Library Leadership in the United States and Europe

Interesting and informative. While it's a relatively short book at 219 pages, it packs in a wealth of information. . . . What is especially good about this book is that everyone can bene?t from it, not just managers. Anyone who leads a committee, team, project or other activity within the library can learn from this book. Leadership and management are not the same thing, and this book makes it clear. . . . Highly recommended for everyone. * The Journal of Academic Librarianship *

Peter Hernon, PhD, is professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. Niels Ole Pors is professor at the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark, where he has previously been dean with responsibilities for both research and education.

Illustrations Preface Part I: Introduction 1 Leadership in Context: An Overview Peter Hernon and Niels Ole Pors Some Definitions of Leadership Library Staff Perceptions of Leadership Leadership Theories Leadership Attributes The Concept of National Culture Key Literature Concluding Thoughts Notes Part II: Overview of Leadership in the United States and Europe 2 Library Leadership in the United States Peter Hernon Cultures Minority Leadership Leadership Challenges Leadership Development The Coverage of Leadership in the Literature of Library and Information Science Leadership Attributes Identified in the Literature of Library and Information Science Concluding Thoughts Notes 3 Leadership in Europe Niels Ole Pors Frameworks Leadership in Selected Countries Trust and Corruption Concluding Thoughts Notes 4 Library Leadership in Europe Niels Ole Pors Important Organizations and Associations Library Leadership in Selected Countries Concluding Thoughts Notes 5 Leading Libraries through Cuts: A Perspective from the UK Jennifer Rowley Leadership Theories Key Leadership Behaviors in Times of Austerity Concluding Thoughts Notes 6 The Danish Library Leadership Surveys, 20012007 Carl Gustav Johannsen The Origins of Management and Leadership in the Danish Library Profession The Emergence of Library Leaders and Leadership Surveys in 2001 Interpretations and Theoretical Perspectives Does a Common Scandinavian Library Management Style Exist? Concluding Thoughts Notes 7 Similarities and Dissimilarities among Scandinavian Library Leaders and Managers Ane Landy and Angela Zetterlund Methodology Frame for Analyzing Library Leaders Some Demographic Data about Scandinavian Library Leaders Job Satisfaction, Interaction, and Processes Processes and Structures Norms and Values External Integration and Outreach Concluding Thoughts Notes Part III: Themes 8 Driving Forces Niels Ole Pors and Peter Hernon Some Driving Forces A Rationalistic View of Managing Change Processes Analyses of the Context Leadership and Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concluding Thoughts Notes 9 Culture, Organizational Recipes, and Leadership in Libraries Niels Ole Pors Organizational Recipes National Cultures and Information in the Form of Recipes Organizational Cultures and the Adoptionand Interpretation of Recipes Concluding Thoughts Notes 10 Personality and Leadership Niels Ole Pors Personality A Danish Study of Personality and Cultural Orientation in Public Libraries Concluding Thoughts Notes 11 Following the Leader Peter Hernon The Plan Socialization Professional Growth Results Concluding Thoughts Notes 12 Library Impact and Outcomes Assessment Peter Hernon and Niels Ole Pors The United States Europe Leadership Concluding Thoughts Notes Part IV: Conclusion 13 An International Research Agenda Peter Hernon Conceptual Framework Topics Unrelated to the Conceptual Framework Methodologies Used in the Study of Leadership Concluding Thoughts Notes 14 Leadership as Viewed across Countries Peter Hernon and Niels Ole Pors Leadership State of Knowledge about Academic and Public Librarians as Leaders Leadership as Viewed from the Context of National Cultures Leadership Theories and Challenges Change Management vs. Change Leadership The Typical Study Highlighted in This Book The Leadership Industry Concluding Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index About the Editors and Contributors