Purpose – Librarians in the twenty‐first century require different skills from their predecessors. The purpose of this paper is to examine what those skills are and how they correlate with new position descriptions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at ways to analyze vacant...

Purpose – This article's purpose is to outline what goes into a well‐done library personnel preliminary interview. Design/methodology/approach – The article discusses the elements and considerations involved in orchestrating preliminary interviews and then gives a suggested outline for...

Purpose – This column seeks to address library personnel issues. This particular installment discusses the challenges of determining an organization's culture and the culture of any parent or supporting organizations. It also discusses some strategies for navigating organizational culture....

Describes economic benefits of Ontario public libraries. These benefits include services and information for businesses, lifelong learners and job seekers. Ontario public libraries create work including short‐term construction work and longer‐term information infrastructure work. Provides...

Purpose – This poem aims to reflect the almost universal embrace of over‐work culture, complaining about its negative aspects and – with some surprise – acknowledging its positive qualities. Design/methodology/approach – This is a free verse poem structured in five triplets, perhaps to...