Leading the Academic Library

Live Webcast
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Webcast Description:
Change is a word so frequently used that it may not have the impact it once did. It is the kind and pace of change, though, that makes leadership in academic librarianship more important than it ever has been. Understanding, vision, political acumen, the ability to employ strategy and tactics are all vital for leaders today. This session will introduce some basic ideas of leadership as offered by some influential individuals, emphasize the nature of the academic library as an organization, and investigate both the language and ethics of leadership. The aforementioned will ultimately serve to set the stage for the practice of leadership in academic libraries.

Registrants will have access to the online community one week prior to the Webcast to participate in discussion boards as preparation for the Webcast.

Presenter:
John Budd is professor and associate director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  He is also serving as president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.  Many of writings, including The Changing Academic Library: Operations, Culture, Environments (Chicago: ACRL, 2005), have addressed management and leadership issues.  In general he believes that leadership necessarily embodies responsibility as well as authority, that leaders should indeed endeavor to do the right thing, and that leaders will always make mistakes (a true mark of leadership is correcting the mistakes without blaming anyone else).

Technical Requirements:
This Webcast will be held in a virtual classroom. You will be prompted to download a java-based application (Elluminate) before being able to enter the classroom.

Minimum system requirements can be found at: http://www.elluminate.com/support/faqs/min_requirements.jsp

If you'd like to test your computer to make sure you can use the Elluminate classroom software on it, go to: https://www.elluminate.com/mtg.jnlp?password=configuration

Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. It is recommended that you also use a microphone to ask questions/make comments. If you do not have or do not wish to use a microphone, you may ask questions through text-based chat.

Registration
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40

Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment and are designed for one user/one login access. Registration is, therefore, based on individual use only; ACRL does not offer institutional (group) registration.

Member rates apply to personal memberships only. Want to join ACRL or ALA? Complete the online membership form, available on the ALA Web site. If you join ALA/ACRL within five days of registering, we will adjust your fee (please fax a copy of your completed registration form to ACRL at 312-280-2520).

Payment may be made by credit card only.

This Webcast is limited to 60 participants. Full refunds will be granted up to 7 days prior to the event date.