Feretti discusses the development of critical librarianship. particularly as it relates to information literacy pedagogy, while recognizing that the development of critical libraianship in the literature and in the library instruction classroom has not been reflected in library colleagues’ daily interactions. As such, Ferretti argues that contemporary critical librarianship feels performative. The original low moraleContinue reading “Renewals Reach: Critical librarianship at work”
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Renewals Reach: Gossip’s impact on morale
Bilginoğlu & Yozgat’s study delves into the nature and role of gossip in workplaces and their study tracks relationships between gossip and morale, and the impact of gossip on employees’ work engagement. The 2017 study is noted within their discussion of workplace morale. Review article (note: written in Turkish).
Recorded: LibVoices Podcast
LibVoices hosts Amanda M. Leftwich, Jamia Williams, and Jamillah R. Gabriel interviewed me about how I decided to become a librarian. I also share ideas about the implementation of equity, diversity, and inclusion values, work-life balance, and how ego helps workplace abuse and neglect continue. “Wants keep you stuck. They are a part of self-supposition:Continue reading “Recorded: LibVoices Podcast”
Renewals Reach: Internal marketing to help improve organizational climate
In Public Libraries Online, Amy An’s feature article acknowledges the negative lived realities of public library work – including dysfunction, incivility, and bullying. She links these negative workplace behaviors to the larger scope of LIS values and ultimately shares how internal marketing can be leveraged to assess and improve public library organizations’ climates – including trainingContinue reading “Renewals Reach: Internal marketing to help improve organizational climate”
Low Morale and COVID-19 in Europe: A Collaboration.
Last month I released my survey focusing on library responses to COVID-19 and how those responses are impacting low-morale experiences. This week, I was contacted by Dr. Karsten Schuldt, a Research Associate at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Switzerland. He asked if he could translate my survey to German in orderContinue reading “Low Morale and COVID-19 in Europe: A Collaboration.”
Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (January 2020)
The third session of my Library Juice Academy course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” is beginning its third week. I asked students enrolled in the course to participate in a quick Low-Morale Experience Assessment survey, just so we could get a quick gauge on what the landscape looks like for this cohort. CourseContinue reading “Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (January 2020)”
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Title: Bring Your Whole Self to Work Presenter: Mike Robbins
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Title: The pyschodynamics of bullying in the library. Authors: Steven W. Staninger. ABSTRACT: This article discusses the behaviors that create an environment conducive to bullying. The structures and hierarchies of libraries are identified as being susceptible to bullying behaviors. Research about defining and identifying bullying is presented, as well as strategies to help eradicate bullyingContinue reading “#RecommendedReading”
Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (May 2019)
The second session of my Library Juice Academy course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” is now in its third week. I asked students enrolled in the course to participate in a quick Low-Morale Experience Assessment survey, just so we could get a quick gauge on what the landscape looks like for this cohort. CourseContinue reading “Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (May 2019)”
Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (October 2018)
I am in the third week of my Library Juice Academy course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries.” I asked students enrolled in the course to participate in a quick Low-Morale Experience Assessment survey, just so we could get a quick gauge on what the landscape is. Course attendees agreed I could share theContinue reading “Report: Low-Morale Experience Assessment Survey (October 2018)”