Abstract

The path to management is difficult for academic librarians without formal supervisory experience, especially in public services. However, little research on how frontline librarians without supervisory experience advance into middle management has been conducted. To determine the extent to which a relationship between certain personal characteristics and librarians’ likelihood to advance exists, a survey was administered to public services librarians who had been promoted into middle management within the previous 5 years. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that charismatic presence, long-term thinking, instruction experience, customer service orientation, interpersonal skills, and ability to achieve tenure/promotion in rank contributed to librarians’ successful advancement.

摘要

对于没有正式监督经验的学术图书馆员来说，管理之路是困难的，尤其是在公共服务领域。然而，关于没有监督经验的一线图书馆员如何晋升到中层管理人员的研究很少。为了确定某些个人特征与图书馆员晋升可能性之间的关系存在的程度，对过去 5 年内晋升为中层管理人员的公共服务图书馆员进行了一项调查。探索性因素分析表明，魅力存在、长期思考、指导经验、客户服务导向、人际交往能力以及获得职位/晋升的能力有助于图书馆员的成功晋升。