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Making a difference : leadership and academic libraries / edited by Peter Hernon and Nancy Rossiter. - Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007. - xiv, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-283) and index.

Academic librarians today / Peter Hernon -- The need for effective leadership is not lessening / Peter Hernon -- The research literature on leadership / Nancy Rossiter -- Global leadership / Nancy Rossiter -- Modeling leadership theories / Joan R. Giesecke -- The LIS leadership literature / Peter Hernon -- Leaders in institutions of higher education : from deans to presidents / Peter Hernon -- Library directors' views on leadership -- Leadership effectiveness / Nancy Rossiter -- Team effectiveness and members as leaders / Elaine Martin -- Gen-Xers and millennials join the library express / Arthur P. Young -- Diversity and leadership / Camila A. Alire -- Ineffective (bad!) leadership / Donald E. Riggs -- Assessing leadership skills / Nancy Rossiter -- 360-assessment / Peter Hernon and Nancy Rossiter -- Preparing the next generation of directors and leaders / Nancy Rossiter -- Managerial leadership as an area of doctoral study / Peter Hernon, Candy Schwartz, and Caryn Anderson -- Leadership in academic libraries is no fad / Peter Hernon.

ISBN: 1591582911 (alk. paper) 9781591582915 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006031713

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Academic libraries--Administration.
Leadership.

LC Class. No.: Z675.U5 / M325 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 025.1/977