Same song, different verse: critical followership as an act of resilience for second-career librarians
Ruth Mirtz
Look around at any library faculty meeting and you’ll see at least a few ‘formers:’ a former bookstore manager, a former engineering professor, a former dental hygienist, a former preacher, or a former software developer. These ‘former-somethings’ may have come to librarianship after a fulfilling and successful first, second or even third career, bringing immense amounts of people-skills, organizational experience, and subject-area knowledge with them to the library. For instance, a former professor can explain why communication with faculty breaks down; a former warehouse manager understands the nuances of scheduling an information ...
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