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Most librarians enter the field intending to focus on a particular specialty, but eventually need to take on certain supervisory or managerial responsibilities in order to move forward. In The Accidental Library Manager, author Rachel Singer Gordon provides support and background for new managers, aspiring managers, and those who find themselves in unexpected management roles. Gordon fills in the gaps left by brief and overly theoretical library school coursework, showing library managers how to be more effective in their positions and how to think about their work in terms of the goals of their larger institutions. Included are insights from working library managers at different levels and in various types of libraries, addressing a wide range of management issues and situations. Not to be missed: comments from library staff about the qualities they appreciate-and the styles and attitudes they find counterproductive-in their own bosses. This readable and reassuring guide is a must for any librarian who wishes to succeed in a management position.
Acknowledgements vii
About the Webpage ix
Foreword, by Elizabeth Burns xi
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 Stereotypes? What Stereotypes? 1
Popular Perceptions 9
We're More Than Our Stereotype 12
Chapter 2 Pop Culture and Librarians 19
Books 21
Comics 32
Movies 50
Music 56
Television 60
Advertising 67
Toys and Tees 71
Other Stuff 75
Chapter 3 Breaking the Stereotype 79
Today's Librarians 80
Librarians and Groups That Break the Stereotype 106
Chapter 4 Thoughts on the Future 117
Changing Roles 118
Changing Skill Sets 121
Virtual Worlds 123
Community Spaces 127
Now What? 132
Appendix A You Don't Look Like a Librarian: Librarians' Views of Public Perception in the Internaet Age 135
Appendix B Where's the Librarian? Patrons' Views of Public Perception in the Internet Age 157
References and Other Resources 169
Websites 179
About the Author 189
Index 191
Overview
Most librarians enter the field intending to focus on a particular specialty, but eventually need to take on certain supervisory or managerial responsibilities in order to move forward. In The Accidental Library Manager, author Rachel Singer Gordon provides support and background for new managers, aspiring managers, and those who find themselves in unexpected management roles. Gordon fills in the gaps left by brief and overly theoretical library school coursework, showing library managers how to be more effective...