Publication Date
4-17-2019
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Library leadership, Library management, Academic libraries
Abstract
This article explores the opportunities and challenges that early career librarians face when advancing their careers, desired qualities for leaders or managers of all career stages, and how early career librarians can develop those qualities. Our survey asked librarians at all career stages to share their sentiments, experiences, and perceptions of leadership and management. Through our feminist critique, we explore the relationships to power that support imbalances in the profession and discuss best practices such as mentoring, individualized support, and self-advocacy. These practices will be of use to early career librarians, as well as supervisors and mentors looking to support other librarians.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publication Statement
This article was originally published under a CC BY license as:
Thomas, C., Trucks, E., & Kouns, H.B. (2019). Preparing early career librarians for leadership and management: A feminist critique. In the Library with the Lead Pipe, April 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2019/early-career-leadership-and-management/
Rights Holder
Camille Thomas, Elia Trucks, H. B. Kouns
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
47 pgs
File Size
2.4 MB
Publication Title
In the Library with the Lead Pipe
First Page
1
Last Page
47
ISSN
1944-6195
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Camille; Trucks, Elia; and Kouns, H. B., "Preparing Early Career Librarians for Leadership and Management: A Feminist Critique" (2019). University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship. 43.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/libraries_facpub/43