A Starter`s Guide for Academic Library Leaders Advice in Conversation
Language: English
Published by Ala Editions, 2019
- Softcover
- New

Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
AbeBooks seller since January 6, 2003
Condition: New
£ 73.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
190 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Seller Inventory # __0838919235
- Title
- A Starter`s Guide for Academic Library Leaders Advice in Conversation
- Author
- Powers, Amanda Clay
- Publisher
- Ala Editions
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0838919235
- ISBN 13
- 9780838919231
- Item weight
- 0.29 kilograms
- balancing personal values against the common refrain “you don’t get to be who you want to be in positions like ours”;
- five questions to ask that reveal much about organizational culture and climate;
- creating a culture of change, including why a newly promoted director chose to make the most drastic changes in the first 100 days;
- forming a “dean team” to help frame responses with consideration to institutional culture;
- the value of demystifying the budget for the entire library staff;
- using tools such as a personal “learning journal” to fuel professional development;
- cultivating a personal network by setting up meetings at local libraries during conferences;
- the risks that result from jumping into a situation too fast and boxing yourself into a corner;
- lessons learned from failed initiatives;
- examples of navigating controversies, such as a director’s response to a WPA mural with a racist message; and
- managing facilities, with an example of how injecting a previously ignored library voice into a building project led to a tripling of the space.
Between these covers you’ll find guidance, ideas, and inspiration as you continue your leadership journey.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Martin Garnar is Dean of the Kraemer Family Library at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Prior to becoming an administrator, he spent fifteen years as a reference and instruction librarian. His research interests include intellectual freedom, professional ethics, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries; his professional activities reflect a profound inability to say no. A New Yorker by birth, Martin now lives at the base of Pikes Peak with his husband Mark and their adorable miniature dachshunds.
Dustin Fife is Director of Library Services at Western Colorado University. Prior to coming to Western, Dustin was Outreach Librarian at Utah Valley University. He also spent six years as Public Library Director for San Juan County, Utah. Dustin has served as President of the Learning Round Table of the American Library Association and President of the Utah Library Association. In 2016, Dustin was recognized as a Library Journal Mover & Shaker. He is currently working on an EdD at the University of Colorado Denver that focuses on access and equity in education.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Revaluation Books
Exeter, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 6, 2003
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 14 business days | 2 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 10.00 | £ 30.00 |
Payment methods
Seller's business information
Edward Bowditch Ltd
Exstowe, Exton
Exeter, United Kingdom EX3 0PP
Terms of sale
Legal entity name: Edward Bowditch Ltd
Legal entity form: Limited company
Business correspondence address: Exstowe, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PP
Company registration number: 04916632
VAT registration: GB834241546
Authorised representative: Mr. E. Bowditch
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Revaluation Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders usually dispatched within two working days.