Designing and evaluating library leadership programs: Improving performance and effectiveness

Australian Library Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-40

  Romaniuk, Mary Jo ^a   Haycock, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960593058     PISSN: 00049670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049670.2011.10722554     Document Type: Article

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