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A leadership primer for new librarians : tools for helping today's early-career librarians to become tomorrow's library leaders /
This book provides strategies and practical tips for leadership development in the field of librarianship. With the increase of both new graduates entering the field and upcoming retirements, there is a foreseeable gap in library leadership. Many early-career librarians will move into roles they are...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England :
Chandos Publishing,
2009.
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| Colección: | Chandos information professional series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; A Leadership Primer forNew Librarians: Tools forhelping today's early-careerlibrarians to becometomorrow's library leaders; Copyright; Contents; About the authors; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; 1 About this book; The background story; The grey matter; Change management; Our hope; Sound off! What the Army taught me about leadership in libraries: Lisa Forrest; Exercises; 2 What you didn't learn in your LIS program; Politics; Change; Networking; A job; Encourage others; Flexibility; Project management; Dress for the part; Professionalism; Saying 'yes' to your career: Linda Shippert
- New librarians
- from mentee to mentor: Emily LoveCommunicating with academic administrators: Herman A. Peterson; Personal integrity: Michelle Price; Exercises; 3 Becoming a leader even if you aren't in a leadership position; I manage, therefore I am a leader; So what is leadership?; Communication; Motivate followers; Transferring leadership skills into the library: Michael Crumpton; Possible roles for the new coordinator: Elizabeth Uzelac; You're a new manager! Now what? Learning to manage ourselves: Cathy Carpenter; Who you are as a leader: Jen-chien Yu; Exercises
- 4 Why follower isn't a dirty wordThe interviews; Followership development; Leading from the bottom; What about the middle ground?; The courageous follower; We all want to be followers; Leadership in partnerships: Margaret Burger Edwards; The components of leadership: Stephanie Bonjack; Leadership through service: David Hodgins; Exercises; 5 Setting yourself apart; Work to do the job; Leadership through publication; Be your own Madonna; Osmosis; The five practices at work: Carrie L. Gits; Exercises; 6 Self-promotion; Professional development; Help out; Get out there; Become active
- Creative pursuitsKnow what is going on; Be an example; Articulating the mission
- step one in program planning: Emily Brown; Right from the start
- a leadership narrative: Kathryn W. Munson; Younger boss, older employees: Beverley A. Wood; Exercises; 7 The next steps; Step 1. Put yourself out there; Step 2. Continue your development; Step 3. Grow your followers (or leaders); Step 4. Conquer the world; Leadership from an unexpected direction: Jacob Hill; Demanding mentors who know what is crucial to pave the way: Karin Medin; Tips on honing your leadership skills: Maria T. Accardi
- The value of active involvement in professional organizations: Stacey GreenwellExercises; 8 The toolkit; On institutes and mentors: Danielle Theiss-White; More a learner than a leader: Kate Watson; How I became a chief librarian in seven years: Kenneth Schlesinger; Leading others to publish: Melissa Aho; Exercises; References; Index