Librarians Transitioning From Professional to Academic Roles: An Exploratory Case Study

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dc.contributor.advisorPatterson, Margaret
dc.contributor.advisorDonlevy, James
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Justine L.
dc.contributor.committeememberSamek, Toni
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Vernon
dc.contributor.committeememberPoitras Pratt, Yvonne
dc.contributor.committeememberHayden, K. Alix
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-30T14:59:41Z
dc.date.available2018-10-30T14:59:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-17
dc.description.abstractThe primary purpose of this research study was to explore the experiences and understandings of academic librarians who transitioned from professional to academic roles at a Canadian college that became a university. Secondary research questions explored factors that hindered or assisted the librarians’ transition processes and the implications of such a transition. The theoretical framework for this study was adult transition theory. The research design was grounded in a case study approach. Epistemologically, a social constructivist perspective was taken. Sources of data included participant interviews, informant interviews, internal library documents, institutional documents, and external documents. Four main themes emerged from this study: readiness for transition, identity formation, communities of practice, and role strain. Key findings from this study were: (a) the institutional codification of shared academic governance required a parallel shift towards a shared leadership model in the library; (b) the librarian participants struggled to resolve perceived tensions between their professional librarian identities and their emerging academic identities; and (c) through a shared narrative, the librarian participants experienced a group transition process. Recommendations for postsecondary administrators, library administrators, and academic librarians are presented to support the transition of librarians from professional roles to academic roles.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWheeler, J. L. (2018). Librarians Transitioning From Professional to Academic Roles: An Exploratory Case Study (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33235en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33235
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108932
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Education
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjecttransition
dc.subjectacademic librarians
dc.subjectroles
dc.subject.classificationLibrary Scienceen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Administrationen_US
dc.titleLibrarians Transitioning From Professional to Academic Roles: An Exploratory Case Study
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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