Leadership And Academic Librarians
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Author | : Bradford Lee Eden |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2014-03-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1442232609 |
Leadership in Academic Libraries highlights model examples of the move from leadership theory into actual practice. A consideration of leadership theories provides a working vocabulary to facilitate discussions of abstract concepts, while specific topical investigations and case studies illustrate those concepts and show the manner in which theories play out in practice. Chapter authors speak from experience as well as theoretical grounding, and include practitioners, researchers, and formal and informal leaders. Topics include transformational leadership across generations; developing a research agenda in library leadership; methodologies for studying library leadership; connections between leadership models and library-focused research; engaging with business, psychology, and educational administration literature; leadership styles; organizational culture; the role of mentoring in leadership; and the role of women in academic library leadership. Two chapters highlight the dichotomy between positional leadership and socially constructed leadership roles. The research methods used include case study, survey, and action research. Extensive bibliographies for each chapter provide a solid foundation for further research.
Author | : Alma Ortega |
Publisher | : Chandos Publishing |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2017-01-31 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0081006500 |
Academic Libraries and Toxic Leadership examines a phenomenon that has yet to be seriously explored. While other so-called feminized professions, such as nursing, have been studied for their tendency to create toxic leadership environments, thus far academic librarianship has not. This book focuses on how to identify a toxic leader in an academic library setting, how to address toxic leadership, and how to work toward eradicating it from the organization. In addition, it discusses which steps can be used to prevent libraries from hiring toxic leaders. - Presents original research based on a two-phase study about toxic leadership in academic libraries - Demonstrates how to identify toxic leadership in libraries - Shows how toxic leadership can manifest itself, providing the reader with steps to eradicate it
Author | : Janneka Guise |
Publisher | : Chandos Publishing |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2015-10-07 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0128023724 |
Succession Planning in Canadian Academic Libraries explores the current Canadian academic library environment, and the need for succession planning in that environment. The literature review demonstrates the lack of reported succession planning activities in Canadian academic libraries. Site visits and in-depth interviews with professional librarians at six libraries across Canada highlight best practices and barriers to succession planning. These best practices and barriers are addressed in individual chapters, with tips and strategies for library leaders. - Focuses on the Canadian academic library - Includes a comprehensive literature review on succession planning in academic libraries - Provides evidence-based approach to why succession planning is or is not happening in Canadian academic libraries
Author | : Janice Simmons-Welburn |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2004-01-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0313052808 |
This book provides a comprehensive look at issues that shape the nature of Human Resources in academic libraries. Libraries in varying academic environments have undergone tremendous change during the last two decades of the 20th century as they have sought redefinition as learning organizations. As organizations they have experienced significant changes in the role and definition of professionalism, along with challenges from such shifting workplace demographics as age and ethnicity and technological issues, which have also had direct impact on the recruitment and retention of staff. Much of the attention of human resources administrators in academic libraries has focused on an array of issues that mirrors concerns across campuses: affirmative action and diversity, the rights of employees with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the impact of the Family Medical Leave Act and other directives on employee benefits, salary equity, and a desire among employees for flexible work schedules.
Author | : Peter Hernon |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2006-12-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0313090629 |
Leadership is separate from, but integral to, management; and library directors today and for the foreseeable future can be expected to play an institutional role as they lead the library to contribute towards the mission of their college and university. Similarly, new courses in library leadership now accompany more traditional ones on managing organizations and information resources. However, much of the literature on LIS leadership represents a distilled application of principles and practices borrowed from other disciplines, with few reports of research from the library field. Conceived as a companion to The Next Library Leadership (Libraries Unlimited, 2003), Making a Difference includes not only a discussion of effective attributes, but of issues central to the development of leadership qualities, strategies, and dispositions. Essential reading for anyone interested in advancing the quality of leadership within LIS, particularly academic librarians in or aspiring to positions of managerial leadership.
Author | : Stephen E. Atkins |
Publisher | : UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Academic libraries |
ISBN | : 9781893311381 |
Author | : Petra Düren |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2013-09-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1780633394 |
In a time when libraries have to face constant change, this book provides examples and advises on how to lead when change is needed (for example, when quality management is implemented or when libraries have to merge or to relocate). Engaging with how constant change affects leadership in libraries and how leaders in libraries act in times of change, this book is aimed at practitioners and students of Library and Information Science (LIS) alike, and is based on both theory and expert interviews from leaders in academic and public libraries that are in the midst, or are now coming out of a process of change. - Provides practical solutions for real change situations and problems in libraries - Includes expert interviews - Written by a professor with nine years experience as a member the management team for the German National Library of Science and Technology
Author | : Ruan, Lian |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1522505512 |
As the Chinese economy develops, academic libraries continue to evolve and provide indispensable services for their users. Throughout this growth, the scientific and cultural dialogue between China and the United States has made it necessary for each country’s libraries to understand each other. Academic libraries often act as catalysts for progress and innovation; proper management and applications of these resources is key to promote further research. Academic Library Development and Administration in China provides a resource to promote Sino-U.S. communication and collaboration between their academic libraries. In considering the relationship between China and the West, this publication serves as a timely reflection on the expanding global field of information science. This publication is intended for librarians, researchers, university administrators, and information scientists in both the U.S. and China.
Author | : Bateshwar Dayal |
Publisher | : Gyan Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2011 |
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ISBN | : 9788182055223 |
Author | : Sarah Nagle |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1538151855 |
As technology advances and the skills required for the future workforce continue to change rapidly, academic libraries have begun to expand the definition of information literacy and the type of library services they provide to better prepare students for the constantly-developing world they will face upon graduation. More than teaching the newest technologies, information literacy is expanding to help students develop enduring skills such as critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, communication, teamwork, and more. Innovation and Experiential Learning in Academic Libraries: Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Students addresses the multitude of ways that academic librarians are collaborating with faculty and helping students develop these enduring skills by developing and integrating active and experiential learning approaches into teaching activities. This book is divided into three sections. The first section explores the role that library leaders play in supporting and advocating for innovation in information literacy and library services. The second section features case studies from librarians who are implementing novel and multidisciplinary approaches to information literacy and innovative services, such as maker scholarship, digital humanities, undergraduate research experiences, and new active learning strategies. These case studies also highlight how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed teaching and learning in academic libraries. The final section looks to the future, providing guidance to information professionals on the issues and technologies that will drive transformations of information literacy in the coming years, such as artificial intelligence and new information literacy applications. As such, library administrators, academic librarians, information literacy practitioners, and technologists will benefit from this book.