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John Eye – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
Much of the literature in library leadership and management focuses on strategies and practices based on discrete attributes and sweeping human behaviors intended to improve operational effectiveness. This paper challenges the reader to build a mindset for leadership that reflects the real world, where leaders and managers work within parameters…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Administrator Role, Leadership Styles, Organizational Culture
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Tina M. Griffin; Margaret Janz – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
Libraries at academic institutions have been involved in research data management services (RDMS) for more than ten years. Institutions have adapted their service models in response to funder, journal, and federal mandates that have consequently increased RDMS demand. However, institutions that hope to start or grow their services may have…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Information Management, Data
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John J. Meier – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This paper presents the results of thirty-seven interviews of senior library leaders at American Association of University (AAU) institutions conducted in Spring 2023. The author replicated a 2016 study from "portal," revealing an increased focus on strategic plan-based decision-making along with new priorities of open scholarship and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Library Administration, Administrator Attitudes
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Kristyn Caragher – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
This article examines racism and accountability practices within academic libraries from the perspective of academic library administrators, with attention to differences between BIPOC and White academic library administrators. The quantitative data collected via an online survey show White academic library administrators are more likely to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Accountability