Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract
While much of the development of learning organizations within libraries
has taken place in large academic institutions, Peter Senge???s theoretical
concepts are just as valuable in public libraries, even comparatively
small rural libraries. Utilizing the University of Arizona Library as a case
study, a prototype of an organizational structure based on teams has been
developed for the Teton County Library in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This
article includes a blueprint for a nonhierarchical, circular team management
structure and describes the function, relationship, authority, and
accountability of the library???s teams, as well as a vision for leadership. It
also provides a model of teamwork incorporating Senge???s five disciplines
into a single process that facilitates organizational learning.published or submitted for publicatio
