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Dear SIS PhD Students, Please join us for the last SIS public lecture and discussion of the semester on April 27th from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in the Scripps Theater. Our guest will be Dr. Ericka Patillo, associate dean of libraries at Appalachian State University, who will present her research about the academic library middle manager role: https://www.sis.utk.edu/patillo-lecture-what-does-“middle-management”-mean-academic-libraries We will host a special lunch for Dr. Patillo with SIS Faculty and PhD students from 11:30-12:45 in Scripps Conference Room. Please RSVP to Pamela Durban if you would like to attend this lunch by April 20th. The lunch starts at 11:30 in case anyone also wants to attend the IS PhD student dissertation defense at noon. “What does “middle management” mean in academic libraries?” Abstract: The academic library middle manager role is little understood and understudied. Librarians are often asked to serve as managers, despite inadequate training and development in managerial competencies. In this talk, I will present results of a multi-method study which was conducted to better understand the librarian’s role as middle manager. This study included document analysis, psychometric scales, multiple-perspective interviews, and naturalistic observation. Findings revealed potential competency areas for LIS programs, library organizations, and middle managers themselves. Erick Patillo has focused her research on organizational behavior, assessment and academic library middle managers. She earned a MSLS and PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA from Old Dominion University in Music History. Cheers, Diane --- Diane Kelly, Professor and Director School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 1345 Circle Park Dr., Suite 451 Knoxville, TN 37996-0341 Telephone: 865-974-5882