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J Med Libr Assoc ; 107(1): 49-56, 2019 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30598648

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the career journeys of academic health sciences library directors to better understand their leadership development and what led them to their leadership positions in libraries. METHODS: A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed due to its focus on exploring and understanding the meaning that individuals ascribe to a particular phenomenon or experience. Eleven library directors from academic health sciences libraries at public universities with very high research activity agreed to participate in the study. The research question guiding this study was: What was the library directors' career journey that led them into library leadership? RESULTS: A major theme that emerged from the data was "Path to Leadership." Although each participant's journey was unique, common elements surfaced as they chronicled their careers that were informative as to how they understood their emergence and development as library leaders. The four categories defining this theme were breadth of experience, focused preparation, mentors, and recognition and development of leadership potential. CONCLUSIONS: Previous research suggests that leadership development and preparedness are important contributors to leadership effectiveness. It was encouraging to witness and understand the amount of preparation by participants to ready themselves for their roles as library directors. This study provides a comprehensive view of the path to library leadership that furthers understanding of the value of leadership development and preparedness and provides a model for aspiring library leaders.


Assuntos
Centros Médicos Acadêmicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoal Administrativo/psicologia , Pessoal Administrativo/estatística & dados numéricos , Escolha da Profissão , Mobilidade Ocupacional , Bibliotecas Médicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Administração de Biblioteca/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Liderança , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estados Unidos
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J Med Libr Assoc ; 106(2): 219-226, 2018 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29632444

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to better understand effective leadership through the lived experiences of academic health sciences library directors. METHODS: Phenomenological interviews were conducted with eight academic health sciences library directors to capture the essence of their shared leadership experiences. The research question that guided the study was: How do academic health sciences library directors understand their leadership effectiveness? The interviews were transcribed and coded, and the data were analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Three main themes emerged from data after analysis: assessment of the environment, strategies and decisions, and critical skills. Assessment of the environment includes awareness not only of trends in libraries and technology, but also the trends in health information, higher education, and current events and politics of their institutions and states. The strategies and decisions theme is about the ability to think both in the long-term and short-term when leading the library. Finally, critical skills are those leadership skills that the research participants identified as most important to their leadership effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS: The study identified three main themes capturing the essence of the research participants' leadership experiences. The three themes constitute a wide array of leadership skills that are important to learn, understand, and develop to increase leadership effectiveness. Effective leadership is fundamental to obtaining long-term strategic goals and is critical to the long-term future of the libraries.


Assuntos
Pessoal Administrativo , Liderança , Bibliotecas Médicas , Entrevistas como Assunto , Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Med Ref Serv Q ; 36(3): 220-228, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28714818

RESUMO

Online users seek help from virtual reference services via email, phone, texting, and live chat. Technologies have enabled new features in library websites to help make this service more accessible and effective. This article is an evaluation of an experimental pop-up live chat box on the website of a health sciences library to see whether the feature would enhance virtual reference services.


Assuntos
Bibliotecas Médicas , Serviços de Biblioteca , Correio Eletrônico , Internet
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J Med Libr Assoc ; 102(3): 192-6, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25031560

RESUMO

Beginning in January 2012, a 1-year pilot pay-per-view (PPV) service was implemented. Twenty-four journal subscriptions were canceled to fund the service, and through the PPV service, the library was able to offer patrons access to over 700 previously unavailable biomedical journals. At the end of the pilot period, the total PPV cost for each journal accessed was compared to the subscription cost to determine if PPV was an effective use of library money. While remaining essentially budget neutral, the number of full-text articles accessed increased over 400%. PPV can be a cost-effective method for expanding access to journals.


Assuntos
Disseminação de Informação/métodos , Bibliotecas Digitais/economia , Bibliotecas Médicas/economia , Publicações Periódicas como Assunto/economia , Acesso à Informação , Humanos , Empréstimos entre Bibliotecas/economia , Bibliotecas Médicas/organização & administração , Estudos de Casos Organizacionais , Publicações Periódicas como Assunto/estatística & dados numéricos
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