Abstract
To examine the nature of leadership as a set of skills that can be acquired, vs the argument that they are skills a person either has or has not, and discuss this in relation to the recent focus on leadership in libraries. Argues that an over-emphasis on leadership in the library manager is a potential danger to the collegiality of the profession, and that leadership is such a diversely interpreted term that it leads to a mishmash of ideas and emphases within the wider profession.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-268 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Library Review |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- leadership
- librarians
- management activities
- professional services