Leadership in libraries: a focus on ethnic-minority librarians
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2012
Authors
Kumara, Maha
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Woodhead Publishing Limited
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Book
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Abstract
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.