Includes bibliographical references (pages [139]-149) and index.
Emotional intelligence / Joan Giesecke -- Review of relevant literature / Peter Hernon -- Some views of library leaders / Joan Giesecke and Camila A. Alire -- General leadership traits / Peter Hernon -- Traces of academic library leadership / Peter Hernon -- Emotional intelligence and organizational and leadership theories / Joan Giesecke -- Emotional intelligence and diversity in academic libraries / Camila A. Alire -- Resonant leadership in academic libraries / Camila A. Alire -- Academic library directors of color and their means of self-renewal / Cheryl Metoyer and Peter Hernon -- Concluding thoughts / Peter Hernon, Camila A. Alire, and Joan Giesecke