Management Education for Library Directors: Are Graduate Library Programs Providing Future Library Directors with the Skills and Knowledge They will Need?(Report‪)‬

Introduction: Librarianship and the Discipline of Management The library director position is the prevalent managerial position within the library profession. Library directors must deal with all the personnel decisions related to full-time, hourly and student employees. Depending on the organizational structure of the institution, library directors interact with union and/or non-union employees. They must be aware of various human resource related topics, such as reasonable accommodation, sexual harassment, fair labor standards, equal employment opportunity provisions, and more. Library directors must provide training and supervision of the professional librarians, non-professional staff, and student assistants in their organizations. Library directors must make personnel decisions involving recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating and terminating staff. They must also make recommendations for the implementation of various personnel policy decisions.