A Comprehensive Survey of Research Library Organizational Structure

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2022-03-14
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Peper, Michael
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American Library Association
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Copyright: Authors (2022). This work is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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Abstract
Research library structures have grown in size and complexity over the past several decades. There is no single template for how to organize a library in the 21st century, but it is unclear how much variance in structure truly exists between libraries. This study sought to identify the essential features and characteristics of these structures through the collection and analysis of organization charts. Specifically, this study analyzes the roles and position of senior leaders (e.g. Associate University Librarians, Associate Deans, etc.) as well as how scholarly communications activities are positioned within research libraries. Findings indicate wide variance in the structure of senior leadership roles as well as how a relatively recent library function fits with other units.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1808/34075
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https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v36i1.7514
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Peper, M. A Comprehensive Survey of Research Library Organizational Structure. Library Leadership & Management, 36(1), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v36i1.7514

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Copyright: Authors (2022). This work is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
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