...Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis Purpose – The purpose of this column is to explain the importance of succession planning. Departures of retiring employees and colleagues moving to another workplace can have significant consequences on the organization. A well-designed and coordinated succession plan...

...Gary Fitsimmons Purpose – This article's purpose is to encourage a vision in the profession of librarianship for succession planning. Design/methodology/approach – The article springboards from the previous column, showing the natural expansion of the discussion on vision building...

...Robert H. Kieserman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the benefits of succession planning and open communication between administration and staff when an employee leaves their employment at the library. Design/methodology/approach This paper used the personal...