On Sibyl's Shoulders
Seeking Soul in Library Leadership
Donna Brockmeyer

List Price: $40.70 ISBN: 0-8108-5120-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5120-7 Pub Date: Oct 2005 184 pages Binding: Paper Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Library & Information Science » Library Education
Library & Information Science » Library Management
Library & Information Science » Ideas & Activities
Health & Science
Library & Information Science » Library & Information Science (General)
Reference » Health & Science

REVIEWS
"...universally relevant, illuminating, informative and helpful...." —Vol. 27, No. 9 (2006), LIBRARY MANAGEMENT

DESCRIPTION
Discussing the many elements of library leadership from a variety of perspectives—including ancient, contemporary, and feminist—and interwoven with candid insights and ideas of professional library leaders, this volume presents a unique and moving account of library leadership as it is today. By employing interviews with library leaders to investigate motivation, energy, passion, creativity, and vision, Brockmeyer-Klebaum provides richness and depth to discussions on leadership elements, such as managing competing demands on time, energy, and attention. Also, by exploring leadership from within the ranks, the author provides the ways and means of leading from the middle and managing your boss. Lastly, this work examines emerging leadership through an investigation of Northern Exposure to Leadership (an institute for new Canadian librarians) and Snowbird Leadership Institute (its American counterpart). Taken together, this book, grounded in experience and steeped in authenticity, is a refreshing look at library leadership.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Donna Brockmeyer is the Library Director at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan.

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