So You Want to Be an Academic Library Director - 9780838914960

So You Want to Be an Academic Library DirectorAuthor(s): Colleen S. Harris\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Library Association, United States\nImprint: ALA Editions\nISBN-13: 9780838914960, 978-0838914960\nSynopsis\nWhether youre a new academic library director or a goal-minded manager, you can take concrete steps to gain and strengthen the leadership skills necessary for the job. Thats the empowering message of this new collection which combines recent data with critical reflection to illuminate the path ahead. Featuring contributions from seasoned veterans sharing several careers worth of lessons learned, this book\n\noffers a thorough introductory review on the data and literature concerning academic library directorship;\nexplores key facets of beginning leadership such as surviving the first year, the art of asking, and becoming a supervisor;\ndeals with strategic planning, team-building, shared governance, forming and maintaining important relationships, community outre.