Leadership in academic libraries today : connecting theory to practice

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Leadership in academic libraries today : connecting theory to practice

edited by Bradford Lee Eden and Jody Condit Fagan

Rowman & Littlefield, c2014

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

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Table of Contents Introduction Part One: Combining Theory and Practice Chapter 1 - Motivating Millennials: The Next Generation of Leaders Julie Artman Chapter 2 - Positive Leadership in Libraries: The Rise of the Credible Optimist Susan E. Parker Chapter 3 - Leadership Capabilities in the Midst of Transition at the Harvard Library Deborah S. Garson and Debra Wallace Part Two: Influencing Success: Women and Minorities in Leadership Roles Chapter 4 - Mentoring Diverse Leaders in Academic Libraries Starr Hoffman Chapter 5 - Academic Library Leadership, Second-Wave Feminism and Twenty-First Century Humanism: Reflections on a Changing Profession Marta Deyrup Part Three - Applying current ideas in the business world to academic library settings Chapter 6 - Leadership and Value Co-Creation in Academic Libraries Michael Germano Chapter 7 - Good to Great for Academic Libraries Dominique Roberts Chapter 8 - Organizational Culture and Leadership: The Irresistible Force Versus the Immovable Object Jason Martin Part Four - Case Studies of Successful Leadership Chapter 9 - The Entrepreneurial Leadership Turn in Higher Education: Agency and Institutional Logic in an Academic Library Kristen E. Willmott, PhD and Andrew F. Wall, PhD Chapter 10 - Marriage between Participatory Leadership and Action Research to Advocate Benefits Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People: An Extended Human Rights Role for Library and Information Science Bharat Mehra and Donna Braquet Contributor Biographies

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