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Talent Management Strategies for the Digital Era in Academic Libraries

Authors
Sandeep Kumar Mohanty1, *, Dillip K. Swain2, Bijayalaxmi Rautaray3, Chandrakanta Swain4
1PhD Scholar, Dept. of Library and Information Science, KIIT Deemed to by University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
2Faculty, Dept. of Library and Information Science, KIIT Deemed to by University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
3Director, Library & Head Dept. of Library and Information Science, KIIT Deemed to by University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
4Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
*Corresponding author. Email: sandeepmohanty993@gmail.com
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Available Online 27 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-614-2_9How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Talent Management; Academic Library; Digital Transformation; Professional librarians; Leadership; Innovation
Abstract

The digitization of higher education has changed the academic library environment radically and that means that the talent management strategies are going to be reconsidered in a holistic manner. This paper is based on the research problem of how academic libraries can recruit, train and retain a very skilled workforce that is able to withstand the dynamics of the digital age. As per the extensive literature review and current research results, the paper describes the key digital competencies, examines the existing issues in the field of staff management, and suggests the strategic approaches of sustainable staff talent management in academic libraries. The results indicate that a distinct disconnect between the present staff capacity and the future demand is evident and urgent solutions to the staff development, new employees recruitment trends, and workforce retention strategies are badly required to maintain the objectives of the digital transformation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International conference on Marching beyond the Libraries: Talent, Technology, and Transformation (ICMBL 2025)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
27 March 2026
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978-94-6239-614-2
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-614-2_9How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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