Continuing professional development : pathways to leadership in the library and information world / edited by Ann Ritchie and Clare Walker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ritchie, Ann, editor.

Walker, Clare, 1972- editor.

Series:

IFLA publications 0344-6891 ; 126.

IFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library administrators--Training of.

Library administrators.

Library administrators--Psychology.

Library personnel management.

Library administration.

Leadership.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

München : K.G. Saur, 2007.

Summary:

These papers focus on the topic of leadership in the library and information professions, providing an overview of institutes, programs and activities occurring around the world. Some are described in detail, outlining learning objectives, structure, recruitment and evaluation strategies; others summarise national and international initiatives.

They will provide valuable insights to anyone interested in workforce planning strategies aimed at addressing current shortages of library leaders, as well as those who may have experienced difficulties recruiting to leadership positions and now want to explore the best ways of developing and equipping their own staff with skills to enable them to become the leaders of the future.

Contents:

Introduction to the Conference / Jana Varlejs 11

Theme I International, National and Cross-Cultural Programs

Library Leadership Development: Institutional Commitment, Increasing Underrepresented Populations and Impacting the Information Profession / Prof. Karen Downing, Dr Camila A. Alire, Jon E. Cawthorne, Tracie D. Hall, Jerome Offord, Veronda J. Pitchford, Prof. Alexandra Rivera, Alysse Jordan 20

Developing an International Library Leadership Institute: Thinking Outside the Borders / Barbara J. Ford, Susan Schnuer, Debra Wilcox Johnson 40

International Partnerships and Leadership Development: African National Congress, University of Fort Hare, University of Connecticut Partnership. 1999-2007 / Betsy Pittman, Yolisa Soul, Deborah Stansbury Sunday 57

Leading Modern Public Libraries: A National Development Programme for England / Tom Forrest 68

Efforts in Leadership and Succession Planning, Large and Small / Mary L. Chute 85

The Leadership and Management Development Programme in the French National Library / Michel Netzer 100

Le Developpement des Competences Manageriales a la Bibliotheque Nationale de France / Michel Netzer 106

Theme II Workplace Learning & Leadership Training Workshops

E-learning: one path to leadership development / Marilyn Gell Mason, Rachel Van Noord 112

Which Leader Are You? or: Three Functions for Leadership, Linking With Strategic Goals / Dr Marielle de Miribel 126

Quel Responsible Etes-Vous? ou: Les Trois Fonctions du Leadership, en Lien avec les Objectifs Strategiques de Votre Bibliotheque / Dr Marielle de Miribel 139

Theme III Leadership Institutes

Research Library Leadership Development: Creating a Best Practice / James Neal, Victoria Owen, William Garrison 152

A Question of Confidence?: Developing Future Leaders and Managers for Library and Information Services - A Case Study of a Tailored Approach to Personal and Professional Development / Sue Roberts, Coral Black 166

The New Jersey Academy of Library Leadership: What Impact Has It Had? / Dr Jana Varlejs 183

Leadership Needs of Asian Librarians: An Account of an Asian Library Leadership Institute / Peter Edward Sidorko 199

The Observant I: Self-Assessment and the Evaluation of Library Leadership Development / Janelle M. Zauha 216

Theme IV Generational Differences & Succession Planning

Leadership Skills: When Are They Taught, When Are They Used / Blanche Woolls, Nancy Zimmerman 233

Developing a North/South Leadership Dialogue: Building on the Experience of the Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) / Ernie Ingles, Karen Adams, Mary-Jo Romaniuk 253

Location, Location, Location: A Librarian's Guide to Isolation / Liz Burke 271

Two X'ers tell whY and how: Succession Planning for the Future / Perri-Lee Sandell, Susan M. Vickery 288

Developing the Concepts of 'Leadership for All' in Library and Information Services: Exploring the Rationale and Making It Happen / Dr Graham Walton 307.

Notes:

"This volume represents the proceedings of the Seventh World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions. The conference ... was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 14-16 August 2007."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3598220340

9783598220340

OCLC:

166383276