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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.
Preface
Chapter 1
Navigating Institutional Culture: Building Bridges and Not Burning Them
by Peg Seiden and Eleanor Mitchell
Chapter 2
The Art of Asking: Communicating Expectations within Your Library
by Samantha Schmehl Hines
Chapter 3
Collaboration in Connecticut Public Higher Education Libraries
by Patricia S. Banach
Chapter 4
The Sum of Its Parts: Building Teamwork in the Modern Academic Library Environment
by Emy Nelson Decker
Chapter 5
Iterative Strategic Planning: Lessons Learned in the Trenches
Bradford Lee Eden
Chapter 6
So, You Find Yourself Supervising Faculty Librarians: What Now?
by Jonathan Miller
Chapter 7
It’s Always Personal: Developing an Awareness of Employment Law
by Kim Clarke
Chapter 8
Facilities for the Director: Communication and Process
Theresa Liedtka and Virginia Cairns
Chapter 9
Library Safety and Security
by Lisa Beinhoff
Chapter 10
Why Shared Governance Is Both the Worst and Best Model for Decision-Making in Libraries
by Gary Fitsimmons
Chapter 11
Relationships with Stakeholders
by Patricia Tully
Chapter 12
Reframing Community Relations: Four Perspectives on a Children’s Book Event
by Adam Murray
Chapter 13
Cultural Diversity Programming at Academic Libraries: Skills for Success
by Christopher Shaffer
About the Authors
Index
"Institutions with library science programs will want to consider this ... Some other academic libraries which support schools of education, or have staff interested in moving into library administration, may also wish to consider it."
— ARBA
"The chapters cover a wide range of topics and benefit from the deep experiences of the authors ... Overall, this is a helpful introduction for librarians who are interested in the challenges of library leadership positions."
— Catholic Library World