and access global resources, as well as offering underlying explanations for how these types of information and sources can be used within a business context. Each chapter contains detailed use cases to teach readers how to think critically about a business research question, define the information gaps, and determine the best sources of information. These use cases cover different types of information users and different countries/regions to showcase how information availability varies broadly across the world. Each chapter also contains a section on the intercultural context of business information, which impacts how information is created and used.

Drawing on the latest approaches to behavioral and predictive analytics, this guide offers academic librarians pathways to implementing successful analytics programs and to navigating the complex landscape of analytics technology and platforms. Covering the expectations of the field and modern data-collecting tools and techniques, readers will learn how to leverage their findings to make data-informed decisions in their library planning. The book also highlights what is unique to librarianship in the discipline of analytics by focusing on the ethics of the library profession, including issues related to data privacy and service standards and issues related to collection management and outreach efforts. This book is an indispensable guide to all areas of academic librarianship. Analytics provide a shared area where data points from other functional areas can be viewed and compared, driving creative collaboration, identification of library-wide trends, and development of future initiatives.

Helps readers understand what careers are available for graduates with a master’s degree in library and information sciences.Written in a conversational, candid tone, Careers in Library and Information Services collects first-hand accounts from workers who have earned a master’s of library science degree to help new LIS graduates understand their career options.Each of the chapters provides readers with a snapshot of a particular career. Chapters are gathered into parts: an introduction on “Why Do We Do This?” is followed by careers in public libraries, school libraries, academic libraries, special libraries, and careers outside of libraries. Each chapter author describes their typical duties, shares likes and dislikes, and offers advice for those wanting a job like theirs.Invaluable for those considering entering an MLS program, those currently enrolled in MLS programs, graduates looking for work, and professionals considering a career shift, this engaging book is both practical and fun to read.

Grounded in research, this book introduces the interdisciplinary concept of social control in the built environment to LIS and explores its value in creating authentic public library teen space.This research study introduces a new approach to public library teen space design that broadens our understanding of how teen spaces are designed and used and how to leverage social control in the built environment as a tool in creating authentic teen space.As context for the research, this study begins with the history of the public library, the history of teen services, and the history of adolescence. Unlike extant LIS literature, Lee is concerned with the impact of preexisting notions of teens on the design and configuration of teen space and the resultant impact on teen behavior and use concerning these spaces. The value of this book lies in three separate areas. First, it introduces the interdisciplinary concept of social control in the built environment to library and information sciences. Second, it makes a significant contribution to LIS literature by providing much-needed research on teens as a user group, the history and current landscape of library services to teens, and teen space design and function. Third, it contributes to the field by linking research with practice. A unique approach to teen services and teen space design, this research study is a timely addition to the LIS literature.

Learn how to create equitable and successful partnerships for your library by connecting with organizations in your community and communities worldwide.Librarians know the value of building community partnerships—but what’s the best way to initiate and sustain them? Purposeful partnerships help libraries meet the needs of individuals and varying community groups. Tyler Hahn shows how working with other organizations can help libraries uphold their missions and offer more effective services to their communities. He shares on-the-ground examples and practical tips to help librarians, teachers, and community leaders build strong collaborations, covering everything from teaming up with schools and local businesses to working with the government and non-profit groups. Including information on beginning, building, and sustaining partnerships; community engagement; ethical considerations; and future trends, Hahn provides a hands-on toolkit for implementing partnerships that will benefit both your library and your community partners. Of particular value for small and rural libraries, this practical book is useful for new and seasoned librarians at all levels.

Learn how to create a library culture that not only empowers and supports its staff but provides compassionate and innovative services, helping customers and communities thrive.Everyone wants a supportive workplace where they are valued, trusted, and empowered. Library staff also want to serve the diverse needs of their customers and community. Is it possible to have both? Yes! Learn how to create and sustain a library environment where the needs of staff and customers are mutually supported without sacrificing efficiencies. You’ll discover how you can enhance employee satisfaction and performance while improving the quality of service provided to help build more successful communities. Real-world scenarios show why simple policy changes like allowing food and drink in the library or permitting sleeping can demonstrate trust and why flexibility in scheduling won't result in complete chaos at your branch. This guide provides ways to break down silos between management and front-line staff to work together for the advancement of all.The authors share on-the-ground examples of how to shift decision making from a “follow the rules or else” approach to a trauma-informed and flexible environment where the needs of both staff and customers are valued. You'll better understand how saying yes can improve your reputation, increase funding, and enhance your library’s value to constituents. All levels of workers, from the newest library staffer to the CEO and governing board members, will benefit from this guidance—because everyone has a role in building a culture of teamwork, trust, and respect.

