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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1456855
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contents Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library Angela Jones-Evans Foreign Countries Academic Libraries Librarians Librarian Attitudes Higher Education Cooperative Planning Library Services Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Policy Formation Strategic Planning Change Strategies Flow Charts Action Research Library Administration This paper examines the impact of process mapping on the management of change in an academic library in a UK higher education institution. Book ordering has been highlighted by a group of subject librarians as being time-consuming and inefficient, detracting from their ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities. An action research approach is used to bring the subject librarians together to draw book ordering process maps, identify on the maps where perceived problem areas lie and discuss potential solutions. Analysis of the empirical data suggests that process maps used in an action learning setting are impactful in terms of demonstrating readiness for change, showing where change is needed and creating a vision for change. The value of investigating the impact of process mapping through the lenses of different change models is discussed and the applicability of this approach to other professional services settings in higher education is explored.
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spellingShingle Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library
Angela Jones-Evans
Foreign Countries
Academic Libraries
Librarians
Librarian Attitudes
Higher Education
Cooperative Planning
Library Services
Library Development
Library Materials
Library Policy
Policy Formation
Strategic Planning
Change Strategies
Flow Charts
Action Research
Library Administration
Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library Angela Jones-Evans Foreign Countries Academic Libraries Librarians Librarian Attitudes Higher Education Cooperative Planning Library Services Library Development Library Materials Library Policy Policy Formation Strategic Planning Change Strategies Flow Charts Action Research Library Administration This paper examines the impact of process mapping on the management of change in an academic library in a UK higher education institution. Book ordering has been highlighted by a group of subject librarians as being time-consuming and inefficient, detracting from their ability to respond to new challenges and opportunities. An action research approach is used to bring the subject librarians together to draw book ordering process maps, identify on the maps where perceived problem areas lie and discuss potential solutions. Analysis of the empirical data suggests that process maps used in an action learning setting are impactful in terms of demonstrating readiness for change, showing where change is needed and creating a vision for change. The value of investigating the impact of process mapping through the lenses of different change models is discussed and the applicability of this approach to other professional services settings in higher education is explored.
title Seeing the Bigger Picture: An Investigation into the Impact of Process Mapping on the Management of Change in a University Library
topic Foreign Countries
Academic Libraries
Librarians
Librarian Attitudes
Higher Education
Cooperative Planning
Library Services
Library Development
Library Materials
Library Policy
Policy Formation
Strategic Planning
Change Strategies
Flow Charts
Action Research
Library Administration
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1456855