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Good workplaces require both autonomy—giving employees a sense of ownership over how and where they work—and collaboration in pursuit of common goals. They see employees for who they are and support them, pay them enough money to live comfortably, and provide the resources, training, and support they need to be successful.   In two parts, Innovative Library Workplaces provides the tools you need to make your workplace a good one for your employees. Human Resources in Libraries Recruiting and Hiring Onboarding and Training Salary Studies and Unions Work Culture and Organization Employee Morale Flexible Work Arrangements Strategic Planning and Reorganizing  Though this book took root during the pandemic, it is not of the pandemic: The changes wrought are permanent. Innovative Library Workplaces proposes a way forward after this monumental disruption, recognizing that neither the pandemic nor the work culture prior to it is a good model for what comes next.

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Author:   Lisa Kallman Hopkins ,  Bridgit McCafferty
Publisher:   Association of College & Research Libraries
Imprint:   Association of College & Research Libraries
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9798892555357

Pages:   392
Publication Date:   30 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1. Human Resources in Libraries Recruiting and Hiring Chapter 1. HR as Strategic Partner: Practical Approaches for Building HR Capacity in an Academic Library Setting Cinthya Ippoliti   Chapter 2. Subvert the Dominant Paradigm: Reimagining Academic Library Hiring Processes Xan Arch and Isaac Gilman Chapter 3. Toward a Growth-Based Paradigm: Centering Candidate Experiences in the Hiring and Onboarding Processes Annie BÉlanger, Sheila Garcia-Mazari, and Bruna Ngassa   Chapter 4. Moving toward More Inclusive Hiring Lea J. Briggs and Rodney Lippard   Onboarding and Training Chapter 5. Paving the Way for Professional Success with an Onboarding Road Map Joyce Garczynski   Chapter 6. Beyond Onboarding: Developing a Library Tenure Success Program Kim Clarke   Chapter 7. Continuous Professional Development for Academic Library Employees Lisa Kallman Hopkins   Chapter 8. Succession Planning from the Middle Brynne Norton and Jennifer E. M. Cotton   Salary Studies and Unions Chapter 9. Assessing Salary Equitably: A Review and Case Study of UVA Library’s Salary Review and Adjustment Initiative Mira Waller, Carla Lee, Donna Tolson, and Gail White   Chapter 10. A Salary Study Model for Academic Libraries: Leveraging Strategic Salary Studies to Generate Library Employee Goodwill Bridgit McCafferty and Shawna Kennedy-Witthar   Chapter 11. Employee Unions in Academic Libraries: Something Old and Something New Bridgit McCafferty   Part II. Work Culture and Organization Employee Morale Chapter 12. Wellness Initiatives in Academic Libraries Dawn M. Harris, Bridgit McCafferty, Sandra Yvette Desjardins, and Johnnie Porter   Chapter 13. Offering More Than Just a Desk and Chair: Combatting Librarian Burnout Jennifer Batson, Kelly Williams, Margaret Dawson, and Sandra Yvette Desjardins   Chapter 14. Damp, Dark, and Dull: Addressing the Impact of Library Workspace Woes on Health, Productivity, and Morale Melinda H. Berg, Janet Chan, Janet Schalk, and Ann Coppola   Flexible Work Arrangements Chapter 15. The New Normal: An Empirical Examination of Remote Work in Academic Libraries Lisa Kallman Hopkins, Andria F. Schwegler, Rebecca L. Hopkins, and Bridgit McCafferty   Chapter 16. Flexible Work Empowers: An Inclusive Strategy for Recruitment and Retention of Academic Librarians Dana Reijerkerk and Kristen J. Nyitray   Strategic Planning and Reorganizing Chapter 17. Empowering Employees through Strategic Initiatives Jessica J. Boyer   Chapter 18. Breaking Down Structures to Build Up Staff: Organizational Change in an Academic Library Isaac Gilman   Chapter 19. Envision, Revision, and Balance: A Case Study of a Participation-Based, Employee-Focused Academic Library Unit Restructuring Vickie Albrecht, Kristy McKeown, Coralee Leroux, and Geoff Sinclair   Chapter 20. Rebuilding the Structure at a Medium-Sized Research Library: A Case Study Kimberly Burke Sweetman   Chapter 21. Rightsizing Technical Services: Practical Adaptations for Rapidly Evolving Libraries Kathaleen McCormick, Kristy White, and Tracie Ballock   Chapter 22. Calming the Chaos of Library Technology Todd R. Digby and Laurie N. Taylor   About the Editors and Authors

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Lisa Kallman Hopkins is an associate librarian at Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen near Fort Cavazos. She is the head of Technical Services and assistant dean of the University Library and Archives. In her role as head of Technical Services, she is directly responsible for systems and e-resources and manages cataloging and acquisitions, interlibrary loan, e-reserves, and textbook reserves. She is the university copyright specialist and copyeditor. She has submitted chapters to Transforming Acquisitions and Collection Services: Perspectives on Collaboration within and across Libraries and Technical Services: Adapting to the Changing Environment; has coauthored a chapter in Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice; and has coedited this book.   Bridgit McCafferty is the dean of the University Library and Archives at Texas A&M University-Central Texas and has led the library for eleven years. Prior to this, she was in charge of reference and instruction services. She has taken on major administrative projects for her university, including recently chairing the SACSCOC Accreditation Reaffirmation Compliance Committee. She is the author of Library Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians and the coauthor of British Postmodernism: Strategies and Sources.

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