Teams, What are They Good For, and How Do You Get Them to Work?

SUMMARY

Teams are becoming embedded in the work of all libraries, and sci-tech libraries are not immune from this phenomenon. The theory behind teams and when to use teams is discussed, with some examples of team-based activities in the sci-tech library context. Guidance for introducing staff and team leaders to team concepts is given, based on training created by the Purdue Libraries organization.

KEYWORDS:

• Team management
• team leadership
• teamwork