Rebuilding: Organizing and Operating Under New Management

Abstract

In 2014, the highly experienced Head of Electronic Resources and Serials Services at Auburn University Libraries retired. Parallel changes in workflows, staffing, and organizational structure were also taking place, resulting in an intense period of transition that included merging two units. This presentation describes the transition process from the perspective of the new Head of Technical Services and one paraprofessional staff in the merged units. The presentation focuses on the processes of change, guiding philosophies, and lessons learned.

KEYWORDS:

• reorganization
• leadership
• technical services

Notes

^1. Paula Sullenger, Shade Aladebumoye, and Nadine Ellero, “Core Competencies to the Rescue: Taking Stock and Protecting Institutional Knowledge” (Presentation at the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) 29th Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, May 1–4, 2014).

^2. Michael Gorman, Our Enduring Values Revisited (Chicago: ALA Editions, 2015), 222.

^3. Ibid., 73.

^4. Robert K. Greenleaf, Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness, Essays, edited by Larry C. Spears (New York: Paulist Press, 2002), 53.

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Notes on contributors

Shade Aladebumoye

Shade Aladebumoye is Library Associate for Serials at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Nadine P. Ellero

Nadine P. Ellero is Head of Technical Services, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Annette Day

Annette Day is Director of Collections, Acquisitions and Discovery at University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.