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Library Leadership in a Global Community: Thinking Outside the Borders

Library Leadership in a Global Community: Thinking Outside the Borders. Barbara J. Ford Susan Schnuer Sara Q. Thompson. Mortenson Center for International Library Programs. Established by two generous gifts from C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson. Mission:

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Library Leadership in a Global Community: Thinking Outside the Borders

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  1. Library Leadership in a Global Community:Thinking Outside the Borders Barbara J. Ford Susan Schnuer Sara Q. Thompson

  2. Mortenson Center for International Library Programs Established by two generous gifts from C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Mission: To strengthen international ties among libraries and librarians worldwide for the promotion of international education, understanding and peace. More than 800 librarians from 87 countries have already taken advantage of this center — the only one of its kind in the world.

  3. Thinking Outside the Borders:Funding and Partners • Funding for this three-year project comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an US Federal Organization www.imls.gov Partner: Illinois State Library http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/

  4. Goals • establish common language for talking about leadership and better understanding of leadership traits in a global context • develop cross-cultural communication strategies • gain deeper appreciation and understanding of the context of library operations in other countries • build lasting professional relationships with librarians from other countries

  5. Guidelines • residential for more informal discussions • participants evenly split between international and U.S. librarians • speakers from U.S. and other countries • presentations and activities new to all participants to create an even field for learning • content based on concrete concepts common to all librarians • mixture of lectures, workshops, group activities and a project

  6. Guiding Principles • Global Leadership Qualities • International Leadership in Action • A Space, a Place, and a Time • Moving outside of the U.S. context • A level-playing field • An environment of trust and inclusion • Connecting through Local Touch and Global Reach

  7. Content • Cross-cultural communication • Advocacy • Negotiation • Disaster preparation • Cultural simulation games • Pamoja • World Cafe • Assessment Tool: Campbell Leadership Description • Multicultural awareness • A global view • Culturally sensitive • Globally innovative • Effective global leadership image • Internationally resilient

  8. “… so many different approaches to creating a culture, communicating, and making things work on many different levels…” -- institute participant

  9. “… I feel that [Pamoja] was the catalyst to develop the trust needed to move beyond your ‘average’ participation.” -- institute participant

  10. “This kind of lighthearted interaction was the most enlightening to me. I actually began to connect with my peers, both international and American.” -- institute participant

  11. For More Information: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/mortenson Barbara J. Ford bjford@illinois.edu Susan Schnuer schnuer@illinois.edu

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