Includes decades of research on story, the techniques used to engage and immerse an audience, and how narrative immersion and stories can be used in libraries.Storytelling is both art and science. In this volume, author Brian Sturm shares the results of his decades of research on “immersion” in storytelling. Readers come away with a full understanding of immersion and how performers can foster it. Chapters on performance theory and technique show how audience engagement is built and how listeners can be guided to identify with story characters to make tales more memorable. The book begins with an introduction to immersion and trance research, discusses the values of immersive experiences, and introduces readers to narrative immersion and storylistening. Sturm then teaches the craft of immersion, including the techniques used in oral storytelling, how to choose a story for performing, techniques for learning and preparing a story, and techniques to rely on during active storytelling. Finally, storytelling is connected to libraries, as part of programming, marketing, and management. The final chapter highlights the value of immersion in libraries as a connection to place, to people, and to learning.

Develop an understanding of company financial data to build a foundation for comprehending most business information, particularly when analyzing companies and entire industries.Many librarians and business students, even those in graduate business programs, find the complexity of business information intimidating. This confusion largely arises from trying to understand company financial data, which is filled with jargon and intricate details that are hard to contextualize. Until users become comfortable with company financial data, they will struggle with other aspects of business research, such as evaluating companies as potential investments or locating a set of peer competitors. Unlocking Company Financial Data and Industry Insights goes beyond simply listing databases and websites with financial information. It helps users make sense of this initially bewildering data, understand it, and place it in context. After gaining competence in understanding company-level data, researchers will develop the confidence to explore industry-level information. Understanding company financial data can help librarians research industries when the perfect industry report isn’t available. Conversely, industry reports can help researchers locate data on privately held companies, which typically have less available data than their publicly traded counterparts. This book, written to make complex concepts easily understandable, equips researchers with the foundational skills to confidently locate and understand business data.

As the US immigrant population rises, this book guides librarians, K–12 teachers, and higher education faculty toward new ways of exploring immigration-themed children’s literature in the classroom and library.The United States is a nation of immigrants, and the millions of US immigrant youth deserve books that represent and reflect their experiences. Culturally responsive teachers and librarians can serve these young people and facilitate their sense of belonging by providing immigration-themed literature in classrooms and libraries. Meanwhile, US-born children can expand their understanding of immigration by learning from the diverse array of immigrant experiences represented in contemporary books. Chapters written by youth literature experts from schools and universities across the United States support K–12 teachers, school and public librarians, graduate students, and higher education faculty by· identifying high-quality contemporary immigration-themed literature· investigating what readers can learn from this literature· integrating this literature into instructionImmigration-Themed Youth Literature fills the gap in resources on contemporary immigration-themed literature and is a valuable tool for advancing educators’ and librarians’ professional learning. Each chapter provides a diverse perspective on reading and teaching immigration-themed literature.

This manual helps staff at a variety of libraries and cultural institutions learn to create intriguing, accessible book and media displays, with the aim of increasing circulation and creating positive patron experiences.Book and media displays are ubiquitous in libraries—yet many librarians report that they feel “stuck” with uninteresting displays and don’t know where to begin making improvements. With a bit of guidance, it is easy to create arrays of books and media that will surprise and delight patrons—even in the face of budgetary, space, and other practical constraints. Better Displays, Today is a pragmatic manual for staff at all types of libraries and cultural institutions. In it, Faithe Miller Lakowicz leverages expertise honed from years curating museum exhibits to explore tips and tactics for improving the way that books are “exhibited” for library patrons. Book displays are more than a simple tool for passive readers' advisory. A well-crafted display captures patrons’ attention, sparks imagination, increases circulation, and sends subtle (or not-so-subtle) messages about an institution’s values and culture. The tactics in this book will help the staff at libraries and cultural repositories learn to select more diverse themes and materials, to keep displays accessible to a variety of patrons, and to craft the desired “voice” for their business or department. Learn to meet patrons where they are and use displays to make them feel even more welcome, curious, and enthusiastic about their library, museum, or archives experience.

