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The article focuses on discussions within the C&RL News series about the importance of setting boundaries and managing burnout in academic libraries. Topics include personal experiences and strategies for boundary-setting by library leaders, the impact of burnout on staff and leadership, and methods to foster a healthier work environment through clear communication and self-care practices.

An interview with Academic Library Workers, Annie Pho and Dustin Fife is presented. Dustin emphasizes the need for library administrators and managers to consider the realities of working in libraries and to make the profession more accessible for future library workers. They also emphasizes the emotional and financial costs of relocating for a career and the need for more open dialogue and support within the profession.

In this informal discussion, the authors share their experiences and ideas about working with and in local jail systems. Dustin Fife (DF): Kim Fong, you've changed my life! Some time [...]

The article reports that important for institutions to not only make public statements about their commitments to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI). The recruitment, hiring, and retention process for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) job candidates in academic and research libraries can be hindered by bureaucratic barriers and communication issues.

An interview with author Dustin Fife is presented. Topics include talks about the idea of professionalism which brings to mind communication styles, dress codes, email etiquette, collegiality, boundary setting; and considered to focus on the academic libraries which got rid of the idea of professionalism.

WHILE EVERY PROFESSIONAL organization has different rules about service, I want to discuss patterns I have seen across many of them. I love the American Library Association (ALA), my other [...]

THE UTAH LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ULA) dove headfirst into failure on February 19-20. Along with the Salt Lake City Public Library (SLCPL), ULA hosted Strikethrough: The Utah Library Association Failure Workshop. [...]

The article presents views of library deans Dustin Fife (DF), Martin Garnar (MG) and Amanda Clay Powers (ACP) on lessons they have learned through more complex and ever-evolving challenge and adapting to external needs and internal realities. Topics discussed include construction of automated storage and retrieval system, integrating new technology and personnel, and focus on equity, diversity and inclusion.

The article discusses the views of library leaders Amanda Clay Powers, Martin Garnar and Dustin Fife on their experience of becoming the manager of a new library.

In this article, the author focuses on the working of libraries. It mentions that they work on the process of applying for the job, being interviewed, and interviewing their prospective employers at the same time. It also mentions that they talks about obstacles, mistakes, failures, and successes.

The article discusses customer service principles at the Utah Valley University (UVU) library and provides guidelines on the library's principle-based approach.

The article offers the authors' insights on their experiences and ideas in working with local jail systems. An author mentions that it is difficult to work with his fellow librarians as the subject matter can be boring. Another author discusses his experiences in working with libraries in jails and the challenges that come along with them.

The article presents the reminder for all the agencies cultivating in multidirectional lines through strategic alliances. Topics include conversation being important for academic libraries and other units working across traditional university boundaries; proposing centralized hybrid format presenting an extreme cultural shift; and changing the landscape of higher education for every university during Covid-19.