Purpose

An effective measurement of library leadership is crucial to understanding the current state of library leadership and to developing library leaders. This study sought to validate and measure the reliability of the Martin Library Leadership survey.

Design/methodology/approach

This survey is based on the Martin Library Leadership Definition, an evidence-based definition of library leadership. The first version of the survey consisted of 28 questions plus questions on respondent and library leader demographics. Each question measured one of the three components of the definition. This version of the survey was distributed to multiple ALA listservs and after analysis 16 items were removed. The resulting 12 question version of the survey was sent to the same ALA listservs and completed by 291 librarians and library staff from various library types and library work areas. The responses were analyzed using SPSS.

Findings

Exploratory factor analysis found three factors that align with the three components of the Martin Library Leadership Definition, and questions loaded in their expected factors at least 0.7. Cronbach's alpha was used to determine internal consistency. The alpha for the entire survey was 0.956. The Martin Library Leadership survey was validated and found to be reliable.

Originality/value

The results of this study provide strong and consistent evidence the Martin Library Leadership survey is valid and can be used in further library leadership research and professional development.

中文翻译：

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马丁图书馆领导力调查：开发、可靠性和验证

目的

图书馆领导力的有效衡量对于了解图书馆领导力的现状和培养图书馆领导力至关重要。本研究旨在验证和衡量马丁图书馆领导力调查的可靠性。

设计/方法/方法

这项调查基于马丁图书馆领导力定义，这是一个基于证据的图书馆领导力定义。调查的第一版包括 28 个问题以及有关受访者和图书馆负责人人口统计的问题。每个问题都衡量了定义的三个组成部分之一。此版本的调查已分发给多个 ALA 列表服务器，分析后删除了 16 个项目。最终的 12 个问题版本的调查被发送到同一个 ALA 列表服务器，并由来自不同图书馆类型和图书馆工作领域的 291 名图书馆员和图书馆工作人员完成。使用SPSS分析响应。

发现

探索性因素分析发现三个因素与马丁图书馆领导力定义的三个组成部分一致，并且在其预期因素中加载的问题至少为 0.7。Cronbach's alpha 用于确定内部一致性。整个调查的 alpha 为 0.956。马丁图书馆领导力调查经过验证并被认为是可靠的。

原创性/价值

这项研究的结果提供了强有力且一致的证据，证明马丁图书馆领导力调查是有效的，可用于进一步的图书馆领导力研究和专业发展。