Promoting Library Leadership: How to Develop Leaders through Multidisciplinary Post-Graduate Coursework at St. Catherine University
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Leaders within public libraries must be able to effectively lead their team and organization in an ethical, effective, and enduring manner. One method to obtain leadership skills necessary to lead within a public library is through formal graduate-level coursework. Through a survey of public librarians, interviews, and an analysis of other regional ALA-accredited library science programs, this leadership action project explores how the Library Leadership Certificate offered at St. Catherine University can best be positioned to provide the necessary coursework to enhance leadership knowledge and practice among public librarians. The research conducted shows that awareness of the Library Leadership is low among existing and emerging leaders of public libraries in the state of Minnesota, and more should be done to increase the awareness, perception, and marketing of the Library Leadership Certificate.
Author: Laura M. Deshler
Institution: St. Catherine University
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1524110802