ABSTRACT This paper reviews the research literature in Library and Information Sciences in Australia as well as related disciplines in Australia and internationally with the purpose of identifying leadership approaches best suited for developing and supporting culturally safe libraries in Australia. The paper identifies a lack of debate within Australian Library and Information Sciences in respect to cultural safety and leadership. It looks to research conducted into leadership approaches in related disciplines in Australia and internationally and explores several leadership approaches. It concludes that the intercultural leadership approach, an approach developed with Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory provides Australian library leaders with the most authoritative approach to leadership when embarking on developing culturally safe libraries. Implications for practice also suggest that increasing discussion and research into leadership approaches for Australian libraries is fundamental to growing the capacity of the Australian library sector to conceptualise and discuss leadership strategically and with purpose.

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寻找之间的空间：领导澳大利亚公共图书馆的文化安全

摘要本文回顾了澳大利亚图书馆和信息科学以及澳大利亚和国际上相关学科的研究文献，目的是确定最适合在澳大利亚开发和支持文化安全图书馆的领导方法。该论文指出，在澳大利亚图书馆和信息科学界，对于文化安全和领导力缺乏辩论。它希望对澳大利亚和国际上相关学科的领导方法进行研究，并探索几种领导方法。结论是，跨文化领导方法 与北领地的澳大利亚原住民共同开发的方法为澳大利亚图书馆领导者着手开发文化上安全的图书馆提供了最权威的领导方法。实践的意义还表明，增加对澳大利亚图书馆领导方法的讨论和研究对于增强澳大利亚图书馆界从战略上和目的上对领导力进行概念化和讨论的能力至关重要。