Abstract
Project management as a discipline has been around for decades within such fields as business and manufacturing, however, the library profession has seen slower adoption, along with apparent gaps in training support. In 2018, an American Library Association project team surveyed library professionals regarding their experiences with project management in their organizations and LIS programs. The results highlighted a number of gaps in project management practices in libraries and preparation among library professionals for managing projects. Recommendations are given for ALA Core and for library administrators to address gaps in training and support of project management in libraries.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 644-658 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Library Administration |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 8 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors thank former project team members Pavel Vasioutovitch, Liberty University, and Jim Walther, Tampa Bay Library Consortium, for their contributions. Additionally, the authors would like to express gratitude to Kerry Ward, Core Executive Director, for his support of the project. The project team also extends appreciation to its international collaborators at the IDEA Lab Research Group from Madrid, Spain, Silvia Cobo-Serrano, National Archaeological Museum, Member of IDEA Lab Research Group and Rosario Arquero-Avilés, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Director of IDEA Lab Research Group.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Project management
- library administrators
- professional development
- projects
- survey
- training