The Importance of Political and Strategic Skills for UK Library Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Goulding, Anne; Walton, Graham; Stephens, Derek
Titel	The Importance of Political and Strategic Skills for UK Library Leaders
Quelle	In: Australian Library Journal, 61 (2012) 2, S.105-118 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9670
Schlagwörter	Library Role; Foreign Countries; Leadership; Skill Analysis; Library Administration; Political Influences; Strategic Planning; Educational Needs; Questionnaires; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Leadership Qualities; Library Research; Political Attitudes; Needs Assessment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Führung; Führungsposition; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Führungseigenschaft; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Bedarfsermittlung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the political and strategic skills needed by library leaders in today's library environment. The discussion is based on a small scale research project focused on opinions of skills needed by library leaders. The survey involved a questionnaire of librarianship students and library practitioners as well as interviews with established library leaders in both the academic and public library sectors in the United Kingdom. This is supported by an analysis of relevant literature. Analysis revealed some disagreement between the three groups of respondents on the importance of some of the leadership skills discussed, particularly those focused around "political awareness and sensitivity". It is suggested, however, that these skills are becoming ever more vital as libraries need to prove their worth to funders in increasingly difficult financial circumstances for publicly funded institutions. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10