University of California, San Diego (Geisel Library)

The Conference of Academic Library Management (CALM), sponsored by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Library, will bring together management researchers, practitioners, and existing formal and informal organizations to identify the professional development needs of academic librarian managers. The Identifying Gaps and Opportunities in Professional Development Support for Managers project will: 1) gather information on the state of academic library management through a syllabus and course review, as well as a survey of academic library managers; 2) host a forum with a variety of perspectives on library management; and 3) create a sustainable and equitable set of recommendations to facilitate opportunities for professional development in person-centered management practices. Project beneficiaries are academic librarians who are seeking professional development about academic library management.