Stepping Up: Library Leaders for the 21st Century
The three-year Stepping Up program took place at the University of Texas School of Information, and ended in August of 2011. We're delighted at the progress our students made in the program. As the leaders and managers of today's libraries move towards retirement, the gap continues to widen between the number of management openings and the number of recent graduates who are interested in taking on managerial responsibilities. We hope our Stepping Up graduates will help to fill this gap.
Funded by IMLS, Stepping Up provided a replicable model of community-wide cooperation designed to recruit, retain, and foster the professional growth of current library support staff who were interested in earning their Masters in an ALA accredited program. With a particular focus on nurturing the development of librarians from under-represented populations and those with linguistic skills, Stepping Up also enhanced the diversity of our profession.
How to use this site
For LIS Programs: provides tips for campus and online schools of library and information science interested in organizing their own version of the Stepping Up program
For Current SU Students: offers resources on scholarships, management, and job-hunting for those in the program as well as program alumni
For Employers: lists students who have completed the Stepping Up program at The University of Texas at Austin's School of Information
About Us: explains the background of the Stepping Up program as well as the people and institutions involved