Information Technology in the Virtual Library

Glogoff, Stuart

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“…Glogoff (2001) surmises that the path of librarianship over the first two decades of the twentyfirst century does not guarantee that libraries will retain the esteem traditionally held for them by the public. He argues that skilful leadership is required to pilot a course through the enormous challenges looming ahead.…”

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“…Because of the wide variety of issues facing public libraries now and in the future, we believe that public libraries require effective leadership in terms of developing and promoting vision, identifying priorities, and providing information services needed by a changing, diverse, and increasingly technologically‐driven population. Glogoff (2001) surmises that the path of librarianship over the first two decades of the twenty‐first century does not guarantee that libraries will retain the esteem traditionally held for them by the public. He argues that skilful leadership is required to pilot a course through the enormous challenges looming ahead.…”

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Are public libraries led or managed?

Mullins

Linehan

2006

Library Review

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Purpose -To investigate senior library leaders' perceptions of leadership, and to critically explore whether senior librarians distinguish classic leadership from management/administrative practices, both conceptually and in their work lives. Design/methodology/approach -Thirty top-level public librarians from Ireland, Britain, and the east coast of the United States were selected for inclusion in this study. A review of the relevant literature was conducted in order to design an interview guide which was then used to conduct structured in-depth face-to-face interviews. Findings -Many responses from the senior librarians indicated an apparent ignorance of any distinction between leadership and management. Eighty per cent of respondents tended to confuse leadership with headship, management, administration, or bureaucracy, or a combination of these. The findings argue that classic leadership is a relatively scarce quality in public libraries in Britain, Ireland, and America. Many public library leaders, instead, focus on management/administration. Practical implications -The findings have practical implications for librarians at the recruitment and selection stage, and later on for the career paths of middle management personnel who show aptitudes for leadership. Originality/value -This study of the perceptions of senior public library leaders, across national boundaries, makes a theoretical contribution both to the limited extant literature on leadership in librarianship, and the broad corpus of organizational leadership literature. The current study is the most in-depth study to date, drawing on thirty face-to-face interviews with thirty public library leaders.

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Are public libraries led or managed?

Mullins

Linehan

2006

Library Review

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“…Managing these growing collections and providing access to the overwhelming amount of new electronic resources that become available on a daily basis has become a daunting challenge for librarians, and traditional models of collection development are, therefore, beginning to crumble. Moreover, escalating subscription prices for scholarly publications, primarily in the hard sciences, have forced librarians to make tough decisions about the maintenance of expensive print collections (Glogoff, 2001). Frequently, this is conflicted with the expectations of those faculty who tend to focus on the maintenance of traditional printed mediums while, at the same time, expect expanded access to electronic resources (Jankowska, 2004;Wisneski, 2005).…”

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“…However, some argue these professional shifts might be necessary for the survival of libraries (Glogoff, 2001;Weiner, 2003). Researchers in library science have noted that the changes that are coming in the future will be transformative professional and organizational changes that will challenge the core philosophies and structures of research libraries (Goble, 1997;Riggs, 1997Riggs, , 1998Riggs, , 2001Weiner, 2003).…”

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Librarians and the complexity of individual and organizational change: Case study findings of an emergent research library

Gilstrap¹

2009

Advances in Library Administration and Organization

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“…I want every client treated as if she were my mother" (in Sheldon, 1991: 20). Glogoff (2001) surmises that the path of librarianship over the first two decades of the twenty-first century does not guarantee that libraries will retain the esteem traditionally held for them by the public. He argues that it requires skilful leadership to pilot a course through the enormous challenges looming ahead.…”

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It can be Tough at the Top: Some Empirical Evidence from Public Library Leaders

Mullins¹,

Linehan²

2009

IJBM

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This paper explores the topic of leadership as perceived and practised by public library leaders. Library leaders have a wide-ranging impact on society but have been largely overlooked as the subject of serious study. Prior to this study, only one small interview-based study and five survey-based studies have been undertaken on public library leaders/leadership -all in North America.The current study is the most in-depth study to date. Thirty top-level public librarians from Ireland, Britain, and the east coast of the United States were selected for inclusion in this study. This study of the perceptions of senior public library leaders, across national boundaries, makes a theoretical contribution both to the limited extant literature on leadership in librarianship, and the broad corpus of organizational leadership literature. The particular focus of this paper is on the difficulties encountered by the interviewed librarians on public library leadership.

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Information Technology in the Virtual Library

Cited by 8 publications

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Are public libraries led or managed?

Are public libraries led or managed?

Librarians and the complexity of individual and organizational change: Case study findings of an emergent research library

It can be Tough at the Top: Some Empirical Evidence from Public Library Leaders

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