Libraly Journal

LIBRARY JOURNAL

Previous Articles    

A Review of the 2nd “Global Perspective·Academic Library Directors”Forum (2014)

Tan Dandan, Sun Yangyang,Tong Zhaojuan, Liu Jintao   

  • Online:2015-11-20 Published:2015-11-25

Abstract:

The 2nd “Global Perspective· Academic Library Directors” Forum was held at Shanghai University of Finance & Economics from Nov. 18 to 20, 2014. The forum focused on such core issues as organizational change and librarians’ career development in the process of library reengineering. This article gives an overview of more than 10 presentations and summarizes the main academic achievements of the forum and the development trends of academic libraries.

Key words: Academic library, Strategic transformation, Library reengineering, Organizational change, Organization culture, Liaison librarians, Embedded librarianship, Professional development, Role transformation