Library Management Tips that Work

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Library Management Tips that Work

Library, archive and information management

Author: Carol Smallwood

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Language: English

Published by: ALA Editions

Published on: 1st January 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 208 pages

ISBN: 9780838992876


There’s no shortage of library management books out there—but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook?

Library Management Tips that Work does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including:

  • How to create a job manual, and keep staff accountable
  • Keeping your library board in the loop
  • Using numbers to make your case
  • Dealing with unreturned library materials
  • Methods for managing multiple libraries with one FTE librarian
  • Retaining services despite budget cuts and staff shortages
  • Public relations on a shoestring

Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries.

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