Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Library & Information Science - Administration & Management

Knowing a community enables library and information professionals to prioritize the community's information needs and design appropriate services for them. "Assessing Information Needs: Managing Transformative Library Services" was written to provide the rationale for community analysis, a model for gathering community data, and a process for analyzing data and applying it to the management of an information agency.

The book explains why information professionals "should" customize services, as well as the "how to" of collecting data. A model for gathering community information is...

In ""Leading from the Middle," and Other Contrarian Essays on Library Leadership," John Lubans, Jr., argues for democratic library organizations with shared leadership and decision making by leaders and followers. His book distills 15 years worth of leadership essays to advance a theory of a collaborative and empowering leadership, touching on such subjects as teamwork, empowerment, "followership," challenges, values, coaching, self-management, collaboration, communication, and techniques and tools.

Lubans's 36 essays draw new and insightful perspectives on leadership from disparate...

Keeping a library program vital requires regular reflection about current practices and a willingness to implement changes that will position the library and library staff should they be threatened with elimination. "Simply Indispensable: An Action Guide for School Librarians" helps librarians do just that. The book begins with an explanation of the need to act and then offers a systematic approach to taking action. Each chapter is devoted to an active path: attracting patrons; interacting with teachers, parents, administrators, and the community; communicating; reacting to "situations;"...

A comprehensive book that covers the full spectrum of the grant process, "Librarian's Handbook for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants" is designed to provide all the information necessary for librarians and educators to become effective members of grant-development and management teams. Written in an easy-to-understand, succinct format, it will be invaluable even for those with little or no background knowledge and regardless of the size or type of library or information center.

Recognizing that grants are developed through a sequential process, the volume focuses on the fundamental...

It can be very difficult to break the habit of addressing time-consuming tasks that are no longer mission critical. Having a vision and plan is the best way to establish a new, more effective pattern. As the education system, technology, and the world continues to evolve, it is paramount for teacher librarians to have a strategic plan to overcome today's challenges... and to be ready for the changes that are sure to come.

This book describes two types of strategic planning for teacher librarians. Each methodology is presented via a sequential approach to the planning process. The first...

• There are many books on productivity, but none specifically targeted at library workers....

• Authors are leaders in the research libraries field from a variety of...