Growing your own leaders: Succession planning in libraries

Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-260

  Nixon, Judith M ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Business librarians; Human resources; Leadership; Librarian shortage; Recruiting; Staff planning; Succession planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650908943     PISSN: 08963568     EISSN: 15470644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08963560802183229     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. 8Rs Research Team. (2007). The future of human resources in Canadian libraries. Edmonton, Canada: University of Alberta. Available online at www.ls.ualberta.ca/ 8rs/reports.htm.
2. Berry, J. (1988, May 15). The shortage of librarians is back. Library Journal, 113, 4.
3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational (Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition), Librarians, Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm.
4. Davis, D. M. (2005, September). Library retirements: What we can expect. American Libraries, 36(8), 16.
5. Diversity Counts. (2006). Chicago Office of Diversity, Office of Research and Statistics of the American Library Association. Available online at www.ala.org/diversitycounts.
6. Fulmer, R. M., & Conger, J. A. (2004). Grow your company's leaders: How great organizations use succession management to sustain competitive advantage. New York: AMACOM.
7. Hardesty, L. (2002). Future of academic/research librarians: A period of transition - to what? portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2(1), 79-97.
8. Hernon, P., Powell, R. R., & Young, A. P. (2001). University library directors in the Association of Research Libraries: The new generation, Part one. College & Research Libraries, 62(2), 116-145.
9. Lynch, M. J., Tordella, S., & Godfrey, T. (2005, January). Retirement and recruitment: A deeper look. American Libraries, 6(1), 28.
10. Markgren, S., Dickinson, T., Leonard, A., & Vassiliadis, K. (2007). The five-year itch: Are libraries losing their most valuable resources? Library Administration & Management, 21(2), 70-77.
11. O'Connor, L. & Marien. S. (2002). Requiting quality business librarians in a shrinking labor market. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, 15(2), 70-74.
12. Pagell, R. A., & Lusk, E. J. (2000). A professional photo of academic business librarians worldwide: The present picture and a future view. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 6(1), 3-21.
13. Rothwell, W. J. (2005). Effective succession planning: Ensuring leadership continuity and building talent from within (3rd ed.). New York: AMACOM.
14. Singer, P., Goodrich, J., & Goldberg, L. (2004, October 15). Your library's future. Library Journal, 129(17), 38-40.
15. Summerfield, M. (2002). CLA's human resources and succession planning survey: Analysis and recommendations. Feliciter, 48(4), 188-189.
16. Whitmell, V. (Ed.). (2005). Staff planning in a time of demographic change. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.