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How to Be Generous Without Being a Doormat

Takers, Givers, Matchers, Smart Givers Align Their Giving With Self-Interest, Be Instrumental, Network Like a Giver, Listen More, Ask Questions, Refer, Include, Thanks, Follow-up, No. No is a complete sentence.At ALA Annual I teamed up with Leo S. Lo to present Giving to Get Ahead: How to Be Generous Without Being a Doormat. When someone asked me what the presentation was about, and if it would be relevant to them since they worked in a public library, I told them it was about how to say no. Libraries attract people who want to help others, but it’s important that givers do so strategically so that they don’t burn out and so that the person they are trying to help gets what they need (when possible).

You can read about our presentation, and others from the ACRL program track, in the most recent issue of C&RL News. I will add the download link for the slides here once they are loaded in our institutional repository. If you attended ALA Annaul you can listen to the audio or watch the video by logging in to the conference website.

Edit 2/10/2019: Slides Download Link

For those who weren’t able to attend ALA we recently did a free webinar with the same material through the ACRL Leadership DG which is posted to YouTube.

Edit: 2/10/2019: You may also be interested in our presentation from 2017 at ALA Annual: What They Don’t Teach You in Library School: Using Emotional Intelligence to Succeed as Academic Librarians of Color I would also like to clarify that these techniques aren’t unique to Academic Librarians of Color. We chose this title because we believe Emotional Intelligence (EI) helps people to have the best experience possible. If you are in a bad situation EI will not miraculously make it better, but it can help you navigate the situation until you can get somewhere better.

Recent publications include:

Burks, R., Page, S., Deards, K. D., Barnes, J. (2018). Chemists Atwitter. In Sorensen-Unruh, C. & Gupta, T. (Eds.), Communicating Chemistry through Social Media, ACS Symposium Series, (19-34). Washington, D.C: American Chemical Society. PDF: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libraryscience/367/

Burks, R., Deards, K., Defrain, E. (2017). Where science intersects pop culture: An informal science educational outreach program. Journal of Chemical Education, 94(12), 1918-1924. Link: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00070

Succession Planning and Implementation

Cover for Succession Planning and Implementation

I am pleased to announce to publication of :

Deards, K. & Springs, G. R. (Eds.). (2014). Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries: Practices and Resources. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.

Abstract:

As the baby boomer generation begins to retire, the focus shifts to the next generation of global leaders in diverse industries. Within the field of library science, succession planning has become a topic of interest to ensure the success of future libraries as the workforce shifts and enable up-and-coming leaders.

Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries: Practices and Resources provides valuable insight into the process of implementing succession planning in libraries. This book delves into the challenges and possibilities of a succession plan’s effect on the success of library organizations. Human resources officers, library administrators, academicians, and students will find this book beneficial to furthering their understanding of current practice in succession planning.

Congratulations to all of the writers for sticking with this project and making it happen!