Leading in Libraries

Maha Kumaran is a faculty librarian at the University of Saskatchewan. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with an MLIS degree in 2005 and received her PhD from the University of Saskatchewan in 2023. She has authored several papers and published three books. Her research and practice focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries, particularly Canadian and academic libraries. Beth McNeil is dean emerita and Esther Ellis Norton professor of library science at the Libraries and School of Information Studies at Purdue University. She served as dean of libraries at Purdue from 2019 to 2025 and at Iowa State University from 2015 to 2019. She received a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Illinois. She is the author of several books and journal articles on aspects of library leadership and management.

List of Figures Foreword by Trevor A. Dawes Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Practicing Slow Dwelling as an Approach to Anti-Oppressive Journal Editorship: A Case Study of CAML Review/Revue de l'ACBM, the Journal of the Canadian Association of Music Libraries Carolyn Doi, Jan Guise, and Jada Watson Chapter 2 The Road Less Traveled: Leadership and Advocacy in NGO Libraries in the Philippines Iyra S. Buenrostro-Cabbab and Danilo Madayag Baylen Chapter 3 The Power of Perspective: Diverse Women Steering Library Committees Kim Geraldi and Kaia MacLeod Chapter 4 Reframing with Abundance: Critically Examining Our Professional Practice Cleire Lauron, Melissa Gillies, and Carolyn Casenas Chapter 5 A Blueprint for Belonging: An Academic Library's Strategic Planning Journey Jeehyun Davis Chapter 6 Assessing Guiding Documents Through the Symbolic Frame: Practical Strategies from Two Libraries Amy Andres and Irene M. H. Herold Chapter 7 Leadership Roles and Competencies of Australian Health Science Libraries: A Perspective Ann Ritchie, Michele Gaca, Alice Anderson, and Gemma Siemensma Chapter 8 How Do They Get There? Where Do They Go? An Exploration of Senior Administrator Hiring Practices and Roles in Canadian Academic Libraries Nicole Eva and Jasmine Hoover Appendix: VCU Libraries Strategic Action Plan Task Force 2022-23 Charge About the Contributors Index