Document Type

Poster

Conference Name

ILA 2025

Publication Date

10-2025

Keywords

self-sacrifice, academic, library leaders

Abstract

Many leaders are inclined to sacrifice their own time, focus, and emotional well-being for the benefit of their colleagues and institutions, particularly in times of social, financial, and political uncertainty. This poster presents the preliminary results of a nationwide survey on self-sacrifice among academic library leaders. The goal of this research is to quantify the phenomenon of self-sacrifice to better understand how this behavior manifests and address the potential harms that it can cause.  Based on literature and survey data, the researchers present their initial recommendations for mitigating self-sacrificial behavior as a way to encourage retention within academic library leadership and the profession as a whole.

Funding Source

This research was funded by a University Research Grant from Illinois State University and Milner Library.

Comments

This poster was presented at the Illinois Library Association (ILA) 2025 conference in Rosemont, IL on October 15, 2025.

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