The Practical Library Manager

ISBN-13: 9780789017666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 164 str.

Bruce E. Massis

Opis

This book is an essential primer for new library managers and directors. In addition to providing an overview of the practical aspects of management, it is a vital reference tool for managing your library and its staff. The Practical Library Manager's informative text and comprehensive bibliographies of print and electronic resources can guide you to solutions to the issues that every fledgling library manager must deal with upon appointment. You'll find up-to-date information on staffing, training, keeping up with new technology, consortia, and more.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. The Challenge of Staffing
• Chapter 2. The Impact of Technology on Library Staff
• Chapter 3. Building Core Competencies for Library Staff
• Chapter 4. Obstructions and Opportunities of Planning and Implementing a Training Program for Library Staff
• Chapter 5. Creating and Implementing a Technology Training Program for Library Staff
• Chapter 6. Evaluating a Technology Training Program for Library Staff
• Chapter 7. Clicks and Bricks
• Chapter 8. The Challenge of the Virtual Library
• Chapter 9. The Library Consortium
• Chapter 10. Practical Library Development
• Chapter 11. A Dynamic Dozen: Management Classics for the Twenty-First Century Library Manager
• Appendix A. ALA-Accredited Library schools
• Appendix B. Surveys
• Notes
• Bibliography: A Practical Resource for the Library Manager
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Ruth C Carter, Bruce E Massis