Building a Culture of Continuous Learning and Innovation in a University Library
Explore strategies to align the library's culture with the university's ambitions, develop competency profiles, enhance staff motivation, conduct internal environmental scans, and involve all stakeholders for organizational growth and efficiency.
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EULA Isabelle FAN Aihong MAT ALI Noraini NG Chi-keung Barry SHIEH Irene WU Xiandong YING Jun
Goal: Goal: Become an effective learning organization to meet Urowne users evolving expectations Ambitions to be world-class research university , top 5 in Asia Pacific Promote innovative approaches to learning Bold, innovative, agile
Align the librarys organizational culture with University s ambition and strategic priorities Build a culture of continuous learning Facilitate staff engagement with change
Competency profiles that reflect library new roles established Staff development plans created Organizational structure for increased relevance and efficiency
Motivation Leadership to walk the talk Communicate, explain, communicate Recognition and incentives for staff willing to try new approaches and roles Motivation Hindrance That s the way we ve done it for years Shortage of mechanisms to appraise the ability of staff to perform against the expected competency level Inability to learn new skills (despite willingness) Hindrance
Internal environmental scan SWOT analysis Promotion / Buy-in Competency profiles Staff Development Plan Review and realign org structure Assessment ??
Library staff: Involve all staff in the process and promote the plan as a way to further professional career / path Library staff: Students and faculty: Rename library positions to reflect students views and enhance engagement with users Students and faculty:
University administrators: Staff are the university best asset; thus have to grow together with the organization University administrators: Service partners (HR, ITS) Leverage staff skills set to better incorporate technology in service delivery Reduce staff attrition, talent management Service partners (HR, ITS)
Measuring the efficiency and impact of our professional development plan: Do we serve our users better ? Do we meet academic staff / student expectations ? Is there any positive impact on student learning ? Assessment tools: - Appraise staff against competency profiles - Faculty and student surveys
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