Leadership in Libraries

Dedication List of figures and tables List of abbreviations Foreword Acknowledgements About the author Introduction What is ethnic-minority leadership? Who are visible minorities? Focus of this book Diversity in diversity Minority leadership Literature on minority leadership in libraries Conclusions Chapter 1: Leadership as defined by culture, profession and gender Abstract: Leadership and culture What is culture? How does culture shape a person? What is cultural intelligence? What is social intelligence? What is emotional intelligence? Leadership and occupation Can leadership be taught? Managers as leaders Leadership and discrimination Women and leadership So what is leadership? Chapter 2: Managers and leaders Abstract: Who are leaders? Who are managers? The origin of managers or management The evolvement of management Are there differences between managers and leaders? Commonalities Libraries and their leaders and managers Motivating ethnic minorities Leaders and motivation What is motivation and how does one motivate others? Team motivation Classical theory Early behavioral theory Contemporary motivation theories Chapter 3: Leadership styles Abstract: What is leadership style? Theories of leadership Styles that work Factors in leadership style Do women leaders have a different leadership style? Chapter 4: Leadership skills Abstract: Time management and being organized Communication skills and cultural differences Kinds of communication Electronic communication Language and communication Critical thinking skills Conceptual and decision-making skills Fiscal skills Technical skills Human relations skills (or people skills) Chapter 5: Leadership in school, public, and academic libraries in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia Abstract: School libraries and leadership Lack of applications from school librarians Public libraries and leadership What are public libraries doing about ethnic-minority leadership? Leadership programs for public librarians How can leadership help public librarians? Leadership in academic libraries Leadership programs for ethnic-minority librarians in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia Statistically speaking Ethnic-minority librarians survey Survey for deans and directors of libraries Survey for deans and directors of library schools Chapter 6: Conclusion Abstract: Bad leadership Appendix A: questions for ethnic-minority librarians Appendix B: questions for deans and directors of libraries Appendix C: questions for deans and directors of library schools Index