Full Description
The efforts of ethnic-minority librarians to become leaders in Western libraries are an important topic for any librarian working towards becoming a leader, with issues such as cross-cultural leadership relevant for all aspiring librarians.Leadership in Libraries covers leadership in various areas, provides examples of successful minority leaders in different fields and statistical data on minorities and librarians in several countries. The title probes library school programs and their efforts to develop leadership skills among librarians in general, and among minority librarians in particular. The book begins by introducing the concept of ethnic-minority leadership, moving on in the first chapter to definitions by culture, profession, and gender. The next three chapters consider managers as leaders, leadership styles, skills, and leadership in school, public and academic libraries in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. The final chapter includes instances of bad leadership, and offers a conclusion.
Contents
DedicationList of figures and tablesList of abbreviationsForewordAcknowledgementsAbout the authorIntroductionWhat is ethnic-minority leadership?Who are visible minorities?Focus of this bookDiversity in diversityMinority leadershipLiterature on minority leadership in librariesConclusionsChapter 1: Leadership as defined by culture, profession and genderAbstract:Leadership and cultureWhat is culture?How does culture shape a person?What is cultural intelligence?What is social intelligence?What is emotional intelligence?Leadership and occupationCan leadership be taught?Managers as leadersLeadership and discriminationWomen and leadershipSo what is leadership?Chapter 2: Managers and leadersAbstract:Who are leaders?Who are managers?The origin of managers or managementThe evolvement of managementAre there differences between managers and leaders?CommonalitiesLibraries and their leaders and managersMotivating ethnic minoritiesLeaders and motivationWhat is motivation and how does one motivate others?Team motivationClassical theoryEarly behavioral theoryContemporary motivation theoriesChapter 3: Leadership stylesAbstract:What is leadership style?Theories of leadershipStyles that workFactors in leadership styleDo women leaders have a different leadership style?Chapter 4: Leadership skillsAbstract:Time management and being organizedCommunication skills and cultural differencesKinds of communicationElectronic communicationLanguage and communicationCritical thinking skillsConceptual and decision-making skillsFiscal skillsTechnical skillsHuman relations skills (or people skills)Chapter 5: Leadership in school, public, and academic libraries in the US, the UK, Canada and AustraliaAbstract:School libraries and leadershipLack of applications from school librariansPublic libraries and leadershipWhat are public libraries doing about ethnic-minority leadership?Leadership programs for public librariansHow can leadership help public librarians?Leadership in academic librariesLeadership programs for ethnic-minority librarians in the US, Canada, the UK and AustraliaStatistically speakingEthnic-minority librarians surveySurvey for deans and directors of librariesSurvey for deans and directors of library schoolsChapter 6: ConclusionAbstract:Bad leadershipAppendix A: questions for ethnic-minority librariansAppendix B: questions for deans and directors of librariesAppendix C: questions for deans and directors of library schoolsIndex
