Managerial Leadership for Librarians
eBook - PDF

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

Thriving in the Public and Nonprofit World

  1. 398 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

Thriving in the Public and Nonprofit World

About this book

Putting library management into the unique context of the not-for-profit world, this work offers you invaluable guidance on how to manage your library effectively. Managing a library presents a significantly different challenge than managing a small business, a corporation, or even a school or charity organization. To be effective managers and excel in their careers, librarians must understand their unique position in the social landscape and leverage that role to become influential leaders. This guide shows librarians how to make the most of their inherent skills and develop new leadership strengths in order to become better library managers, advance their careers, and sustain their libraries—in spite of changing environments and shrinking budgets. The book examines many facets of managerial leadership, defines what managerial leadership is, and describes how to assess and increase leadership skills. The chapters also identify the constraints unique to libraries and explain how you can develop positive relationships with government boards, turn a vision into a practical strategic plan, and exercise fiscal control. You will gain invaluable knowledge about fund raising, developing political skills, advocacy and lobbying, and legal and ethical concerns, specifically in the library environment. The final section of the book is devoted to people skills—understanding yourself and others, developing staff, collaboration, negotiation, meetings and presentations, and creating future success.

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Yes, you can access Managerial Leadership for Librarians by G. Edward Evans,Holland Christie in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Library & Information Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Tables
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Why Nonprofit and Public Sectors Matter for Library Information Service Managers
  8. Chapter 2. Leading
  9. Chapter 3. Communication and Persuasion
  10. Chapter 4. Authority, Influence, and Power
  11. Chapter 5. Advisory and Governing Boards
  12. Chapter 6. Vision, Mission, Planning, and Strategy
  13. Chapter 7. Changing Environment—Why It Matters
  14. Chapter 8. Assessment, Coordination, and Quality
  15. Chapter 9. Fiscal Matters
  16. Chapter 10. Fundraising
  17. Chapter 11. Managing Projects
  18. Chapter 12. Advocacy, Lobbying, Marketing, and Public Relations
  19. Chapter 13. Political Skills
  20. Chapter 14. Legal Aspects
  21. Chapter 15. Ethics in the Workplace
  22. Chapter 16. Understanding Oneself and Others
  23. Chapter 17. Training and Developing Staff
  24. Chapter 18. Collaboration
  25. Chapter 19. Negotiation
  26. Chapter 20. Long-Term Career Success
  27. Index
  28. About the Authors