About the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction1.1 Chapter SummariesReferencesChapter 2. Librarians in the Workplace2.1 Introduction2.2 Conflict2.3 Leadership2.4 Communication2.5 ConclusionReferencesFurther ReadingChapter 3. Early Career Librarians3.1 Introduction3.2 Getting a Job3.3 Challenges for the Newly-Hired Librarian3.4 Millennial Librarians3.5 Supporting the New Librarian3.6 Early Career Issues in Academic Librarianship3.7 Leadership, Mentoring, and the Early Career Librarian3.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 4. Functional Specialist Librarians4.1 Introduction4.2 How Will This Be Different?4.3 Starting Off on the Right Foot4.4 Creating Specialists4.5 ConclusionReferencesChapter 5. Mid-Career Librarians5.1 Mid-Career Crisis5.2 Moving into Management5.3 Sabbatical Leaves5.4 Supporting Mid-Career Librarians5.5 Continuing Professional Development5.6 Job Searching as a Mid-Career Librarian5.7 ConclusionReferencesChapter 6. Late-Career Librarians6.1 Introduction6.2 Challenges6.3 Opportunities and Benefits6.4 Succession Planning6.5 Retirement6.6 Supporting Late-Career Librarians6.7 Senior Library Management6.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 7. Managing Conflict7.1 Introduction7.2 The Veterans7.3 The Loyalists7.4 The Latch-Key Kids7.5 The Digital Natives7.6 Strategies for a Healthy Team7.7 Working Through Issues When They Arise7.8 Conflict as a Motivator7.9 ConclusionReferencesChapter 8. Library Assistants Transitioning to Librarian Roles8.1 Introduction8.2 The Work of Library Assistants8.3 Changing Role of the Library Assistant8.4 Relationships Between Library Assistants and Library Technicians8.5 Undertaking an MLIS While Working as a Library Assistant8.6 Challenges and Opportunities8.7 Getting Hired8.8 Considerations for the Manager8.9 Considerations of Working as a Library Assistant With an MLIS8.10 ConclusionReferencesChapter 9. Mature Manager/Young Manager9.1 Introduction9.2 Succeeding as a Mature Manager9.3 Succeeding as a Younger Manager9.4 Relationships With Administration9.5 The Importance of Mentoring9.6 Finding Your Mentor Network9.7 Being a Strong Mentor9.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 10. Conclusion: Looking ForwardReferencesIndex