LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOUR IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY ACADEMIC LIBRARY
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2022-10-31
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Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Abstract
The paper considered leadership and innovation behaviours in the academic libraries of the 21st
century. Based on an extensive review of literature it explored concepts in leadership behavior
that can engender innovation in academic libraries. It was discovered that change is inevitable
in environment due to the emergence of a pervasive application of information technology and
communication to its operations. Thus, the 21st century library needs to integrate emerging
technologies to its routine activities as well as expand the frontier of its services to gain
competitive advantage over other information retrieval systems in order to ensure continuous
relevance and sustainability. Noting that the extent to which libraries would deploy technologies
and conform to global standards is determined by the quality of prevailing leadership
competencies and skills. However, it was observed that the Nigerian academic libraries have not
been able to find their footings in the scheme of effective leadership and innovation. It is
therefore recommended that libraries; promote culture which supports new services, innovation
and emerging technologies, put people at the centre by redefining services to provide easy
experience for all library users among others.
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Leadership Behaviour, Innovation Behaviour, Academic libraries, Organization Change, ICT
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Esse, Ugwunwa, "Leadership and Innovative Behaviour in the Twenty First Century Academic Library" (2022). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 7450. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/7450