SUCCESSION PLANNING AND PASSING ON LEADERSHIP - APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS

Succession planning is relatively new to professionals in the library and information science profession and even newer when applied to library associations. Little can be found in the literature, so we must borrow from the business, education, and health professions while designing our own models. How we identify potential leaders early in their careers, nurture them, and give them opportunities to practice leadership can be a major benefit to members of library associations. This article attempts to explain succession planning and to show its relationship to officers and leaders in library associations.