Working in the Liminal Space of Interim Leadership
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Stephanie Crowe (Creator)
- Jason Fleming (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
Abstract: The two authors of this chapter were in interim leadership roles at the same academic library, overlapping in their interim roles for much of the 2021–2022 academic year. Both at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, an institution that was itself going through major changes at the time, Stephanie was the interim associate director of academic and research engagement from June 2021 through May 2022, and Jason was the interim head of information technology and digital services from October 2021 to June 2022. In this chapter, we attempt to help interim leaders in academic libraries as they navigate through the liminal space of unplanned and unforeseen interim leadership roles with positive outcomes for ourselves as leaders, for our departments, and for the library as a whole. We will address strategies for self- and departmental advocacy, for gaining on-the-job leadership and management experience, for adapting to new relationships with former colleagues and former supervisors, and for negotiating the possible uncertainty of your future role in the library.
Working in the Liminal Space of Interim Leadership
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- Publication
- Crowe, S., & Fleming, J. (2024). Working in the liminal space of interim librarianship. In K. Henrich & C. Ippoliti (Eds.), Critical library leadership: Managing self and others in today’s academic library (pp. 111–116). Association of College Research Libraries. https://alastore.ala.org/critical-library-leadership-managing-self-and-others-todays-academic-library
- Language: English
- Date: 2024
- Keywords
- Academic libraries -- Administration, Academic libraries -- Management, Leadership, Library administration, Library personnel management