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This paper examines the concept of leadership generally and its relevance towards improving health science library management. The leadership of a health science library should be a good leader that will apply strategic management and selfless devotion to the organization in order to ensure that the fundamental aims and objectives of the organization are achieved through the application of leadership styles, principles and practices. The relevance of leadership concept to health science library is a key factor to effective management, use of information resources and knowledge sharing in health science library. This enables the library to move forward and to be successful in the near future as it is certain that access to and use of information is critical for teaching, research, education and healthcare management. The paper begins with overview of the meaning and concept of leadership and then followed with an examination of different leadership theories, principles and styles of leadership. This paper concludes that success is certain in health science libraries, if the application of the leadership styles, principles and theories are properly applied in health science library management. This will offer great opportunity to heads of libraries and other staff to provide access to quality health information for medical practitioners who must be up to date and timely.

Leadership, Theories, Styles, Principles, Management, and Health Science Library

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