WebJunction

Description:

Change is a given in 21st century libraries: intrusive, exhilarating, and growing in strength and frequency. Being an effective change agent and coping with change partly depends on your sense of perspective.

We cannot promise that this course will either turn back the clock or guarantee that everyone in your library will unquestioningly accept change. However, there are benefits from studying other people's experiences and some of the effective principles and practices of change management.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Assess both the benefits and the costs of change in your job, department, branch, library, institution, and community
• Understand how change impacts people in your library differently and have more empathy for their points of view
• Identify what mistakes are likely and how to lower their impact on you and your staff
• Feel more calm and confident, even when the world is unraveling
• Be more influential during times of change
• Better make change work for you, rather than feeling overwhelmed.

Structure

The course addresses these issues and more in a web-based course designed to take about 1 1/2 hours to complete. It contains multimedia elements, external links, pre- and post-tests, and course evaluation modules.

LE@D COURSE NOTE: After enrolling, launch the course from your My Courses page and follow the instructions to request a special University of North Texas login unique to your enrollment. After completing the course at UNT, return to your My Courses page, launch again, and follow the instructions to record completion at WebJunction.