Creating leaders : an examination of academic and research library leadership institutes

In the past 30 years, the field of librarianship has increasingly recognized the importance of targeted programs for leadership development. The first of these were designed and offered by the Association of Research Libraries and evolved from their Management Skills Institutes. This book describes 18 programs that have been created to fulfill not only a need but also a growing demand for formal education and training programs. The chapters in this book discuss within a common framework the major programs that already exist. It also accomplishes another more important purpose: it effectively illuminates what needs to be done to ensure we will have the leaders needed for future success and sustainability.

Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians / Anne Marie Casey -- The American Theological Library Association's Creating the Leaders of Tomorrow Program / Leland R. Deeds and Miranda Bennett -- Help for new college library directors : College Library Directors' Mentor Program / Irene M.H. Herold -- HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Institute / Monika Rhue -- Investing in the future : examining the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program / Jeff Williams and Jennifer McKinnell -- ARL's leadership career development program for underrepresented mid-career librarians / Jon E. Cawthorne and Teresa Y. Neely -- A year of discovery : leadership development at the Library of Congress / Catherine Dixon and Karen B. Walfall -- Big place, big challenges : ARL's Leadership Fellows Program / Ann Campion Riley -- Leadership and fellowship : the UCLA Senior Fellows Program / Marianne Ryan, Kathleen DeLong, and Julie Garrison -- Developing practical library leadership skills : the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute / Rachel Besara -- The Stanford Institute : a brief California experiment / Vicki D. Bloom -- Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups / Trevor A. Dawes -- Growing our own : a regional leadership challenge / Melissa Jadlos -- Taking flight at Snowbird : reflections on a library leadership institute / Shellie Jeffries -- Riding tall : experiences with the Tall Texans Leadership Institute / Martha Rinn -- The Women's Leadership Institute : developing library leaders / Carolyn Carpan -- Playing at the big table : betting on transformative change and collaboration at the Frye Leadership Institute / Adriene Lim, Vivian Lewis, and Neal Baker -- The HERS Institute experience : designing the path forward / Lois K. Merry -- Findings / Irene M.H. Herold -- Creating leaders : lessons learned / Irene M.H. Herold.