Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.