
Shaping the Future
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Library and information science researchers can provide valuable insights about leadership and management, thereby adding a significant amount of practical information to the foundation of knowledge for LIS professionals and educators. Accordingly, it behooves both internal and external LIS practitioners to investigate and apply these research findings. Utilizing the available evidence wisely will better connect libraries to an organizational culture of assessment and evaluation, enabling improved service despite reduced funding after the recent economic downturn.
This book conveys the rich study findings about leadership in the profession based on case studies and scenario plans written by doctoral students in the Simmons program in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions, and takes the lessons from this research to advocate further research in library and information science (LIS). Shaping the Future: Advancing the Understanding of Leadership provides an overview of leadership in LIS, highlighting the research done, the areas for discussion, and the potential for further study. Examples of case studies and scenario planning-applicable to both academic and public libraries-are provided.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Leadership and a Research Perspective
- Chapter 1: Managerial Leadership in Academic and Public Libraries: An Introduction
- Image of a Leader
- Situational Context
- Leadership Questions
- One View of Leadership: MLIP in the Information Professions
- Leadership Qualities
- Issues Requiring Effective Leaders
- Succession Planning
- Member Libraries: Association of Research Libraries
- Readings
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Appendix: A Selective Reading List
- Chapter 2: Leadership Theories That Lead to Effective Practice
- Some Theorists and Theories Relevant to Managerial Leadership
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 3: The Perspectives of Some Academic Library Leaders
- Problem Statement
- Literature Review
- Procedures
- Findings
- Discussion
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 4: Leadership in Public Libraries
- Problem Statement
- Literature Review
- Procedures
- Findings
- Discussion
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 5: Research Skills for Managerial Leadership
- Awareness of the Need for Research on Managerial Leadership
- Study Design
- Discussion
- Developing Applied Research Skills
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 6: A Research Agenda
- Leadership
- Context
- Research Designs
- Data-Gathering Techniques
- Research Agenda
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Part 2: The MLIP Program
- Chapter 7: Revisiting Managerial Leadership as an Area of Doctoral Study
- The Program
- The Faculty
- Student Body
- Curriculum
- Outcomes and Their Assessment
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 8: Case Studies Method: An Overview
- Guidelines for Writing a Case Study
- Possible Structure for a Case Study
- Use of Case Studies
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- AJ's Problem Solving Model-The Steps to be Followed
- Chapter 9: Student Case Studies
- Whose Restroom Is It, Anyway?
- There Is No Integration Without Good Communication
- Solutions Chasing Problems: A Cautionary Tale
- Redefining University Presidential Legacy Leads to a National Electronic Database
- Just When You Need Them the Most
- Information Policy
- Cyberspace Privacy
- Notes
- Chapter 10: Scenario Planning
- Brief History of Scenario Planning
- Scenario Planning Process
- A More Detailed Outline of the Process
- A Mini-Scenario Planning Process
- Writing the Scenarios
- Reviewing the Plots
- Scenario Planning for Students
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Chapter 11: Student Scenario Plans
- Scenario One: The Students' Educational and Training (Set) Initiative-An Analysis of Scenario Planning For The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
- Scenario Two: Facing the Crossroad-Redefining the Work of Librarians in the Twenty-First Century
- Scenario Three: Where Have All the People Gone?
- Scenario Four: A Futuristic View of a Health Sciences Library
- Scenario Five: Four Futures for Children's Programming, Anytown Public Library
- Notes
- Part 3: Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Research on Leadership-Adding to Knowledge
- Some Current Trends
- Change
- Leadership
- Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors
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