Librarian Irene Herold’s research into leadership development in academic and research libraries has led to the recent publication of .
Book description
Edited by Herold, Creating Leaders: An Examination of Academic and Research Library Leadership Institutes explores whether leadership development programs develop leadership, the value of attending a leadership development program, and what a participant can reasonably expect, and ought never expect, if they attend a particular program.
Whether contemplating attending a program, developing a program, or just wanting to know what others consider essential theories or activities for personal leadership development, this book provides an informative look into a variety of approaches to creating academic and research library leaders.
- RELATED: The Library Journal interview with Herold: September 30, 2015
The book is #69 in the Publications in Librarianship monographic series.
About Irene Herold
Herold has served as university librarian at UH Mānoa since August 2013. Her other publications include “Capacity Building: Academic Libraries as Campus Partners,” , July 2014; co-authorship of “Mindful Leadership Defined and Explained,” Advances in Librarianship, 2014 and co-authorship of “The Triple Bottom Line: Portable Applications and Best Practices for Sustainability in Academic Libraries,” Focus on Education for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries, 2014.
Creating Leaders: An Examination of Academic and Research Library Leadership Institutes can be purchased in print or e-book through the .