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The Response of Private Academic Library Directors to Dual Pandemics and Opportunities for Collective Advocacy

Knott, Dana Adrienne
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-9731
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1659015063336583

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2022, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Leadership.
Through a critical phenomenological approach, this study captured the lived experiences of directors in the Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) consortium and their responses to dual pandemics, the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic of racism. Individual qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten OPAL directors to examine their roles as leaders in times of upheaval. Findings indicate that the pandemics amplified challenges in emotional and practical ways. Directors contended with emotional labor marked by ambiguity and burnout. Practical challenges (staff reductions, enforcing safety protocols, and the Great Resignation) further impacted morale. Racially just, equitable systems encourage workplaces defined by compassion, autonomy, and respect. Thus, directors must prioritize antiracism actions to dismantle white supremacy and racial capitalism in their libraries.
Meredith Wronowski (Committee Chair)
Miriam Matteson (Committee Member)
Thomas Oldenski (Committee Member)
108 p.
Educational Leadership; Higher Education; Library Science
academic libraries; private academic libraries; social justice; racial justice; ethics of care; ethics of love; Critical Race Theory; critical librarianship; COVID-19; racism; antiracism; critical phenomenology; participatory action research; diversity, equity, and inclusion; DEI

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  • Knott, D. A. (2022). The Response of Private Academic Library Directors to Dual Pandemics and Opportunities for Collective Advocacy [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1659015063336583

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Knott, Dana. The Response of Private Academic Library Directors to Dual Pandemics and Opportunities for Collective Advocacy. 2022. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1659015063336583.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Knott, Dana. "The Response of Private Academic Library Directors to Dual Pandemics and Opportunities for Collective Advocacy." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1659015063336583

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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