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Succession planning in Canadian academic libraries

Guise, Janneka

Changing roles of librarians/archivists/librariesSummary; 7 -- Implications; Preliminary planning; Budget; Communication, transparency, and education; Responsibility; Competencies; Identifying participants and conducting the talent review; Implementation, training, and feedback; The end and the beginning; Conclusion; Appendix; References and further reading; Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Back Cover.

Front Cover; Series Page; Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; About the author; 1 -- Introduction; Thesis; The Canadian academic library landscape; Canadian Association of Research Libraries; What is succession planning?; The changing role of the academic librarian; 2 -- Literature review; Corporate succession planning; Library succession planning; Elements of succession planning; Competencies; Identification of talent; Development of talent; Summary; 3 -- Methodology; Part one: online survey; Data gathering; Data analysis.

Part two: on-site interviewsData analysis; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; 4 -- Themes; The participants; The libraries; The themes; Theme 1: how is succession planning happening in CARL libraries?; Theme 2: responsibility; Shared responsibility; Theme 3: communication; Theme 4: professional development; Summary; 5 -- Best practices; Preliminary planning; Identifying participants and conducting the talent review; Implementation, training, and feedback; Summary; 6 -- Barriers; Budget; Transparency and fairness; Organizational structure as a barrier; Knowledge transfer.