CFP: Chapters on Academic Library Directors and Leadership
A call for chapters! I'm turning my dissertation into the preface for a book intended to help our directors overcome what data indicate are severe shortfalls in leadership development prior to the directorship. I'm excited that ALA Editions has contracted for the work. See below, and contact me with questions or for more details! Edited volume title (tentative): So You Want to be an Academic Library Director: Leadership Lessons and Critical Reflections Publisher: ALA Editions Editor: Colleen S. Harris-Keith A number of studies have highlighted that we know what the leadership skills and qualities are that make a good library director. However, there’s not much research that says where academic librarians in particular develop those skills along their career paths, giving the impression that all paths are considered equal. Recently collected data from mid-sized college and university library directors (a much larger leadership pool than just ARLs) reveals disturbing information:...