Explore the life of Alice Millard, the antiquarian book seller who was at the forefront of the History of the Book discipline, and a tastemaker of her time.Women have played a significant role in the book trade since the beginning of printing. Unfortunately, many of them are now lost to history. Still, many articles and books have captured the various roles that women have played as printers, binders, publishers, editors, and booksellers. Less written about is the role of the women in the antiquarian book trade; however, it is an important part of the trade. Becoming Alice Millard is the story of how a largely self-educated young woman from a modest background became an urbane, internationally known antiquarian bookseller when almost no women worked in the high end of the trade, except as catalogers. Although Alice has been written about by many people, this book corrects the many inaccuracies about her that have been published—and persist. Correcting the record has not been easy; Alice spoke little about her past, didn’t keep a diary, and didn’t make copies of her correspondence.Key to understanding Alice Millard’s life is her relationship with books. This volume considers how she crafted her professional life. Crafted is the key word because Alice was a passionate proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. She didn’t just sell items, she created educational and aesthetic experiences by teaching people about the value of those objects, by holding exhibitions and publishing catalogs, and by inviting people into her pioneering Frank Lloyd Wright home, La Miniatura.This book presents a more thorough view of Alice Millard’s life than has ever been presented before. It corrects commonly perpetuated myths, and dispels some of the mystery enveloping her life.

Meetings are something every librarian deals with throughout their career. This book shows you how to make sure they are all successful and engaging.Meetings are something every librarian deals with throughout their career. Some meetings drag on seemingly without end, while others are engaging and productive. The difference–meeting preparation and skilled facilitation! Via this fun and interactive workbook readers learn about meeting structures and facilitation skills that, with practice, will improve meetings of all kinds.Authors Cindy Fesemyer and Amanda Standerfer discuss group dynamics, facilitation core competencies, and tools to use for in-person and virtual meetings. Contributors Mia Henry and Martin Alvarado add content on diversity, equity and inclusion, and working with multilingual and multicultural groups.This interactive book includes worksheets to help you envision and structure successful meetings, build meeting agendas, practice facilitation skills, prepare for potentially difficult facilitation situations, and close your meeting in a way that prepares you for the next one. Readers will find themselves ready to structure and facilitate more productive meetings, as well as lively library and community conversations.As facilitation is not currently taught in many, if any, library school programs, this book fills in the gaps and allows library professionals to learn very practical skills at their own pace. In addition to worksheets throughout the text, readers are given exercises to help them practice the various skills required for effective facilitation.

Meetings are something every librarian deals with throughout their career. This book shows you how to make sure they are all successful and engaging.Meetings are something every librarian deals with throughout their career. Some meetings drag on seemingly without end, while others are engaging and productive. The difference–meeting preparation and skilled facilitation! Via this fun and interactive workbook readers learn about meeting structures and facilitation skills that, with practice, will improve meetings of all kinds.Authors Cindy Fesemyer and Amanda Standerfer discuss group dynamics, facilitation core competencies, and tools to use for in-person and virtual meetings. Contributors Mia Henry and Martin Alvarado add content on diversity, equity and inclusion, and working with multilingual and multicultural groups.This interactive book includes worksheets to help you envision and structure successful meetings, build meeting agendas, practice facilitation skills, prepare for potentially difficult facilitation situations, and close your meeting in a way that prepares you for the next one. Readers will find themselves ready to structure and facilitate more productive meetings, as well as lively library and community conversations.As facilitation is not currently taught in many, if any, library school programs, this book fills in the gaps and allows library professionals to learn very practical skills at their own pace. In addition to worksheets throughout the text, readers are given exercises to help them practice the various skills required for effective facilitation.

