The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times

by Carol Smallwood (Editor)

Overview

This collection speaks to universal concerns, presenting creative and resourceful solutions from dozens of librarians representing a wide variety of institutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838991879
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	01/13/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	4 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: Helping Patrons Job Search 1. Knowledge-Based Job Hunting and Interview Preparation Michael A. Germano 2. Start Your Job Search Here Jason Kuhl Part II: Librarian Survival 3. Entrepreneurs in the Library: How an Entrepreneurial Spirit Expanded the Patron Base and Elevated Its Political Standing James Lund 4. Laid Off? Here’s One Way to Land on Your Feet J. James Mancuso 5. Low- and No-Cost Development Opportunities for Librarians Colleen S. Harris 6. Online Resources in Michigan: A School Librarian Survives Hard Times Margaret Lincoln Part III: Grants 7. Grant Proposals for the Working Librarian: From Idea to Implementation Lois Stickell and Lisa Nickel 8. Tools for Grant Searching Victoria Lynn Packard 9. Writing Grant Proposals for Diverse Populations Vandella Brown Part IV: Programming 10. Creating and Sustaining Community-Focused Programs Wayne Finley and Joanna Kluever 11. Nothing to Lose: Creative Programming for the Frugal Librarian Lisa A. Forrest Part V: Sharing 12. Increasing Resources in Tough Times: A New Funding Model for the Purdue University Career Wiki George Bergstrom and Mary Dugan 13. Innovating and Saving with Joint-Use Libraries Emily Dill 14. Multitype Regional Library Responses to the Economic Crisis Tom Taylor 15. Museum Passes: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Partnership Rebecca Tuck and Lisa Fraser 16. Saving by Sharing: Using Open-Source and Shared Catalogs to Do More with Less John Helling Part VI: Management 17. Bringing the Outside Back In: Creative and Cost-Effective Outreach Strategies Kacy Vega and Kim Becnel 18. Cost Factors in Digital Projects: A Model Useful in Other Applications Lisa L. Crane 19. Data-Driven Cancellation Decisions Leslie Farison 20. Green Information Technology Saves Money, Saves Resources Sarah Passonneau 21. Managing Staff Stress during Budget Crises: Lessons for Library Managers Colleen S. Harris and Mary Chimato 22. Student Assistants: Maximize Effectiveness through Coordinated Training Ken Johnson and Sue Hisle Part VII: On-the-Job Success 23. Bidding Service Contracts in Public Libraries Tom Cooper 24. Digital Projects on a Shoestring Emily Asch 25. Developing Partnerships for Added Value Aline Soules and Sarah Nielsen 26. Organizing in the Streets and in the Stacks: A Grassroots Movement Saves Neighborhood Libraries Edgar C. Bailey Jr. 27. Turning Gifts and Discards into Gold Robert Holley 28. A Small School Library Meets the Economic Challenge Colleen Driscoll Part VIII: Staffing 29. Leveraging Internal Resources to Fill Library Staff Shortages Temporarily Marwin Britto 30. Making Good by Making Do: Using Student Staff to Drive Library Technology Innovation Gwen Evans 31. Tiered Staffing for Technical Services Mary S. Laskowski and Fang Huang Gao 32. We’re All in This Together: Solutions for Creative Staffing Heidi Blackburn and Erin Davis Part IX: Professional Development 33. Building Sustainable Professional Development Opportunities in Technology Literacy Marwin Britto 34. $40 A Day, or Attending Library Conferences on the Cheap Regina Koury Contributors Index