...Trang Thi Huynh Purpose This paper aims to conduct an exploratory research of recruitment source and professional staff retention for succession planning, as well as suggests some experiences of keeping qualified staff in Vietnamese libraries. It stems from the context of academic and public...

...Trang Thi Huynh Purpose This paper aims to design a model of succession planning process for public and academic libraries in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach The model of library succession planning process was develop based on the findings of a two-phase research underpinned...

...Cristina González Purpose – One of the biggest challenges facing American librarians at present is a mass retirement of highly trained professionals, which will result in a significant loss of expertise. When libraries look at universities for examples of succession planning, they find...

...Elisa F. Topper Purpose This article aims to draw attention to the fact that succession planning is crucial to libraries. Design/methodology/approach The article is a literature review and commentary on the topic of succession planning in libraries. Findings Libraries need to make...