How do you integrate AI into the library in an accessible and equitable way? This book shows you how!The AI Toolkit for Librarians offers a clear and encouraging way to make sense of today’s fast-moving world of artificial intelligence. Written for academic, public, and K–12 settings, it helps readers understand how AI fits into everyday library work while staying grounded in the values of access, equity, and learning. The book explores AI’s biggest opportunities and challenges, breaks down essential concepts in everyday language, and shows how AI can strengthen reading, writing, research, instruction, and programming.Each chapter includes practical strategies, Quick Tips, discussion questions, and interviews with 25 respected leaders representing a variety of library settings and roles. Throughout the book, real-life examples and personal experiences help make these ideas practical and relatable. The AI storytelling chapter includes a ready-to-use AI Playground Event, a 90-minute workshop that invites learners of any age or skill level to explore AI through a fun, hands-on approach.The book concludes with the Bridge Framework for AI Readiness, a simple model that helps libraries move from experimenting with AI to adopting it in thoughtful, ethical, and sustainable ways.

This book describes tacit knowledge, what it is, how it used and its role in our current data driven world. It argues that fuzzy, hard-to describe information is greater and more, important than just hard facts.What is tacit knowledge? It is what we might consider knowledge that is unable to be fully communicated: knowledge that we understand implicitly, but it is a bit hard to explain. For example, it is the kind of knowledge one needs to ride a bicycle, but that cannot be described precisely on paper in the way one might be able to explain how to cook a dish. Tacit knowledge is the least understood type of information and one of the most difficult to communicate. Yet there is more tacit knowledge in our lives than the specific facts one can find in a book, on the Internet or in the simple form of a fact. This book is designed to introduce the reader to the concept of tacit knowledge and how to recognize and use it. This book offers definitions of tacit knowledge and compares the topic to explicit knowledge, then describes how the former is used today. The author argues that both types are used today and explains how one can use both types of knowledge in their lives. Topics include:· The role of tacit knowledge in business and government· The wide use of Knowledge Management techniques in tacit knowledge and the newly emerging set of ideas quietly spreading in the workplace called Critical Systems Thinking· How one can understand and apply tacit knowledge· How AI can apply tacit knowledgeThis book is an essential primer to understanding tacit knowledge and learning how to use it to your advantage.

Can library leaders improve their employees’ work performance using structured coaching meetings, instead of discipline? Yes. This book tells you how. Trained, empowered, and employee-focused coaches can provide a prescription for change in their libraries – using their experience, guidance, mentoring, and support – to address a complex organizational problem: how to get the very best from the gathered employees (at all levels) for that work day.Employees can be both taught and led, using coaching interventions that serve to redirect misguided, unproductive, time-wasting, or even unethical or inappropriate behaviors. Using real-life examples from libraries, government, and the private sector, The Library Leader's Guide to Employee Coaching teaches its readers to work for organizational and employee change by starting with rapport-building conversations; relating relevant stories; using Performance Improvement Plans and/or Behavior Improvement Plans; discussing consequences as needed; and providing no small amounts of hope, praise, and patience.

The first-ever comprehensive guide to archival concepts, principles, and practices, now updated and expanded.Encyclopedia of Archival Science features 168 entries, which address every aspect of archival professional knowledge. These entries range from traditional concepts (e.g. record, principle of provenance) to today’s challenges (e.g. digital preservation and artificial intelligence). They present the thoughts of leading luminaries like Hilary Jenkinson, Margaret Cross-Norton, and Giorgio Cencetti, as well as, those of contemporary authors and rising scholars. Historical and ethical components of practice are infused throughout the work. Edited by Luciana Duranti from the University of British Columbia and Patricia C. Franks from San José State University, the second edition of this landmark work was overseen by an international editorial board comprised of leading archivists and archival educators: Jeannette Bastian (Simmons University, USA), Jessica Bushey and Darra Hofman (San José State University, USA), Vicki Lemieux and Corinne Rogers (University of British Columbia, Canada), Isto Huvila (Uppsala University, Sweden), and Pierluigi Feliciati (University of Macerata, Italy).

Robert Wedgeworth offers an insightful look at a career that helped shape modern librarianship.In this compelling first-hand account, Robert Wedgeworth traces his remarkable journey—from growing up in racially intolerant times to becoming executive director of the American Library Association (ALA) and helping shape the national and international library landscape.With candid insights, including the untold story of what exactly happened at Columbia University, Wedgeworth offers an insider’s view of pivotal moments in the histories of influential organizations such as the ALA and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). His reflections offer fascinating insight and thoughtful perspective on the transformation of library leadership and institutions.