Jennifer A. Younger, S. Baron, Stephen J. Connaghan, Patricia A. Lawton
{"title":"The Story of the Catholic Research Resources Alliance: Vision, Mission, and the Power of Membership","authors":"Jennifer A. Younger, S. Baron, Stephen J. Connaghan, Patricia A. Lawton","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2219599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2219599","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) is a membership association with a mission “to provide enduring global access to Catholic research resources in the Americas.” This article shares the history of the CRRA from its founding by eight Catholic academic research libraries through today with a membership of 45 institutions. Signature projects include the Catholic Portal, CRRA Subject Guides, the Catholic Newspapers Program, and the Catholic News Archive. The article focuses on how the mission has remained a constant anchor for the organization through projects, membership, and governance have changed overtime and in tandem to fulfill that mission.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"700 - 713"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41355712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IT Assessment in ARL Libraries","authors":"Rebecca L. Mugridge, J. Waterhouse","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2219603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2219603","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the rapid pace of change and the high cost invested in information technology, it is important for academic libraries to evaluate the information technology solutions they use in their institutions to determine whether they are meeting the needs of their students, faculty, staff, and other users of their libraries and resources. This study presents the results of an online survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic library members to benchmark the assessment strategies that they used to evaluate their IT activities. This article compares their responses with earlier studies to identify trends and make recommendations for effective assessment practices.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"652 - 661"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46548710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Miller, Janell Johnson, Lynn Cline, W. Edgar, Scott Fischer, G. Jackson-Brown
{"title":"Research Services and Spaces as Expressions of the Scholarly Information Seeking Habits and Behavior of University Faculty","authors":"Andrea Miller, Janell Johnson, Lynn Cline, W. Edgar, Scott Fischer, G. Jackson-Brown","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2219597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2219597","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A group of faculty and staff of the Missouri State University (MSU) Libraries, assisted by an anthropologist, conducted a survey and then an ethnographic study using direct observation and semi-structured interviews of a broad sample of MSU faculty members to explore faculty scholarly information seeking habits and behavior. Research questions explored where faculty researched, what they used, and whom they consulted for assistance. Building upon background and findings concerning content in an introductory article, this companion article will discuss findings related to services and spaces used or desired by faculty.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"633 - 651"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49080422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Public Libraries and People Experiencing Homelessness: The Experiences and Attitudes of Library Workers","authors":"J. Garner","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2219600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2219600","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the rise in numbers of people experiencing homelessness in our cities, towns and regions, public libraries are seeing an increase in visits from members of this community. Public library staff are increasingly required to assist and work with people experiencing homelessness, often with little training and without the guidance of policy documents to advise them. This article reports on a survey of Australian public library staff who were asked about their experiences in, and attitudes toward working with this community. The article finds public library staff are frequently working with people experiencing homelessness. Although library staff largely believe working with this community is part of their role, they also report feeling unsafe at work, and a belief that the presence of people experiencing homelessness in libraries can be detrimental to other library users.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"662 - 681"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46437530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Job Control and Its Impacts on Burnout in Academic Instruction Librarians","authors":"Matthew Johnson","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2219601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2219601","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Librarians have been grappling with the issue of burnout for decades, at least. This study uses the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and Job Control Inventory to show how job control impacts burnout. Using the CBI, academic instruction librarians, on average, have high work-related burnout and even higher personal burnout compared to other jobs. However, librarians have low client-related burnout, similar to other “caring” or “helping” professions. The findings point to key factors that impact job control and burnout to help consider ways of mitigating burnout and increasing job control.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"595 - 632"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42398534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time, Tasks, and Toll: Changes in Library Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"R. Clarke, Alexandra Grimm, Bo Zhang, K. Stanton","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2201717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2201717","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article analyzes survey data from 900-plus U.S. respondents to identify and explain COVID-19 pandemic-induced changes in different work tasks for library workers. Results show negligible change in overall hours for academic library workers and an almost two-hour decrease in overall hours for public library workers. Analysis by task type shows decreased work hours for most tasks, although professional development and administration/management showed increased hours across library types. In contrast, qualitative responses reveal that workers feel they are working more hours because the pandemic has broken down boundaries between work and non-work tasks, surfacing ongoing issues of labor.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"421 - 445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41659953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compassionate Leadership: An Essential Approach Post-COVID","authors":"Christopher Cox","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2201721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2201721","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The recent pandemic demonstrated the importance of leading with compassion. Compassionate leaders understand and care for those they lead. Through an analysis of recent publications on compassionate leadership and personal stories of leadership experiences, the author defines what compassionate leadership is, and identifies skills and traits that leaders need to harness to excel in today’s changing workplace.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"554 - 565"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48865307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Holes at the Bottom of the Boat: Disrupting Performative Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Efforts in Libraries in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Tracie D. Hall","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2201722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2201722","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article seeks to understand the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has tested the effectiveness of library-based equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. In the early days of the pandemic, libraries closed their doors and pivoted to digital services and programs, resources often inaccessible to BIPOC and low-income users. Since reopening, libraries have found that the lack of diversity in their ranks and information curation is compromising their ability to actualize the equity, diversity, and inclusion goals—objectives that are critical to closing the socioeconomic gaps that the pandemic has only widened.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"566 - 577"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46056764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fostering a Culture of Assessment in a Public Research Library: Assessment Coordinator Perspectives","authors":"J. Scoulas","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2201723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2201723","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract As an assessment coordinator with a non-library educational background, the author discusses her perspectives on how an academic library builds and promotes a culture of assessment since joining a public research library in 2018. She also presents key insights gained while working on strategic plans and assessment plans. This column may be beneficial to library leadership and administrators regarding practical aspects to consider while fostering a culture of assessment in their organization. This column may be also useful for individuals who desire to broaden their position in library assessment.","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"578 - 586"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49227531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Interview Process and People With Disabilities","authors":"J. Pionke","doi":"10.1080/01930826.2023.2201724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2023.2201724","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Librarianship has lagged far behind the corporate sector in how librarianship manages and supports employees with disabilities, this includes accommodations during the hiring process. This column will provide an autobiographical look into the hiring process for a person with a disability and give suggestions on how to make the hiring process more humane for all people, including those with disabilities. When did an institution of higher education get it right? Get it ok with good intentions? Or get it completely wrong?","PeriodicalId":46427,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library Administration","volume":"63 1","pages":"587 - 593"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46425388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}