TY - BOOK AU - Hernon, P. AU - Powell, R. R. AU - Young, A. TI - The next library leadership: attributes of academic and public library directors SN - 9781563089923 AV - DUCE Z682.4.A34 PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - Libraries unlimited KW - Science N1 - Includes bibliography and index N2 - This much needed work addresses a topic of increasing importance and urgency: the shortage of individuals attracted to professional careers in librarianship, and the subsequent consequences for leadership positions, particularly library directorship. Through extensive interviews and a thorough review of the existing literature, the authors-all highly respected for their exceptional leadership and contributions to library science-assess what constitutes effective leadership and identify the traits needed by the next generation of academic and public library directors ER -