Library Management· 2017Q2
The chief learning officer
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Short summary
This paper proposes the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) role as a new model for libraries to integrate human resources, strategic planning, and budgeting.
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Key points
- The Chief Learning Officer (CLO) role is proposed as a new model for libraries.
- The CLO position aims to integrate human resources, strategic planning, and budgeting.
- The CLO role is currently established in the corporate sector but absent from library science discourse.
- Libraries may benefit from adopting or adapting CLO-like positions.
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Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to put forward the position of chief learning officer (CLO) as a potential new role or models for new roles in libraries wishing to integrate human resources, strategic planning, and budgeting. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the history and present functions of the CLO role in the corporate world, correlating work within the library field with key aspects of the position as way by which to conceptualize the integration of disparate library operations. Findings The position of CLO has not yet entered the library and information science (LIS) discourse. Practical implications Libraries that do not have CLO-like positions in their organizations may benefit from adopting or adapting the position to their libraries. Originality/value The paper introduces the CLO position to the field of LIS.
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