Talent Management and New Trajectories: Preparing and Retaining Early Career Librarians

Authors

Amanda B. Albert, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Katherine Ahnberg, University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Lauren Hays, Mid-America Nazarene UniversityFollow

Publication Date

3-2017

Description

Presented at ACRL 2017, Baltimore, Maryland This poster addresses various strategies in successfully navigating the transition from LIS programs to entry level academic library employment. Comparing and contrasting qualitative early career librarian survey data with the ARL SPEC Kit 344: Talent Management, in which on-boarding and succession planning practices are discussed at the administrative level, visitors gain insight to common challenges and opportunities, including: workplace integration, communicating competency levels, evaluative criteria, professional development planning, and more.

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Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Keywords

talent management, recruitment, retention, early-career librarian

Recommended Citation

Albert, Amanda B.; Ahnberg, Katherine; and Hays, Lauren, "Talent Management and New Trajectories: Preparing and Retaining Early Career Librarians" (2017). University Libraries Presentations. 31.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/lib_present/31