The Machiavellian Librarian

<ul> <li>Dedication</li> <li>List of figures and tables <ul> <li>Figures</li> <li>Tables</li></ul></li> <li>About the contributors <ul> <li>Editors</li> <li>Contributing authors</li></ul></li> <li>1. Introduction <ul> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>Part 1: Character and Behavior for Princes <ul> <li>2. One Machiavellian librarian’s path toward leadership <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>What is a Machiavellian librarian?</li> <li>That which looks bad may actually be good</li> <li>Let Switzerland be your role model</li> <li>For tonight, Niccolò, we take over the world</li> <li>Be very careful about the F word (friend)</li> <li>The role of a Machiavellian librarian in times of a hostile takeover</li> <li>A final definition of a Machiavellian librarian?</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>3. Weasels and honey badgers: networking for librarians <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Stereotypes</li> <li>The warm connection</li> <li>Creating your networking plan</li> <li>Executing your networking plan</li> <li>Dealing with rejection</li> <li>Evaluate the success of your networking plan</li> <li>New roles provide new networking opportunities</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>4. Influence without authority: making fierce allies <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Rub the right elbows</li> <li>Needs assessment</li> <li>Starting the conversation—embrace the stereotypes</li> <li>Networking—killing them with kindness</li> <li>Offer your services—how to sell yourself without selling yourself</li> <li>Communicating benefits</li> <li>Communicating your value—we’re priceless!</li> <li>Creating and becoming library champions—we’re number 1!</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>5. Prince or plebe?: success at all levels of the library hierarchy <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>The prince: success as a supervisor</li> <li>The politician: success as an employee</li> <li>The civil servant: success as a subordinate</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>6. Princely planning in a political environment <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Planning the plan</li> <li>Advancing the plan</li> <li>Achieving the plan</li> <li>Communicating the plan</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>7. Be an ironman at work: work with your strengths <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>What is StrengthsFinder™?</li> <li>Building relationships</li> <li>Influencing others</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Part 2: New Principalities <ul> <li>8. Mixed monarchies: expanding the library’s sphere of influence to help student-athletes <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Understanding your new subjects</li> <li>Living in your new realm</li> <li>Tips for colonization</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>9. “To mold a new reality”: strategies for leading change (and getting away with it) <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Leaving my homeland/Playing a lone hand</li> <li>And a look in the eyes of the hungry/Awakened him to what he could do</li> <li>A memo to a higher office/Open letter to the powers that be</li> <li>I feel the sense of possibilities/I feel the wrench of hard realities</li> <li>Courageous convictions/Will drag the dream into existence</li> <li>Sadder still to watch it die/Than never to have known it</li> <li>The fact is, this friction/Will only be worn by persistence</li> <li>In your head is the answer/Let it guide you along</li> <li>Courageous convictions/Will drag the dream into existence</li> <li>A quantum leap forward in time and in space</li> <li>Hold the flame ’til the dream ignites/A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission</li> <li>You be the captain/I’ll draw the chart</li> <li>Let your heart be the anchor/And the beat of your own song</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>10. Infiltrating the curriculum <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>The journey begins</li> <li>Google is great, but…</li> <li>One-shot comes up short</li> <li>Making the pitch</li> <li>Trying to fit in</li> <li>Spreading the word</li> <li>Not your everyday information literacy course</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>11. Visualizing library space for constituents: a 3D representation of space changes in the Christopher Center Library at Valparaiso University <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Visualization: libraries need to get on the wagon!</li> <li>A case study in visualization</li> <li>You can do this too!</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>12. A game of loans: promoting interlibrary loans <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Out of sight, out of mind?</li> <li>Starting a mini-revolution</li> <li>Working together for the common good</li> <li>The patron is always right (even when the patron is wrong)</li> <li>Did it work?</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>13. Certifiable: going rogue with non-library certifications <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>My experience</li> <li>Certification 1: instructional design</li> <li>Certification 2: learning management</li> <li>Certification 3: Quality Matters™</li> <li>Additional opportunities not discussed in this chapter</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>14. Ambition, innovation, and tenacity <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Machiavellian ideology in the library: oh my!</li> <li>Divas no more: humility front and center</li> <li>No need to panic! You got this! (You really do!)</li> <li>Change, challenges, and opportunities: repurposing the library/librarian identity</li> <li>Wake up! Changes are a happening not tomorrow, but today</li> <li>Machiavellian principalities in our 2.0 world: get ready, get set…</li> <li>Go!</li> <li>Relevance + speaking with authority + risk taking = Machiavellian librarian</li> <li>The road less traveled: how the hell did I became a librarian?