The Small Library Manager's Handbook

By (author) Alice Graves; By (author) Graves Alice
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The Small Library Manager’s Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. This handbook, written by experts who are small librarians themselves, will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.
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The Small Library Manager’s Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. Following an introduction, 27 chapters are arranged in six major parts: ·Management (including staffing, working with volunteers, and annual reports) ·Marketing (including social networking and how to prove your library’s worth to your boss) ·Money (including budgeting and grant writing) ·Services (including reference and circulation) ·Collection Development (including assessment and weeding), and ·Professional Development (including free webinars, YouTube videos, and networking) Each chapter is written by an expert. The chapter authors work in academic, public and special libraries. They work in hospitals, prisons, museums, colleges, courthouses, and corporations. Their libraries consist of books across the Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal system, and they work in specialized libraries that use a limited range of cataloging possibilities. Librarians in small libraries wear many hats. This handbook written by experts who are small librarians themselves will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.
Table of contents
Introduction Acknowledgments Part 1: Administration Chapter 1.How to Lead and Manage the Library Diana Weaver Chapter 2. How to Develop Effective Staff Jezmynne Dene Chapter 3.How to Effectively Manage Work and Time Elizabeth Martin and Lynn Sheehan Chapter 4. How to Successfully Plan Your Work Flow Deirdre D. Spencer Chapter 5.How to Network and Build Partnerships Robin Shader Chapter 6. How to Create Functional, Flexible and Forgiving Library Spaces Paul Glassman Chapter 7.How to Rejuvenate a Neglected Library Jeff Guerrier Part 2: Finance and Budgeting Chapter 8.How to Devise a Fund Raising Plan James Anthony Schnur Chapter 9. How to Write a Successful Grant Proposal Sheila A. Cork Part 3: Cataloging and Managing the Collection Chapter 10.How to Acquire Library Materials on A Tight Budget Miguel Figueroa-Pagán Chapter 11.How to Evaluate, Build and Maintain a Special Collection Erica Shott Chapter 12.How to Manage Electronic Resources Ashley Krenelka Chase Chapter 13.How to Choose the Right ILS for Your Library Joy M. Banks Chapter 14.How to Excel at Collection Development Wanda Headley Chapter 15. How to Choose the Right Cataloging Tools Beth Dwoskin Chapter 16.How to Master the Art of Cataloging Arwen Spinosa Chapter 17.How to Train Your Staff to Catalog Charles Ed Hill Chapter 18. How to Utilize Interlibrary Loan Corinne Nyquist Chapter 19. How to Weed Library Materials Sherill L. Harriger Part 4: Marketing and Outreach Chapter 20.How to Build an Army of Library Advocates Lee Ann R. Benkert Chapter 21. How to Grow a Library with Databases and Subscription Journals Robin Henshaw and Valerie Enriquez Chapter 22.How to Provide Quality Service to Internal and External Patrons Joyce Abbott Chapter 23.How to Build and Leverage Key Relationships in Your Organzation Lana Brand and Raleigh McGarity Chapter 24.How to Advocate for the Small Library Within the Organization Lindsay Harmon Chapter 25.How to Provide Quality Reference Service Mara H. Sansolo Part 5: Using Technology Chapter 26.How to Conduct Virtual Reference: Creating and Using Knowledge Products Amelia Costigan Chapter 27. How to Manage Technology Zach English Chapter 28.How to Create an Effective Library Website Jill Goldstein Index About the Contributors
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