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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=ED304142 |
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- Is There a Nancy Drew in You? An Attempt To Resolve Some Problems of Communication and Leadership with the Help of 'Popular' Culture. McCombs, Gillian M. Childrens Literature Communication Skills Females Interpersonal Communication Leadership Qualities Librarians Library Administration Role Models This paper argues that role models from popular children's literature, such as Nancy Drew, can be used to resolve some of the current difficulties that women in the library profession have with leadership and communication. Some statistics and brief historical background on women in library administration are presented, the leadership qualities demonstrated by Nancy Drew are described, and an analogy is drawn between the leadership attributes of the fictional heroine and those needed in the library field. Strategies are suggested for changing librarians' personal self-concept and the image of the profession so that more women can enter leadership roles in librarianship. (21 references) (MES)