</li> <li>Lessons learned</li> <li>A small note on gender: why professional women librarians shouldn’t hesitate to step up and “lean in”</li> <li>A bright side to Machiavelli’s principles in our libraries</li> <li>Taking a Machiavellian approach to your career as a librarian</li> <li>The University of Notre Dame and the Incredible First Year Librarian</li> <li>Seeking out the campus sage: obtaining wisdom from your institution’s leaders outside the library</li> <li>To be or not to be: Machiavellian</li> <li>Sound advice from a non-librarian</li> <li>What I learned along the way</li> <li>The non-profit “aha” moment in leadership</li> <li>Preparing for the next stages of your librarian career</li> <li>Final thoughts on lessons learned</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Part 3: Types of Armies <ul> <li>15. Communicating with the “prince” to win the war <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>An example of a successful use of access</li> <li>Ways to get better access to the “Prince”</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>16. Absens haeres non erit: being in the right place at the right time <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Tools and results</li> <li>Fortune or virtue</li> <li>Overthrowing the status quo</li> <li>Before all else, be armed</li> <li>Tardiness often robs us opportunity</li> <li>Shameless self-promotion</li> <li>One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others</li> <li>The desires of the moment</li> <li>Changing conduct with changing times</li> <li>Never was anything great achieved without danger</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>17. Taming the bureaucratic beast, or: how we learned to stop stressing and take control of accreditation <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>The perfect storm</li> <li>Background</li> <li>Accreditation: everybody does it, but nobody seems to know much about it</li> <li>Librarians and the campus community</li> <li>The AVC library experience</li> <li>Leveraging the accreditation self-study</li> <li>The accreditation team recommendation and its aftermath</li> <li>An unexpected windfall</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>18. An army of one: the way in which the strength of school libraries ought to be measured <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Concerning the power of alliances</li> <li>Fortify your library</li> <li>Concerning the way in which all libraries ought to be measured</li> <li>How a school library can conduct themselves so as to gain renown</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>19. Breaking the mold: winning allies via self-discovery <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>IV Recommendations and conclusions</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>20. A Machiavellian metaphor for communication: using the Social Style Model to craft organizational messages <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Anatomy of a message</li> <li>The Social Style Model</li> <li>Drivers</li> <li>Analyticals</li> <li>Expressives</li> <li>Amiables</li> <li>Crafting the message</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>21. Rather a prince than a magistrate be: a regional librarian’s dilemma <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>A tale of two campuses</li> <li>No matter how isolated you are, “they” are watching</li> <li>Do not forget the pasta salad</li> <li>A victory for a would-be prince</li> <li>Be the fox: avoid the traps</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Part 4: Political Situation <ul> <li>22. Know yourself and your patron: process mapping and needs assessment <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Hobby versus occupation</li> <li>Process mapping: their experience, our job</li> <li>Process mapping: enhance our competence</li> <li>Process mapping: case study in mapping to solve problems and save money</li> <li>Transition: the art of schmoozing</li> <li>Needs assessment: the importance of knowing the user</li> <li>Needs assessment: methods</li> <li>Needs assessment: application and specificity</li> <li>Needs assessment: considerations in design (developing your battlefield strategy)</li> <li>Needs assessment: quantitative evaluation—strength in numbers</li> <li>Needs assessment: qualitative evaluation—tell me a story</li> <li>Needs assessment: address your weakness, know your strength, never surrender</li> <li>Needs assessment: example 1—what we did</li> <li>Needs assessment: example 2—what we did not do</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>23. The accidental Machiavellian: strategic alignment between the university library and the teaching centre <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Other library sectors</li> <li>Library collaboration in the literature</li> <li>A Position outside of the library</li> <li>Librarians in nontraditional roles</li> <li>Library benefits</li> <li>The relationship deepens</li> <li>Budget savings</li> <li>Staff professional development</li> <li>Collaborative program offerings</li> <li>Other potential strategic alignments</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>24. Slybrarianship: building alliances through user engagement and outreach <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Students as stakeholders</li> <li>Mentoring the lofty librarian</li> <li>Strategic thinking: shaking assumptions, disparaging myths</li> <li>Industry experience: gain perspective to leverage your own capabilities</li> <li>Prep to rally allies</li> <li>Access to insider information</li> <li>Credibility: give ’em a place at the table</li> <li>Prepare for success and prove it with assessment</li> <li>Rally faculty alliances</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>25. Leveraging accreditation to quell the two fears <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Survey the battleground</li> <li>Dig the library’s fox hole</li> <li>Polish your weapons</li> <li>Size up your opponents</li> <li>Attend to the troops</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> <li>26. Political positioning <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>View from the top/going down (when politics attack)</li> <li>Transitions and transformation (enemies within)</li> <li>Campus chaos and library instability</li> <li>What have I gotten myself into? (political positioning on the big stage)</li> <li>Welcome Dr. Dean—an era of s(chair)ed governance</li> <li>Recommendations</li> <li>References</li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li>Index</li></ul>