Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2021
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Library Administration
Volume
61
Issue
5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1924531
Date of Submission
May 2021
Abstract
The path to management is difficult for academic librarians without formal supervisory experience, especially in public services. However, little research on how frontline librarians without supervisory experience advance into middle management has been conducted. To determine the extent to which a relationship between certain personal characteristics and librarians’ likelihood to advance exists, a survey was administered to public services librarians who had been promoted into middle management within the previous 5 years. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that charismatic presence, long-term thinking, instruction experience, customer service orientation, interpersonal skills, and ability to achieve tenure/promotion in rank contributed to librarians’ successful advancement.
Recommended Citation
Hodge, M., Spoor, N., & Sheehan, C. (2021). Qualities of academic librarians who advance into middle management: An exploratory factor analysis. Journal of Library Administration, 61(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1924531
Is Part Of
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Comments
The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in the Journal of Library Administration, May 13, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1924531.