Library Leadership in the United States and Europe : A Comparative Study of Academic and Public Libraries

Peter Hernon

ISBN 10: 1610691261 / ISBN 13: 9781610691260

Verlag: Libraries Unlimited, 2013

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is the first to examine library and information science leadership in the United States and throughout Europe, providing a critical analysis and comparison of leadership in America versus in Europe and the United Kingdom.Library Leadership in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Study of Academic and Public Libraries discusses prevalent leadership theories, practices, and literature, exploring issues with broad implications thematically and across different countries. After an introduction that overviews leadership, leadership theories, and influences of national culture and related concepts, the authors examine leadership in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe as a whole, and selected European countries, highlighting differences and shared characteristics. The latter half of the work focuses on selected themes such as management and accountability and discusses an international research agenda.This unique book will appeal to a broad range of readers: school library educators and teachers of relevant classes dealing with change management, organizational development, international librarianship, and leadership; researchers in the areas of leadership and international librarianship; as well as LIS students in general. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781610691260

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This book is the first to examine library and information science leadership in the United States and throughout Europe, providing a critical analysis and comparison of leadership in America versus in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.

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Titel: Library Leadership in the United States and ...
Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu