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The Role of Mentorship in Shaping Public Library Leaders.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Library Trends, 1992
Discussion of mentorship, leadership, and characteristics of mentors and proteges highlights a survey of 28 public library directors that was conducted to determine the role that mentorship played in their career development. Results support the view that mentors play an important role in the career opportunities of proteges. (51 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Individual Characteristics, Leadership, Library Directors
From Idealism to Realism: Library Directors and Children's Services.
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Anderson, Dorothy J. – Library Trends, 1987
A review of changing attitudes of library directors toward children's services shows parallels between the rhetoric of 100 years ago and that of today. Library directors interviewed believe children's services are essential to public library survival, the library's critical outreach arm, and dependent on multitalented, politically astute…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Futures (of Society), History, Immigrants
A Comparative Study of the Career Development Patterns of Male and Female Library Administrators in Large Public Libraries.
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Greiner, Joy M. – Library Trends, 1985
This nationwide study, conducted to investigate extent to which sex of individual is controlling factor relating to salaries, career progression, and library support, compared the careers of male and female public library directors serving populations of 100,000 or more in continental United States. Questionnaire is appended. (21 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
Public Library Directors: Hierarchical Roles and Proximity to Power.
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Henington, David – Library Trends, 1994
Access to power and recognition of the currents of political life represent the greatest challenge to positioning for the public library and its leader. Clear vision is vital for navigating a multitude of constituencies. The director's hierarchical position may or may not be of value in the quest to fulfill the library's goals. (Author/KRN)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Community Relations, Interviews
A Generalist in the Age of Specialists: A Profile of the One-Person Library Director.
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Pitts, Roberta L. – Library Trends, 1994
Focuses on defining the role of the library director in one-person public, academic, and special libraries. A profile survey of 67 such directors showing their career paths is presented. Data on education and training, staffing, issues of concern, job satisfaction, and demographic characteristics are provided. (Contains 26 references.) (Author/KRN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Directors of Large Libraries: Roles, Functions, and Activities.
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Cottam, Keith M. – Library Trends, 1994
Examines current experience and trends in the roles, functions, and activities of today's library directors, based on a survey of directors of large libraries or library systems. A shift in roles, functions, and activities from predominantly internal affairs to an increasing emphasis on external concerns, including technological, economic, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change