So You Want to Be an Academic Library Director

Harris, Colleen S. So You Want to Be an Academic Library Director. ALA Editions, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1496-0

Description
This collection of essays offers a starting point from which academic library directors and aspirants can learn about various leadership skills and then plan their own professional development accordingly.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1   

Navigating Institutional Culture: Building Bridges and Not Burning Them
by Peg Seiden and Eleanor Mitchell

Chapter 2   

The Art of Asking: Communicating Expectations within Your Library
by Samantha Schmehl Hines

Chapter 3   

Collaboration in Connecticut Public Higher Education Libraries
by Patricia S. Banach

Chapter 4   

The Sum of Its Parts: Building Teamwork in the Modern Academic Library Environment
by Emy Nelson Decker

Chapter 5   

Iterative Strategic Planning: Lessons Learned in the Trenches
Bradford Lee Eden

Chapter 6   

So, You Find Yourself Supervising Faculty Librarians: What Now?
by Jonathan Miller

Chapter 7   

It’s Always Personal: Developing an Awareness of Employment Law
by Kim Clarke

Chapter 8   

Facilities for the Director: Communication and Process
Theresa Liedtka and Virginia Cairns

Chapter 9   

Library Safety and Security
by Lisa Beinhoff

Chapter 10   

Why Shared Governance Is Both the Worst and Best Model for Decision-Making in Libraries
by Gary Fitsimmons

Chapter 11   

Relationships with Stakeholders
by Patricia Tully

Chapter 12   

Reframing Community Relations: Four Perspectives on a Children’s Book Event
by Adam Murray

Chapter 13   

Cultural Diversity Programming at Academic Libraries: Skills for Success
by Christopher Shaffer