Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library

Leuzinger, Julie; Rowe, Jennifer

doi:10.5860/llm.v31i4.7212

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“…The Association of Research Libraries' 2011 study reported less than 22 percent have a MP in the US. 5 Lorenzetti & Powelson's study in 2015 revealed a similar percentage of 15.5% in their systematic review study. 6 Research shows that many factors influence the success of academic librarians including availability of mentoring, gender, prior mentoring experience, library organization's culture, and barriers to entering the MPs.…”

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confidence: 74%

Mentoring Experience of Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study of Mentorship in Academic Libraries

Freedman

2021

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Librarians have embraced the critical role mentoring can play in the professional growth, socialization and leadership development for academic libraries. The author sought to understand mentoring experiences in career and professional development and psychosocial functions as well as barriers to entering mentoring relationships in New England academic libraries. Surveys sent to academic librarians at Association of College and Research Libraries/New England Chapter News Group invited them to share their experiences with mentoring relationships and its benefits. The study suggests that few structured formal mentoring programs from their own libraries exist for librarians outside of professional associations’ mentoring programs. Additionally, results suggest that the mentoring program antecedents of library organizational culture, prior positive mentoring experience are the main influencing factors for successful implementation of mentoring programs.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Mentoring Experience of Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study of Mentorship in Academic Libraries

Freedman

2021

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“…It is that aspect of organizational development which grows and owns the staff development process which practically sets the pathway for individual career growth and leadership continuity. According to Leuzinger and Rowe (2017), the concept of succession plan implementation involves recruiting, developing, retaining, and enhancing library personnel capacity in preparation to fill future leadership gaps. Singer and Griffith's (2010) notion of succession planning is an organized attempt by the library to guarantee that there is always a qualified candidate to occupy important positions, ensure the retention and progress of prospective employees with adequate skills and experience, and inspire personal progression.…”

Section: Implementing Succession Plans In Academic Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The dilemma of leadership succession in academic libraries in Ghana

Antwi,

Agyekum,

Asare

2023

Ghana Lib. J.

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In a significant number of academic libraries in Ghana, incumbent Head Librarians stay on longer for a postretirement contract, because there appears to be a lack of qualified candidates to take over leadership roles. The apparent gap in leadership succession may be a consequence of a lack of management’s desire to grow their leaders as well as a dearth of self-motivation on the part of the staff. As part of the solutions to filling seeming gaps in leadership continuity, organizations grow their leaders internally through mentoring, coaching and training, experience and management support for staff professional/career development. Succession planning identifies prospective staff with the desire to take up future leadership roles. There are arguments for and against succession planning in academic libraries as a means of selecting and appointing university Librarians. The current study explores succession planning strategies as means of choosing prospective leaders in academic libraries in Ghana. The study adopted a case study research approach. University Librarians of ten (10) public university libraries were purposely selected for the study. A structured interview was employed to collect the data that form the basis of the analysis. The study revealed that succession planning is lacking in academic libraries in Ghana. Appointment to the University Librarian role is based on general university selection criteria for all academic staff of the university, including academic library staff. Though some respondents agree that succession planning is a good strategy to grow staff internally to take over future leadership roles, others assert that staff progression in academic libraries must be based on scholarly publication and long service, as prescribed by the University appointment and promotion policy. The study concludes that leadership continuity in academic libraries in Ghana is not necessarily dependent on any wellthought-out succession plan implementation. As a result of the staff’s inability to meet university promotion and appointment requirements for academic staff, many university libraries lack that critical mass of potential candidates for the role of university librarian.

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“…A survey on 40 mentoring programs in academic libraries was conducted by Lorenzetti and Powelson (2015) to discover trends and best practices. Leuzinger and Rowe (2017) executed a survey with 230 responses and learned that 25% of academic libraries have mentoring programs and 18% have succession plans while only 4% have both. Nearly 50% of academic libraries had neither (p.4).…”

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confidence: 99%

Mentoring in Academic Libraries

Burke

Tumbleson

2019

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The authors, who have each engaged in mentoring in higher education, surveyed academic librarians in 2017 on their mentoring experiences. Those findings are placed alongside best practices drawn from the literature to discover what motivates academic librarians to participate in mentoring and how it impacts them professionally and personally. Based on this evidence, the authors encourage colleagues to seek professional development through mentoring opportunities. “Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” Dr. Albert Schweitzer

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Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library

Cited by 6 publications

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Mentoring Experience of Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study of Mentorship in Academic Libraries

Mentoring Experience of Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study of Mentorship in Academic Libraries

The dilemma of leadership succession in academic libraries in Ghana

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