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So you want to be an academic library director / edited by Colleen S. Harris.
Language: English Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017Description: viii, 120 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780838914960 (paperback)
- Z682.4.A34 S65 2017
Contents:
Summary: "Whether you're a new academic library director or a goal-minded manager, you can take concrete steps to gain and strengthen the leadership skills necessary for the job. That's the empowering message of this new collection which offers critical reflection to illuminate the path ahead. Featuring contributions from seasoned veterans sharing several careers' worth of lessons learned, this book: explores key facets of beginning leadership such as surviving the first year, the art of asking, and becoming a supervisor; deals with strategic planning, team-building, shared governance, forming and maintaining important relationships, community outreach, and other crucial skills; discusses safety, personnel-related legal issues, building a new library, managing change, and other potentially stressful situations; and includes a chapter on cultural diversity programming. This work offers a starting point from which academic library directors and aspirants can learn about various leadership skills and then plan their own professional development accordingly"--
Navigating institutional culture --
The art of asking --
Collaboration in Connecticut public higher education libraries --
The sum of its parts --
Iterative strategic planning --
So, you find yourself supervising faculty librarians --
It's always personal --
Facilities for the director --
Library safety and security --
Why shared governance is both the worst and best model for decision-making in libraries --
Relationships with stakeholders--
Reframing community relations --
Cultural diversity programming at academic libraries.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | Z682.4.A34 S65 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5239949 |
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| Z 682.35 .T43 V37 2014 The top technologies every librarian needs to know / | Z 682.35 .V62 P45 2017 Taking your MLIS abroad : getting and succeeding in an international library job / | Z 682.35 .V62 W66 2011 A librarian's guide to an uncertain job market / | Z682.4.A34 S65 2017 So you want to be an academic library director / | Z 682.4 .C63 B4 2007 Academic librarianship by design : a blended librarian's guide to the tools and techniques / | Z 682.4 .C63 P474 2016 The academic librarian as blended professional : reassessing and redefining the role / | Z 682.4 .M85 M47 2010 Librarians serving diverse populations : challenges and opportunities / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Navigating institutional culture --
The art of asking --
Collaboration in Connecticut public higher education libraries --
The sum of its parts --
Iterative strategic planning --
So, you find yourself supervising faculty librarians --
It's always personal --
Facilities for the director --
Library safety and security --
Why shared governance is both the worst and best model for decision-making in libraries --
Relationships with stakeholders--
Reframing community relations --
Cultural diversity programming at academic libraries.
"Whether you're a new academic library director or a goal-minded manager, you can take concrete steps to gain and strengthen the leadership skills necessary for the job. That's the empowering message of this new collection which offers critical reflection to illuminate the path ahead. Featuring contributions from seasoned veterans sharing several careers' worth of lessons learned, this book: explores key facets of beginning leadership such as surviving the first year, the art of asking, and becoming a supervisor; deals with strategic planning, team-building, shared governance, forming and maintaining important relationships, community outreach, and other crucial skills; discusses safety, personnel-related legal issues, building a new library, managing change, and other potentially stressful situations; and includes a chapter on cultural diversity programming. This work offers a starting point from which academic library directors and aspirants can learn about various leadership skills and then plan their own professional development accordingly"--
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