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Managerial Leadership for Librarians

Thriving in the Public and Nonprofit World

by G. Edward Evans
Holland Christie
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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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    October 11, 2017

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      • ISBN: 9798216114086
      • File size: 1407 KB

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      • ISBN: 9798216114086
      • File size: 1407 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2018

      It seems there is no end to the flood of management and leadership manuals available for general consumption, with an increasing number written specifically for the library profession (Beth McNeil's Fundamentals of Library Supervision, Barbara Moran and Claudia Morner's Library and Information Center Management, Anne Prentice's Leadership for the 21st Century, to name just a few). Evans (formerly, Graduate Sch. of Librarianship and Information Science, Univ. of California, Los Angeles) and Christie (public services manager, Flagstaff City-Coconino Cty. P.L.) have three goals: going beyond the basics of management (previously addressed by Evans and Camila Alire in Management Basics for Information Professionals), adapting concepts and theory specifically for the public and nonprofit sectors, and combining advanced management skills with dynamic leadership. Comprehensive chapters address ideas as broad as communication and collaboration and as specific as advisory/governing boards and fundraising. There are several sections in which coverage starts at a rudimentary level (e.g., budgeting and staff training), but overall the material is, as promised, aimed at the more experienced manager. VERDICT Though many readers will find much of the subject matter familiar, this book's guidance will help managers at every level to understand their work better and to develop their leadership skills.--Sara Holder, Univ. of Illinois Libs., Champaign

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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