Discussions and findings will inform future leadership development programming, including recommendations for PLA Leadership Academy, and will ultimately provide opportunities to assist members in leadership development that is effective and sustainable across their entire career span.

1. Layers of Leadership
FOR ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS
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2. Overview
Fit within broader perspective
Origin of Nexus frameworks
Needs assessment data
Image credit: https://educopia.org/sites/educopia.org/files/publications/Spanning_Our_Field_Boundaries.pdf

3. National Agenda for Continuing Education
and Professional Development
Data to support planning
Common frameworks
http://www.coalitiontoadvancelearning.org/
Nexus
Leading
Across Boundaries
Nexus LAB
33 partners
Leadership
educopia.org/research/nexus
22+ partners

4. National Agenda for Continuing Education
and Professional Development
Data to support planning
Common frameworks
http://www.coalitiontoadvancelearning.org/
Nexus
Leading
Across Boundaries
Nexus LAB
33 partners
Leadership
Mapping the Landscapes
National, cross-field
needs assessment
38 partners
educopia.org/research/nexuseducopia.org/research/mapping-the-landscapes
22+ partners

6. Grant Project Origins
Nexus (I): Spanning Boundaries to Transform Library Leadership | 2013-2014
◦ Landscape scan, data collection on library leadership programming
◦ Interviews with leadership development program administrators, trainers
◦ Partnership with Center for Creative Leadership
Outputs
◦ Report: Training the 21st Century Library Leader | April 2014
https://educopia.org/publications/t21cll
◦ Dataset: 1998-2013 public, special, academic, and archival
leadership offerings
◦ Library Leadership Roadmap
◦ 21st Century Library Leadership Logic Model
Supported by IMLS Planning Grant
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7. Nonprofit, educational institution
Founded 1970
CCL engagement with Nexus projects
 Partnership through CCL’s Nonprofit sector program
 Resulted in leveraging of 360 by Design Competencies
 91 research-based competencies
Image credit: CCL: https://www.ccl.org/

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10. Grant Project Origins
Nexus LAB: Leading Across Boundaries | 2014-2017
◦ Defining Layers of Leadership competencies
◦ Speak to library, archives, and museum leadership development offerings
◦ Create & pilot evaluation and curricular resources informed by the framework
Outputs under review
◦ Frameworks: Layers of Leadership Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums
◦ Evaluation instruments: Online survey pilot tied to Layers of Leadership
◦ Curriculum: Seven module sets targeting Leading the Profession skills
Supported by IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
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11. 33 Nexus LAB Partners
Archives
Academy of Certified Archivists
Archives Leadership Institute
Council of State Archivists
Regional Archival Associations Consortium
Society of American Archivists
Museums
American Association for State and Local History
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Getty Leadership Institute
Institute for Cultural Entrepreneurship
Johns Hopkins Museum Studies Program
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
Mountain-Plains Museums Association
Southeastern Museum Conference
Libraries
ALA, Public Program Office
Association of College and Research Libraries
Association of Research Libraries
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
Illinois State Library ILEAD U
Medical Library Association
National Library of Medicine - Association of Academic Health Science
Libraries
Online Computer Library Center - WebJunction
Public Library Association
Virginia Tech Libraries
Multi-Perspective
Council on Library and Information Resources
Dartmouth College
Ithaka S&R
Maureen Sullivan Associates
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill SILS
University of North Texas
Core Consultants
Center for Creative Leadership
TrueBearing Consulting
Toolkit Consulting
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14. Some skills
develop
across stages
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21. Interplay
COMPETENCY FRAMEWORKS & EVALUATION

22. Q&A | Discussion
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23. National needs
MAPPING THE LANDSCAPES
TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING

24. 38 project partners
Archives
Academy of Certified Archivists
Council of State Archivists
Midwest Archives Conference
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
National Association of Government Archives
and Records Administrators
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Regional Archival Associations Consortium
Society of American Archivists
Museums
Association of Academic Museums and
Galleries
Association of Children's Museums
Association of Midwest Museums
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Heritage Preservation
National Association for Interpretation
New England Museum Association
Southeastern Museum Conference
Virginia Association of Museums
Libraries
Association for Library Collections and
Technical Services
Association of College and Research Libraries
Association of Research Libraries
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
Califa
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
InfoPeople
Library Information Technology Association
North American Serials Interest Group
OCLC
Public Library Association
Urban Libraries Council
Hybrid/Other
ALA/SAA/AAM Committee on Archives,
Libraries, and Museums (CALM)
American Institute for Conservation of Historic
and Artistic Works
Association for Information Science and
Technology
Digital Preservation Management Workshop
Educopia Institute
Internet Archive
Kentucky Department for Libraries and
Archives
LYRASIS
New Media Consortium
Public Knowledge Project (PKP) School

25. Common Competency Taxonomy
Source: Christina Drummond

26. Collected data
61 focus group participants
2,788 survey respondents (10 international)
Source: Christina Drummond

27. Wealth of interactive data
Supporting analysis via Tableau

28. Compendium forthcoming
Instruments/guides to recreate data collection in future years
◦ Focus group discussion guides, set-up guide
◦ Survey instrument, model, communications templates
Focus group raw data reports
Survey report / charts
◦ Significant need by field

29. Insights on
needs assessment best practice
Source: LAM Education Needs Assessments: Bridging the Gaps