Strategic human resource planning for academic libraries : information, technology, and organization / / Michael A. Crumpton

• Autore: Crumpton Michael A.
• Pubblicazione: Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015]; �2015
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 98 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 023.9
• Soggetto topico: Library personnel management; Academic libraries - Administration; Library employees
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Strategic Human Resource Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology, and Organization; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Strategic intelligence in today's environment; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Strategic intelligence to strategic planning; 1.3. What's changing?; 1.4. The financial environment; 1.5. Driving an assessment of human resources value; 1.6. Making it credible; 1.7. The need for strategy; 1.8. The balance scorecard; 1.9. Knowledge management; Chapter 2: The strategic planning process ; 2.1. SHRM's strategic planning phases2.2. Strategic planning in higher education; 2.3. Strategic planning in the library; 2.4. What can go wrong?; 2.5. Benchmarking; 2.6. Understanding and supporting the strategy; 2.7. Vision and mission statements; 2.8. Steps to be taken in the strategic planning process; 2.9. Assessment of value, improvements, and goals; Chapter 3: Human resources as a strategic partner; 3.1. The higher education environment; 3.2. Overall talent and recruitment in a changing world; 3.3. Human resource best practices; 3.4. Comparison of other professional disciplines ; 3.5. Building the organization's capabilities3.6. Human resource influences to strategic planning; Chapter 4: Organizational structures in academic libraries; 4.1. KSAs and competencies; 4.2. Job analysis; 4.3. Academic liaisons and transforming workforces; 4.4. Organizational development; 4.5. Organizational culture and performance; 4.6. Position descriptions are changing; 4.7. Recruitment of talent; 4.8. Succession planning; 4.9. Data and statistical help; Chapter 5: Emerging trends in academic libraries; 5.1. Legacy systems; 5.2. Changes in staffing expectations; 5.3. Convergence of skills ; 5.4. Professional development to keep up with trends5.5. How competencies are impacted by changes; 5.6. Generational issues; 5.7. How to plan for the future; Chapter 6: Library and information science education; 6.1. Trends in LIS education; 6.2. Experiential learning; 6.3. Real Learning Connections; 6.4. The trends of technology; 6.5. The tipping point; 6.6. Diversity; Chapter 7: The role of leadership; 7.1. Being the change agent; 7.2. Organizational leadership; 7.3. Succession planning; 7.4. Organizational learning; 7.5. Be the leader; Conclusion; List of figures; Abbreviations; References ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Strategic Human Resources Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organization provides an in-depth discussion of human resources as a strategic element of a library organization, especially as staffing needs and competencies change. The book focuses on the impact of human resource practices in a library setting, discussing several aspects, including the role of human resources when the library is part of a larger organization, along with information on how to identify strategic objectives that are expected and related to workforce issues. In addition, the book revi
• Titolo autorizzato: Strategic human resource planning for academic libraries
• ISBN: 1-78063-445-5; 1-84334-764-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797350203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Chandos information professional series.