Lead appropriate change by using effective collaborative, communication, and organizational skills
Leadership is almost a buzzword today, but few people have a clear idea of what good leadership looks like.
Both within and outside my MLS education, I've had the opportunity to learn about leadership, and about my own style and skills as a leader. As stated in a previous MLS program outcomes, my own philosophy of leadership is grounded in the principles of servant leadership. This means for my career as a librarian I prefer a more horizontal, "team" personnel structure. I see leaders as persons who are just as much on the same level as their team mates as they are on a level of leadership over them. In this manner, collaborative, communication, and organizational goals are developed and pursued from within the personnel structure, with more team members personally invested project and institutional goals.
The following documents demonstrate three different aspects of my philosophy.
Artifacts that demonstrate this outcome:
LI 863Personalized Library Services to Online Nursing Students
In the fall of 2007 and spring of 2008, I had a rare opportunity to be a part of a project with Dr. Lillard as part of my master's study. The project studied librarians placed into online learning situations - their communication with students, and how service was offered. From this, a paper for conference presentation at the 13th Off Campus Library Services Conference emerged.
Embedded Librarians conference paper
LI863 Current Issues in Mgmt of Info Agencies: Project Management for MLS
As part of the assignments for an online project management class, we were divided into groups to design a management plan for a library-related project. Members of my group were spread over several states, so we had to utilize electronic communication methods. The result was a plan that would enable a librarian to take a leadership role in the management of a project.
Project Management Plan
LI801 Foundations of Information Transfer
From the beginning of my master's library education, I've been encouraged to look to other librarians and library professionals in the field as mentors and leaders. The first interview I conducted for a class assignment still remains fresh in my memory
Interview with Pat Heidrick, Library Director