SPEC Kit 331: Changing Role of Senior Administrators

Kathleen DeLong/ Julie Garrison/ Marianne Ryan

ISBN 10: 1594078874 / ISBN 13: 9781594078873

Published by Association of Research Libraries, 2012

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174 pages. 11.00x0.40x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk1594078874

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SPEC Kit 331: Changing Role of Senior Administrators
• Publisher: Association of Research Libraries
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594078874
• ISBN 13: 9781594078873
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

This SPEC Kit focuses on the professional, administrative, and management positions that report directly to the library director (or in some ARL member libraries the position that serves as the representative to the association), positions that have not been examined by a SPEC survey since 1984. It explores the responsibilities of these positions, and the skills, qualifications, and competencies necessary for these administrators to successfully lead a transforming 21st century research library. It looks at whether and how position requirements have changed in the past five years, whether the number of direct reports has changed, whether these administrators have assumed new areas of organizational responsibility, and how they acquire the new skills to fulfill those responsibilities. The SPEC Kit includes documents that compare organization charts and position descriptions from 2007 and 2012.