Leadership and Social Justice |
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| Authors: | Maggie Farrell |
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| Institution: | 1. Dean of Libraries, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USAmaggie4@clemson.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTLeaders have tremendous influence not only in their organizations but for the profession and within the communities they serve. Librarianship has strong core values that are the foundation of our services but librarians also create an environment that supports diversity of opinions. How does a library leader balance social justice while serving the broad needs of a community? Is there an inherent conflict between personal perspectives and the encompassing multiple viewpoints? Library leaders may face difficult decisions in determining social justice issues within their libraries considering personal beliefs, institutional responsibilities, and community impacts. Every library leader has opportunities to address social justice issues within libraries and in so doing, will advance community goals of inclusiveness of all members. |
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| Keywords: | leadership social justice ethics |
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