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<b>Wyoma vanDuinkerken and Pixey Anne Mosley.</b> <i>The Challenge of Library Management: Leading with Emotional Engagement.</i> Chicago: American Library Association, 2011. 169p. alk. paper, $52.00 (ISBN 9780838911020). LC2011-011349.
Author(s) -
Catherine A. Lemmer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
college and research libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2150-6701
pISSN - 0010-0870
DOI - 10.5860/0730097
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , political science , library science , psychology , computer science , psychotherapist
to sustain these efforts. They stress the intensity of embedded instruction and the necessity of being available to students over long periods of time. Several note that they transitioned to less labor-intensive means of serving students while still finding ways to maintain the level of per-sonalization critical for embedded librari-anship. All of them identified the value of evaluative feedback from faculty members and students, as well as the need to revise programs in light of this feedback. Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-Shot Instruction will be useful to librarians looking for " how-to " guidance on embedding instruction in a course, program, or department. The case studies and reports are well written, theoretically based, and adaptable, and the chapter references will benefit those who wish to read more about this topic. This book provides stimulating ideas for librarians who want to create, expand, or deepen an embedded librarian program and for those who wish to expand the role of librarians within the academy. It is recommended highly to all academic librarians .—Margaret N. Gregor, Appalachian State University. The Challenge of Library Management: Leading with Emotional Engagement is a concise change leadership treatise that should be required reading in every library and information science graduate program. The work opens with the premise that the greatest challenge facing libraries is the recognition that, without change, our past strengths will become our liabilities. In nine brief chapters, the authors detail the unique challenges facing administrators and managers charged with leading change in a library environment. Through the translation and application of private sector corporate change management literature and research, the authors advise how to become an effective change leader in library environs. The structure of the book, well documented with over 150 sources, is effective for both new managers and seasoned managers in need of a refresher who may be charged with leading either small-or large-scale organizational changes. Each chapter ends with " Keys to Success , " a summary of the major points discussed in the chapter. The " Keys to Success " are followed by a series of questions under the heading " Thinking Exercises " that encourage the reader to explore a hypothetical situation using the theory, research, and advice provided in the chapter. The " Keys to Success " and " Thinking Exercises " operate similarly to a book discussion guide at the end of a novel. Although written with …

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