Martin Library Leadership survey: development, reliability and validation

IF 1.3 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Management Pub Date : 2022-03-15 DOI:10.1108/lm-11-2021-0100

Jason M. Martin

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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.

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Martin图书馆领导力调查：发展、可靠性和验证

目的对图书馆领导能力进行有效的测量，对于了解图书馆领导能力的现状和培养图书馆领导能力至关重要。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/方法论/方法本调查基于Martin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。第一个版本的调查包括28个问题，以及关于受访者和图书馆领导人口统计的问题。每个问题都测量了定义的三个组成部分中的一个。该版本的调查被分发给多个ALA列表服务，经过分析，删除了16个项目。由此产生的12个问题的调查版本被发送到相同的ALA列表服务，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对回答进行分析。结果探索性因素分析发现，有三个因素与马丁图书馆领导力定义的三个组成部分一致，问题的预期因素至少为0.7。Cronbachα用于确定内部一致性。整个调查的α值为0.956。Martin图书馆领导力调查得到了验证，并被认为是可靠的。原创性/价值本研究的结果提供了强有力的一致证据，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。

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Library Management INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

15.40%

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期刊介绍： ■strategic management ■HRM/HRO ■cultural diversity ■information use ■managing change ■quality management ■leadership ■teamwork ■marketing ■outsourcing ■automation ■library finance ■charging ■performance measurement ■data protection and copyright As information services become more complex in nature and more technologically sophisticated, managers need to keep pace with innovations and thinking in the field to offer the most professional service with the resources they have.