Courtney McAllister

Change Management for Library Technologists (eBook, ePUB)

A LITA Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Technology has transformed how libraries, archives, and museums store and display their collections, engage with their users, and serve their communities. The pressure to implement new technologies is constant, but technology that isn't truly useful to users, staff, and stakeholders can represent a huge investment of time and money that yields little reward. In order to make meaningful technology changes in our libraries, archives, and museums, we need a flexible toolkit that will help information professionals become change leaders, navigating the equally complex variables associated with system specs and human experience or perception. Change management incorporates these concerns into a comprehensive framework.

Change management principles form the foundation for this book's approach to managing technology change. While change will inevitably elicit unexpected situations or complications, cultivating a change management repertoire can help information professionals better identify opportunities for valuable technology change, plan and execute those changes, assess the process, and translate the experience into enriched plans for the future. Whether you have been managing library systems for decades or are an MLIS student, this book is designed to introduce you to change management principles and practical skills that you can apply to your local organization's needs.

Chapters on assessment, communication, and iterative change outline a wide range of skills that can facilitate changes like an ILS migration, makerspace launch, website re-design, or room reservation process overhaul. The condensed case studies integrated throughout the book demonstrate the breadth of technology changes taking place in the field and give first-hand accounts of triumphs and learning experiences. There is universal template that guarantees successful technology change. But a robust change management toolkit can cultivate organizational adaptability and responsiveness that empowers libraries, archives, and museums to make the most of current technology changes and positions them to embrace new ones.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538118702
• Artikelnr.: 57141731

Autorenporträt

Courtney McAllister is a Senior Solution Architect at Atypon, where she leverages her library background and technology expertise to consult with publishers and map their needs to platform features. The emphasis on needs assessment, collaborative problem-solving, user experience optimization, and accessibility builds upon McAllister's earlier work as a Library Services Engineer (EBSCO) and Electronic Resources Librarian (Yale Law and The Citadel). McAllister's research interests focus on change management, human computer interaction, and usability. She authored Change Management for Library Technologists: A LITA Guide and serves as the Associate Editor for The Serials Librarian and Serials Review.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by A. Scarlet Galvan Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Why
Manage Change? 1.The Change Toolkit: Change Management, Technology, and
Leadership 2.Charting the Course: Assessment and Change Action 3.The Hidden
Side of Technology Change: Emotion and Engagement 4.Socializing Technology
Change: Communication and Acceptance 5.Planning for the Future: Iterative
Adaptation and Organizational Learning Appendices 1.Recommended Readings
and Resources for Change Management 2.Running Successful Pilots
3.Communication Tips and Tricks Glossary Contributors Index