Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

Henricks, Susan A.; Henricks-Lepp, Genevieve M.

doi:10.1080/01930826.2014.924310

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“…Studies have explored trends in advertisements for librarian positions in areas such as government documents (Sproles & Clemons, 2019), digital initiatives (Skene, 2018), and electronic resources (Ferguson, 2018). Others have explored the relationship between posted qualifications and professional competencies or standards (Gold & Grotti, 2013;Hartnett, 2014;Henricks & Henricks-Lepp, 2014;Maciel, Kaspar, & vanDuinkerken, 2018). Additional studies have focused on assessing the professional skills required in postings for LIS program curriculum development (Messum, Wilkes, Peters, & Jackson, 2016;Wise, Henninger, & Kennan, 2011).…”

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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Henninger¹,

Brons²,

Riley³

et al. 2020

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Objective - To collect and share information about the prevalence of precarious work in libraries and the factors associated with it. Methods - The authors collected and coded job postings from a nationwide job board in Canada for two years. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to explore the extent of precarity and its relationship with job characteristics such as job type, institution type, education level, and minimum required experience. Results - The authors collected 1,968 postings, of which 842 (42.8%) were coded as precarious in some way. The most common types of precarious work were contracts (29.1% of all postings) and part-time work (22.7% of all postings). Contracts were most prevalent in and significantly associated with academic libraries and librarian positions, and they were most often one year in length. Both on-call and part-time work were most prevalent in school libraries and for library technicians and assistants, and they were significantly associated with all institution types either positively or negatively. Meanwhile, precarious positions overall were least prevalent in government and managerial positions. In terms of education, jobs requiring a secondary diploma or library technician diploma were most likely to be precarious, while positions requiring an MLIS were least likely. The mean minimum required experience was lower for all types of precarious positions than for stable positions, and the prevalence of precarity generally decreased as minimum required experience increased. Conclusion - The proportion of precarious positions advertised in Canada is substantial and seems to be growing over time. Based on these postings, employees with less experience, without advanced degrees, or in library technician and assistant roles are more likely to be precarious, while those with managerial positions, advanced degrees, or more experience, are less likely to be precarious. Variations in precarity based on factors such as job type, institution type, education level, and minimum required experience suggest that employees will experience precarity differently both within and across library systems.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Henninger¹,

Brons²,

Riley³

et al. 2020

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“…For the current study, we have conducted a quantitative text analysis of 231 job vacancy texts for Dutch mayors. This method is quite common in research that aims to describe the features of and skills requirements for a particular profession, including that of engineers (Hong, 2016), managers (Varje, Anttila, & Väänänen, 2013), and librarians (Henricks & Henricks-Lepp, 2014). It is also used to study various understandings of leadership (e.g., Brodbeck & Frese, 2008;Den Hartog, Caley, & Dewe, 2007).…”

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What Councillors Expect of Facilitative Mayors: The Desired Leadership Competencies in Job Advertisements for the Dutch Mayoralty and How They Are Affected by Municipal Size

Karsten¹

2019

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Job vacancy texts for the Dutch mayoralty provide original evidence about what councillors expect of facilitative mayors. In this article, we conduct an automated content analysis of 231 advertisements and use focus groups to interpret our results. We find that the desired qualities of mayoral candidates include showing morally appropriate behaviour, acting as a liaison within local government and beyond, as well as vigour, empathy, and communicative skill. Further, we find that municipal size does affect the desirability of leadership competencies, but also that its impact is limited. This finding suggests that desired local leadership qualities may be less context-dependent than previously assumed.

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“…While not all library and information studies (LIS) courses emphasize teamwork, it is a crucial skill for students to be successful in the field (Evans & Alire, 2013;Henricks & Henricks-Lepp, 2014). Yet, how is teamwork taught and evaluated as a learning objective in a graduate library school program?…”

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Teaming up to Teach Teamwork in an LIS Master’s Degree Program

Mandel¹,

Moen²,

Karno³

2020

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Abstract Objective – Collaboration and working in teams are key aspects of all types of librarianship, but library and information studies (LIS) students often perceive teamwork and group work negatively. LIS schools have a responsibility to prepare graduates with the skills and experiences to be successful working in teams in the field. Through a grant from the university office of assessment, the assessment committee at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies explored their department’s programmatic approach to teaching teamwork in the MLIS curriculum. Methods – This research followed a multi-method design including content analysis of syllabi, secondary analysis of student evaluation of teaching (SET) data, and interviews with alumni. Syllabi were analyzed for all semesters from fall 2010 to spring 2016 (n = 210), with 81 syllabi further analyzed for details about their team assignments. Some data was missing from the dataset of SETs purchased from the vendor, resulting in a dataset of 39 courses with SET data available. Interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of alumni about their experiences with teamwork in the LIS program and their view of how well the LIS curriculum prepared them for teamwork in their careers (n = 22). Results – Findings indicate that, although alumni remembered teamwork happening too often, it was required in just over one-third of courses in the sample period (fall 2010 to spring 2016), and teamwork accounted for about one-fifth of assignments in each of these courses. Alumni reported mostly positive experiences with teamwork, reflecting that teamwork assignments are necessary for the MLIS program because teamwork is a critical skill for librarianship. Three themes emerged from the findings: alumni perceived teamwork to be important for librarians and therefore for the MLIS program, despite this perception there is also a perception that the program has teamwork in too many courses, and questions remain about whether faculty perceive teaching teamwork as important and how to teach teamwork skills in the MLIS curriculum. Conclusions – Librarians need to be able to collaborate internally and externally, but assigning team projects does not guarantee students will develop the teamwork skills they need. An LIS program should be proactive in teaching skills in scheduling, time management, personal accountability, and peer evaluation to prepare students to be effective collaborators in their careers.

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Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

What Councillors Expect of Facilitative Mayors: The Desired Leadership Competencies in Job Advertisements for the Dutch Mayoralty and How They Are Affected by Municipal Size

Teaming up to Teach Teamwork in an LIS Master’s Degree Program

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