Library Management Tips that Work

by Carol Smallwood (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838992876
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Series:	ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Carol Smallwood received her MLS from Western Michigan University and her MA in history from Eastern Michigan University. Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook and Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook are 2010 ALA anthologies she has edited. Lily’s Odyssey and Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages are new releases outside librarianship. Her magazine credits include The Writer’s Chronicle, English Journal, and Michigan Feminist Studies; her library experience covers work in school, public, academic, and special libraries as well as being an administrator and consultant. This is her twenty-fourth published book.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Part I The Manager Role 1. Beating the Clock: Adaptive Time Management in a Fluid Environment Geoffrey P. Timms 2. Creating Manuals for Job Duties Holly Flynn 3. How to Manage Serving Students of Generational Poverty Kris Baughman and Rebecca Marcum Parker 4. How to Protect Your Library from Employment Discrimination Claims Michael A. Germano 5. Managing Emergencies: What to Do When Basic or Big Disasters Strike Sian Brannon and Kimberly Wells 6. Creating a Staff Accountability System Terry Ann Lawler 7. Planning Ahead: Time Management in Defining Goals Geoffrey P. Timms 8. Transforming an Off-Campus Library from Empty Space to Award Winner in One Year Seamus Scanlon 9. When You’re Not (Exactly) the Boss: How to Manage Effectively in a “Coordinator” Role Kim Becnel 10. Communication and Staff Awareness in the Branch Library Jason Kuhl Part II Running a Library 11. ASSURE-ing Your Collection Roxanne Myers Spencer and Barbara Fiehn 12. Billy Club: A Model for Dealing with Unreturned Library Materials Suzann Holland 13. Collaboration for Library Collection Acquisition Lorette S. J. Weldon 14. Community Partnerships: The Key to Providing Programs in a Recession Ashanti White 15. CVL Leads: Mentorship and Leadership Robin Shader 16. How to Manage a Student-Centric Library Service for Nontraditional Users Seamus Scanlon 17. Managing Overnight Ken Johnson and Susan Jennings 18. Managing More Than One School Library with One FTE Librarian Kris Baughman and Rebecca Marcum Parker 19. Management Tips for Merging Multiple Service Points Colleen S. Harris 20. SuperStarz: An Experience in Grant Project Management Vera Gubnitskaia 21. Utilizing Retired Individuals as Volunteers Ashanti White 22. Weeding as Affective Response, or “I Just Can’t Throw This Out!” Barbara Fiehn and Roxanne Myers Spencer Part III Information Technology 23. Facebook for Student Assistants Susan Jennings and Ken Johnson 24. Improving Communication with Blogs Alice B. Ruleman 25. Improving Productivity with Google Apps Suzann Holland 26. Partnering with Information Technology at the Reference Desk: A Model for Success Jeffrey A. Franks 27. Putting Missing Pieces from the Collection Together with SharePoint Lorette S. J. Weldon 28. Real-Life Management Using Virtual Tools Vera Gubnitskaia 29. Session Control Software for Community Users in an Academic Library Jeffrey A. Franks 30. To Friend or Not to Friend: The Facebook Question Kim Becnel 31. Why a Wiki? How Wikis Help Get Work Done Alice B. Ruleman Part IV Staff 32. Millennials, Gen-X, Gen-Y, and Boomers, Oh My! Managing Multiple Generations in the Library Colleen S. Harris 33. Hiring and Training Graduate Assistants for the Academic Library Erin O’Toole 34. Managing for Emergencies: What to Do before, during, and after Disaster Sian Brannon and Kimberly Wells 35. Managing Librarians and Staff with Young Children Holly Flynn 36. Mentoring Graduate Assistants in the Academic Library Erin O’Toole 37. New Employee Orientation Bradley Tolppanen and Janice Derr 38. Discrimination in Employment: An Overview for Library Managers Michael A. Germano 39. Obtaining Compliance from Underperforming Employees: Talking It Through Terry Ann Lawler 40. Planning for Change: Ensuring Staff Commitment Jason Kuhl 41. Shadow and Learn: Knowing Your Staff Robin Shader 42. Staff Shortages Bradley Tolppanen and Janice Derr Part V Public Relations 43. No Surprises: Keeping Your Board in the Loop Lynn Hawkins 44. Board Meetings That Work James B. Casey 45. Library Partners: Cooperating with Other Nonprofits John Helling 46. Portraits in a Small Town: Balancing Access and Privacy with a Local History Photography Collection John Helling 47. Using Numbers to Make Your Case James B. Casey 48. Staying in the Game: Public Relations on a Shoestring Lynn Hawkins Contributors Index