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Libraries have recently begun doing more to support
entrepreneurship and innovation within their communities.
Makerspaces and business incubators have become featured
attractions in public and academic libraries and provide a unique
way to reach out to a user group that can bolster a community in
dynamic ways. In this volume of Advances in Library Administration
and Organization, we delve beyond examples and case studies to look
at how library leaders can develop support for innovation and
entrepreneurship within their libraries and within the profession.
Chapters include examinations of design thinking and space
planning, staffing, mission statements, and makerspaces. The
contributors to this volume cover libraries and their activities in
North America, Europe and Africa, and also discuss professional
development in entrepreneurship topics as well as support of
innovation. Libraries are increasing support of entrepreneurship
and innovation across the board, and this volume will position
administrators and managers of libraries to better understand
what's happening, and how to bring it into their own institutions.
Effective leadership and management are essential to a successful,
thriving health sciences library, yet often librarians are promoted
into leadership roles with little to no training and support. Then,
swamped with the demands of their new positions, they struggle to
find time to read multiple books on a leadership topic or attend
long (and expensive) leadership training programs. Essential
Leadership Skills: A Handbook for Health Sciences Information
Professionals is intended to help fill that gap by making the
accumulated wisdom of experienced leaders available in a concise,
easy-to-digest format. Each chapter is written by an experienced
library leader and provides essential background and practical,
actionable advice on eleven essential leadership topics: the health
sciences library environment; building relationships and engaging
stakeholders; setting direction; building and leading the team;
engaging your staff; leading with a focus on diversity, equity, and
inclusion; planning and managing projects; managing change;
decision-making and problem-solving; crisis leadership; and
managing and taking care of yourself. Busy leaders and aspiring
leaders can learn essential information about a leadership topic
quickly, then explore cited and recommended resources as needed to
build deeper expertise. While examples are focused on the unique
needs and environments of health sciences libraries, much of the
material will be useful to leaders in all types of libraries.
Today’s libraries must navigate challenging and rapidly changing
environments and compete for talent in a tight and highly
competitive labor market. Effective and compassionate leadership is
essential for libraries—and the people who work in them—to
thrive in these conditions. Essential Leadership Skills: A Handbook
for Health Sciences Information Professionals is designed to help
aspiring, new, and experienced leaders develop the skills to build
and sustain healthy, innovative, flexible, and resilient
organizations and work environments that create value for their
employees and the populations they serve.
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