Hope for the Future

Academic Libraries in the 21st Century

Authors

  • Alejandro Marquez Auraria Library

Abstract

This essay focuses on how academic libraries can have hope despite low morale, burnout, and budgetary issues. Despite these challenging times, it is an opportunity for an employee focused future of work and life balance. It is also a time to redress relationships with historically marginalized groups by examining pay equity, workload distribution, and diversity issues. Libraries have been so focused on the yearly budget that they are not thinking about the long term issues. Libraries that survive the next budget crunch will inherit a fractured workplace if equity and diversity issues are not addressed.

Author Biography

Alejandro Marquez, Auraria Library

Collection Development Librarian at Auraria Library

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Published

2023-04-17

How to Cite

Marquez, A. (2023). Hope for the Future: Academic Libraries in the 21st Century. Library Leadership & Management, 37(1). Retrieved from https://llm-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/llm/article/view/7550

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2023)

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Features

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Copyright (c) 2023 Alejandro Marquez

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