CE 203
Library Director: Knowledge, Skills, and Career Path

Level: Intermediate+
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $220 (nonmember, $400)
Attendance Maximum: 20

Instructor(s): James Shedlock, AHIP, FMLA, Director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Elizabeth Eaton, Executive Director, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Texas Medical Center-Houston; Carol Jenkins, AHIP, FMLA, Director, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and M.J. Tooey, AHIP, Executive Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland-Baltimore

Offered: Saturday, May 16, 7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

The course is designed for MLA members who are considering becoming an academic health sciences library director. Four directors provide personal perspectives on their leadership paths and on some critical leadership skills and background needed for success. These include personal assessment of leadership skills and management philosophy, finance and budgeting, and the politics of leadership in academia. The format is online background information, presentation and dialogue and small group discussion.