Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries

<ul> <li>Chapter 1: Introduction</li></ul> <p>Thesis </p> <p>The Canadian academic library landscape </p> <p>Canadian Association of Research Libraries </p> <p>What is succession planning?</p> <p>The changing role of the academic librarian</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 2: Literature Review</li> </ul> <p>Corporate succession planning </p> <p>Library succession planning </p> <p>Elements of succession planning </p> <p>Summary</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 3: Methodology</li> </ul> <p>Part one: online survey </p> <p>Part two: on-site interviews </p> <p>Appendix</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 4: Themes</li> </ul> <p>The participants </p> <p>The libraries </p> <p>The themes </p> <p>Summary</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 5: Best Practices</li> </ul> <p>Preliminary planning </p> <p>Identifying participants and conducting the talent review </p> <p>Implementation, training, and feedback </p> <p>Summary</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 6: Barriers</li> </ul> <p>Budget </p> <p>Transparency and fairness</p> <p>Organizational structure as a barrier </p> <p>Knowledge transfer </p> <p>Changing roles of librarians/archivists/libraries </p> <p>Summary</p> <ul> <p> <li>Chapter 7: Implications</li> </ul> <p>Preliminary planning </p> <p>Identifying participants and conducting the talent review </p> <p>Implementation, training, and feedback </p> <p>The end and the beginning </p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Appendix </p> <p>Index </p>