The successful academic librarian : winning strategies from library leaders

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961350703321
• Autore: McDermott Irene E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : Information Today Inc, 2005
• ISBN: 1-57387-957-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages)
• Disciplina: 027.7/092
• Soggetti: Academic librarians - Employment - United States; Academic librarians - Vocational guidance; Library science; Social Sciences; Library & Information Science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Start at the beginning : your job responsibilities and how to accomplish them / Rebecca Miller with Nancy Sosna Bohm -- Building strong collaborative relationships with disciplinary faculty / Elizabeth O. Hutchins -- Building the profession : research, creative activities, and publication by academic librarians / Joan Beam and Cathy Cranston -- Time served is time well spent : making the most of your service commitments / Michelle Mach -- Faculty status, promotion, and tenure : what are you getting into? / Gwen Meyer Gregory and Mary Beth Chambers -- "Come on down! You're the next contestant" : one librarian's view of the interview process / Karl Bridges -- Mentors : how to find them, how to use them / Verla J. Peterson -- Continuing education : planning your future / Kris Swank -- Unions in academic libraries / Tina Maragou Hovekamp -- What have you been up to? : documenting your career / McKinley Sielaff -- Up North : comparisons and contrasts of U.S. and Canadian academic libraries / Don Taylor -- Notes from a cataloger : success in technical services / Wendy Baia --Witches brew or gourmet gumbo : tenure in the library / Molly E. Molloy -- Moving to the academy in mid-career : a field guide for the experienced librarian / Anna Gold -- A view from the top : what the ; director or dean is looking for / Benjamin Wakashige and Emily Asch.
• Sommario/riassunto: The role of academic librarian is far from cut-and-dried. For starters, there are the numerous job classifications: staff or professional employment, full faculty status, various forms of tenure, continuing contract, and/or promotion through academic ranks. While every academic librarian works to meet the research needs of an institution's faculty and students, many are expected to assume other obligations as part of a faculty or tenure system-including publication, research, service, and professional activities. If this were not enough to test a librarian's mettle, the widely varying academic focuses and cultures of college and university libraries almost certainly will. The Successful Academic Librarian, expertly edited by academic librarian, writer, and speaker Gwen Meyer Gregory, is an antidote to the stress and burnout that almost every academic librarian experiences at one time or another. In this helpful book, Gregory and nearly 20 of her peers and mentors take a practical approach to a full range of critical topics facing the profession. Their advice, war stories, tips, techniques, and inspiration will help you thrive in your academic library career.