University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Learning to Lead: An Analysis of Current Training Programs for Library Leadership

Mason, Florence M.; Wetherbee, Louella V.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/1723

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Title
Learning to Lead: An Analysis of Current Training Programs for Library Leadership
Author(s)
  • Mason, Florence M.
  • Wetherbee, Louella V.
Issue Date
2004
Keyword(s)
  • Leadership in libraries
  • Library organization
Abstract
Leadership concepts and theories began appearing in the library literature in the late 1980s. By the 1990s a number of leadership development programs were being offered that were designed to develop librarian leadership skills. The programs had various objectives: to improve career development of early and midcareer librarians; to provide access to underrepresented minority groups in management; and to develop leadership skills. These programs, primarily multiday and residential in nature, employed a hybrid mix of training methods, including focus on leadership styles, self-discovery, and emphasis on skill-building. Despite the proliferation of these programs, evaluation research about them has primarily focused on self-reports from participants about their learning and their satisfaction with these programs. Systematic evaluation research, particularly utilizing a control group design or providing a longitudinal assessment, has not been widely conducted in the field.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1723
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Copyright owned by Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 2004.

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Library Trends 53 (1) Summer 2004: Organizational Development and Leadership PRIMARY
Library Trends 53 (1) Summer 2004: Organizational Development and Leadership. Edited by Keith Russell and Denise Stephens