This study explored the relationship between the leadership styles adopted by academic librarians and their openness to artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose was to discern whether particular leadership approaches influence librarians' attitudes and acceptance of AI technologies in higher education. Data was collected from 50 librarians across four Arab countries. Two distinct questionnaires were administered to the participants: the first focused on their perceptions of AI, exploring attitudes, beliefs, and understanding of AI technologies, while the second implemented the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5×) to assess the librarians' leadership styles. Correlational analysis, inferential statistics including structural equation model, and regression analysis were employed leading to explore the predictive power of various leadership styles on librarians' openness to AI. Findings suggest that the implementation of AI in academic libraries is most likely to occur under transformational leadership, with transactional leadership being associated with suboptimal outcomes; a noteworthy association is observed between the perception of ease of use and the adoption of laissez-faire leadership. The insights derived from this study hold particular significance for the development of librarians' professional training programs, offering valuable guidance on fostering adaptive leadership strategies that align with the evolving landscape of AI integration within academic library settings.

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高等教育学术图书馆的领导风格和人工智能接受度

本研究探讨了学术图书馆员所采用的领导风格与他们对人工智能 (AI) 的开放程度之间的关系。目的是了解特定的领导方法是否会影响图书馆员对高等教育中人工智能技术的态度和接受程度。数据收集自四个阿拉伯国家的 50 名图书馆员。向参与者发放了两份不同的问卷：第一份侧重于他们对人工智能的看法，探索对人工智能技术的态度、信仰和理解，而第二份则实施多因素领导力问卷（MLQ 5×）来评估图书馆员的领导风格。采用相关分析、包括结构方程模型在内的推论统计和回归分析，探索各种领导风格对图书馆员对人工智能开放程度的预测能力。研究结果表明，人工智能在学术图书馆的实施最有可能在变革型领导下进行，而交易型领导与次优结果相关；在对易用性的看法与采用自由放任的领导方式之间存在着值得注意的关联。这项研究得出的见解对于图书馆员专业培训计划的发展具有特别重要的意义，为培养适应性领导策略提供了宝贵的指导，这些策略与学术图书馆环境中人工智能集成不断发展的格局相一致。