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7. How do senior library administrators acquire these 21st century skills? Check all that apply. N=45
Professional institutes (RLLF, Harvard, Frye, etc.) 44 98%
Reading the professional literature 42 93%
Professional conferences 41 91%
Professional networking 41 91%
Other method 31 69%
Please describe other method.
Advanced degrees.
All of the above, plus professional coaching.
Connecting with campus and national leaders outside the profession.
Consistent engagement with campus and higher education initiatives.
Experience.
Experience and increasing responsibility over time and mentoring and observation.
Formal courses when applicable.
Graduate coursework in business, higher education administration, technology management.
In-house training and development opportunities. Attending leadership conferences. Enrollment in a managerial/
leadership program.
In-house training and development programs.
Institutional committee membership, training.
Leadership training within the institution.
Learning from campus leadership opportunities and from other campus leaders beyond the library.
Meetings with other library administrators twice per month to learn from one another.
Mentoring. On-the-job experiences.
Mentoring relationships.
Mentoring with other senior administrators. Reading higher educational literature.
Observation of experienced successful colleagues in action.
On the job.
One-on-one training, and all too often, learning on the job.
Participate in non-library conferences and networking.
Performance evaluations. Feedback. Modeling. Learning on the job.
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