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by Maha Kumaran
Leadership in Libraries
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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
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
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Chandos Information Professional Series
Leadership in Libraries
A focus on ethnic-minority librarians
Maha Kumaran
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