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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1988
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED303188 |
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- The Language of Library Leadership: Effective Communication. Hanson, Charles D. Communication Skills Communication (Thought Transfer) Humor Leadership Qualities Leadership Styles Librarians Library Administration Listening Models Personnel Evaluation This paper examines the role of communication in library leadership. The discussion is organized into 14 sections: (1) multidimensional approaches to effective leadership communication and varying communication style to the situation; (2) the importance of conciseness; (3) streamlining library communication; (4) the vision being communicated by library leaders; (5) simplification of library communication and avoidance of jargon; (6) listening as an essential part of communication; (7) qualities of effective communication; (8) the importance of clarity of language; (9) humor and participatory management; (10) leading by example; (11) motivation, values, and time related to leadership communication skills; (12) personnel evaluation; (13) a library communication model; and (14) communicating about librarianship. (42 references) (MES)