The Art of Communication : A Librarian's Guide for Successful Leadership, Collaboration, and Advocacy / Hilda K. Weisburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisburg, Hilda K., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Praeger, 2010.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Librarians will learn communication skills that help them develop as leaders, build community, and advocate for their libraries. Librarians understand the importance of making the value of the library known to stakeholders. In this informative and conversational book, Hilda K. Weisburg gradually builds librarians' communication skills, which are intrinsic to the success of library programs and services. Being able to effectively communicate as a sender and receiver of messages is a vital leadership skill, and librarians must master all the multi-faceted ways people exchange information in order to grow as leaders. Throughout the book, librarians will learn communication basics and the obstacles that interfere with successful communication. The chapters in part one detail the three components of communication; part two prepares librarians to cope with difficult communications; and part three gives librarians further techniques to ensure their messages are cohesive and strategic as they reach out to stakeholders. The book's goal is for librarians to feel confident about using their newly learned communication skills for advocacy. As their value to the library community grows, they will be able to strategically use the relationships their communications have built to create positive change.

Contents:

Foreword by Kathy Carroll Introduction Part I The Art of Communication ONE Mastering the Basics TWO Communication Fundamentals THREE Your Audience FOUR The Silent Messages You Send Part II Taking Communication to the Next Level FIVE Bias in Communication SIX The Role of Emotions SEVEN Difficult Communications EIGHT Making Your Presence Known Part III Mastering Communication NINE What Leaders Know TEN What Leaders Do ELEVEN Successful Advocacy TWELVE What Else? Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Carroll, Kathy The Art of Communication: a Librarian's Guide for Successful Leadership, Collaboration, and Advocacy

ISBN:

9798216184928

9798216185192

9781440878961

144087896X

OCLC:

1395568594