The purpose of this paper is to explore academic library leadership behaviors and the methods for integrating the democratic and transformational leadership styles.,Eleven structured interviews were conducted with academic deans and directors. A thematic content analysis was conducted on their responses, analyzing the frequency of certain topics and identifying emergent themes. These themes were then used to construct a democratic communication model.,The interview responses were grouped into five general leadership themes: participation in decision-making, relationship building, frequent and honest communication, equality and knowing the environment.,The structured interview format did not permit for unplanned follow-up questions, and some topics may not have come up in every interview unless specifically asked by an interview question. Due to the qualitative nature of this study, the perspectives of the participants may not be generalizable to the larger population.,This study identifies core themes of leadership practice that extend beyond the focus of transformational leadership alone. It suggests a democratic communication model to assist in integrating democratic leadership methods with transformational practices and goals.,This study suggests a greater emphasis on the communication and engagement practices of democratic leadership. In doing so, it suggests that the American Library Association's emphasis on transformational leadership alone should be reconsidered and that library science schools should increase focus on democratic leadership practices.,Most library leadership style studies emphasize transformational leadership. While there are some studies that explore elements of democratic leadership such as engagement and a flattening of organizational hierarchy, there is limited research on the integration of democratic and transformational leadership practices.

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走向学术图书馆的民主变革领导

本文的目的是探索学术图书馆领导行为以及整合民主和变革型领导风格的方法。对学术院长和馆长进行了 11 次结构化访谈。对他们的回答进行了主题内容分析，分析了某些主题的频率并确定了新兴主题。然后将这些主题用于构建民主沟通模型。,面试回答分为五个一般领导主题：参与决策、建立关系、频繁和诚实的沟通、平等和了解环境。,结构化面试格式不允许出现计划外的后续问题，并且某些主题可能不会在每次面试中都出现，除非面试问题特别提出。由于本研究的定性性质，参与者的观点可能无法推广到更大的人群。本研究确定了领导实践的核心主题，这些主题超出了变革型领导的重点。它提出了一种民主沟通模式，以协助将民主领导方法与转型实践和目标相结合。本研究建议更加强调民主领导的沟通和参与实践。在这样做时，它表明美国图书馆协会应该重新考虑单独强调变革型领导，图书馆科学学校应该更加关注民主领导实践。大多数图书馆领导风格研究都强调变革型领导。