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LLN
Commons November / December 2006 Articles
Leaders Digest:
December 5, 2006
November 28, 2006
November 14, 2006
November 7, 2006
Holt
Perspectives:
December 5, 2006: Publishing, Bookstores, Libraries And the Services Sciences
We all understand and can readily see the
many changes that are occurring in the world of publishing: Traditional
boundaries are being obliterated as authors become publishers, publishers
become distributors, and all players in the chain seek to stake out ways to add
value. As players in the dissemination of information, librarians also
need to understand the future of publishing and how they can provide a relevant
service offering to their future customers. All of these changes and
challenges are explored and explained in this important contribution from Glen
Holt.
Leadership Development: Your Library as the Laboratory
by: Maureen Sullivan
published: November 28, 2006
While various library organizations offer
seminars and other programs designed to help prepare tomorrow’s library
leaders for their future responsibilities, there is no effective substitute for
on-the-job experience. In “Your Library as the Laboratory,”
Maureen Sullivan offers valuable advice on how to effectively develop the
requisite competencies of tomorrow’s leaders in the practical environment
of their workplace.
November 2006 LLN
Peer Panel
Over
the course of the last many months, and most recently in last week’s
“screed” from George Needham, we have heard mention of Mentoring.
So this month, I asked the Peer Panel for their views on this topic,
with special attention to the following questions:
- What
mentoring experiences have been valuable to you, either as a mentor or
mentee? In discussing these experiences, please highlight why they
were of value and what made them work.
- Have your
mentoring experiences always involved people within the library world?
Or have you observed (or been a part of) programs or instances where
the mentor and mentee worked in different fields?
- Do you
feel that mentoring programs work, or is it best to let mentor/mentee
relationships form naturally and evolve without the aid of a formal
framework? Why?
Holt
Perspectives:
November 7, 2006: Gannett, Libraries And Frogs: Getting And Keeping Core Users While Moving To The Web
In this very interesting article, Glen Holt reminds us that as library leaders seek ways to effect much-needed change, there are some excellent models--outside of the library landscape--from which they can benefit.
Forget the Opac, Why Does Library Management Suck?
by: George Needham, OCLC
published: November 1, 2006
George Needham has been a keen observer of
libraries and their management for years. In this measured--but very
direct—essay (a “screed,” according to George), he discusses
the shortcomings of many managers and suggests the “hard questions”
we should be asking ourselves. Finally he makes a most compelling case
for mentoring as a key in encouraging and developing our future library
leaders.
Jamie LaRue Speaks:
November 14, 2006: Dynamic Organizations Stay Supple
November 2, 2006: Checkouts still a Basic Business
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