University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Organizational Development, Leadership, Change, and the Future of Libraries

Stephens, Denise; Russell, Keith W.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/1727

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Title
Organizational Development, Leadership, Change, and the Future of Libraries
Author(s)
  • Stephens, Denise
  • Russell, Keith W.
Issue Date
2004
Keyword(s)
  • Leadership in libraries
  • Library organization
Abstract
This article discusses the actual and potential use of organizational development (OD) premises and practices in libraries. Several academic research libraries have adopted an OD approach in order to create and maintain a healthy organization, improve operations and culture, and anticipate and manage change. There are many reasons for this trend, including a natural resonance between library cultures and the underlying philosophy of OD. Aspects of change management are discussed, along with leadership issues. The article cites many information resources from several disciplines that may be useful as library organizations evolve.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1727
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Copyright owned by Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. 2004.

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Library Trends 53 (1) Summer 2004: Organizational Development and Leadership PRIMARY
Library Trends 53 (1) Summer 2004: Organizational Development and Leadership. Edited by Keith Russell and Denise Stephens