Arnold Hirshon, associate provost and university librarian, was the co-facilitator of a three-day Library Leadership Institute on “Leading the Next Generation Research Library.”
The Institute, which was organized by the University of Hong Kong Libraries, was held in Xiamen, China from April 24-27. Hirshon’s sessions concentrated on aligning with and strategically managing within the academic environment, achieving strategic change through the effective organization of human resources, and achieving library goals through the effective allocation of financial resources the redesign of facilities, operations and services. While in the region, Hirshon was also invited to give lectures in three other cities: Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; and Bangkok, Thailand. His topic at those three conferences was on driving intentional change through strategic redesign.
Hirshon also is the chair of the Management Board of Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL), a consortium that serves libraries in over 50 developing countries located in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia. The board met recently in The Hague, Netherlands. In addition to its work negotiating affordable licenses for electronic resources for these countries, EIFL also provides services to build country consortia, to engage in advocacy for effective copyright legislation, to advance the availability and use of open access publications, and to engage in technology innovation.
More information about EIFL can be found at www.eifl.net