From Temporary to Transformative: Leveraging Externally-Funded Special Collections Projects as Organizational Learning and Development Opportunities

Authors

Cory K. Lampert, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Marina Georgieva, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Meeting name

ACRL 2019

Meeting location

Cleveland, OH

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-10-2019

Abstract

This poster proposes an academic library approach to addressing temporary project staffing in Special Collections and Archives with a focus on organizational transformation, professional development, and mentoring. The strategy includes both managerial perspective and insights from a visiting faculty librarian on key aspects of hiring, supporting, and leveraging temporary professional staff for impactful organizational development. While the focus of temporary projects is often completing deliverables on time, this poster presents three areas of layered learning outcomes that leverage project work as a catalyst for organizational development, managerial development, and new professional mentoring.

Keywords

Mentorship; Skill development; Authority; Decision-making; Management; Leadership; Professional staff; Transforming opportunities

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

File Format

pdf

File Size

3.170 KB

Language

English

Comments

Access to an archived interactive version of this poster is currently hosted

archived interactive version

Access to the YouTube video Contract employee testimonials.

Repository Citation

Lampert, C. K., Georgieva, M. (2019, April). From Temporary to Transformative: Leveraging Externally-Funded Special Collections Projects as Organizational Learning and Development Opportunities. Presentation at ACRL 2019, Cleveland, OH.

Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/libfacpresentation/178