What Every Library Director Should Know by Curzon, Susan Carol;

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Kiadó Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Megjelenés dátuma 2014. április 10.

ISBN 9780810893108
Kötéstípus Keménykötés
Terjedelem246 oldal
Méret 237x162x22 mm
Súly 494 g
Nyelv angol

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Rövid leírás:

What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider?s view of vital actions, behaviors and strategies to succeed in every type of library. The content is based both on the author?s direct experience after a long career in several types of libraries but also on the direct observation of other managers. Inset into the book are pearls of wisdom from other directors, managers and observers who are answering the question, ?what is the one piece of management wisdom that you would give to anyone who wishes to become a library director?? This book will help to get you there by explaining and illustrating the wisdom that is mostly unwritten and which mostly moves in subtle communication.

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Hosszú leírás:

In this unconventional management text, author Dr. Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manager:

? The unwritten rules, strategies, and bits of wisdom only learned on-the-job
? Behavioral nuances
? Political strategies
? Mentor-like advice
? Subtle communication codes

Regardless of the professional setting, management is management and wisdom is wisdom. What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider?s view of vital actions, behaviors, and strategies needed to succeed in every type of library.

This small book, written by a dean emeritus with experience in a number of libraries of various types, is an excellent guide on how to lead any library, should be read by directors, deans, managers, and those managing staff members, especially those on search committees. It demonstrates firmly that leadership is different from management in many ways and that people, not just the latest buzzwords and technology, make the organization. Covering the vast array of issues that can confront a director, it provides a straightforward, common sense approach to being the director of any library. It also brings up the notion that service to the customer, be it the public, faculty, students, or library board, is the number one priority in any library. Many things are covered here that are often left unspoken in other management textbooks, such as the management process around deaths or illness among staff. This volume emphasizes that a happy staff makes happy customers and other usually unwritten wisdom that is needed by a good director and leader. The pressures of being a director are not downplayed, but, all too unusually, this book also emphasizes the importance of the humanistic part of leadership.

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Tartalomjegyzék:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One: At the Helm

Unbuckle the Organization
The Importance of Making a Good Impression
Controlling Expectations
Downstream Thinking
Conspiracy of Silence
Target Fixation
The Long
-distance Runner
The Master of Integration
The Proof is in the Pudding
The Librarian
-in
-chief

Chapter Two: Customer Number One: Your Boss

Living the Context
Bucking the Boss
Being Tough with Yourself
Market Yourself
Relating to the Boss? Boss
Relating Effectively
The Booster
Bad Bosses

Chapter Three: Engaging People

People Who Like People
Stand Up Director
Not One of the Gang
The Fighter in the Ring
The Actor on the Stage
Checking Your Ego
Building the Management Team
The Power Seekers
Driving the Staff Crazy
Minding the Message
Staff Morale
Relationships in the Workplace
Union actions
The Politically Connected Staff
Hello and goodbye

Chapter Four: Dealing with Boards and the Faculty Senate

Degrees of Control
Basic Principles
Developing an Agenda
Making the Board Look Good
Boards Under Siege
Bad Boards

Chapter Five: Dollar sense

The Breadwinner
Know the Dollars
Manage the dollars effectively
Walking the Straight and Narrow
The Boss and Money
Getting Audited
Managing Time
Employee Turnover

Chapter Six: The Borders of the Realm

A Friend Indeed
Network vs. Clique
The Danger Zone
Tattletale
Poachers
Friends of the Library
Community Groups
Student Associations
Elected Officials

Chapter Seven: Dealing with the Press

The Double
-edged Sword
Being Interviewed: Preparation
The Written Word
Being Interviewed: Responding
The Drop
-in Reporter
The Reporter: Friend or Foe?
Bad News Day
Two
-week Rule
Staff Involvement

Chapter Eight: A Death in the Library

Emotional Impact
The Dying Colleague
Sharing the News
Attending the Funeral
Practical Concerns
A Grateful Library
The Year After
The Family of Staff

Chapter Nine: Changing Times

Taking Heart
Outside Forces of Change
Change Fatigue
Handling a Setback
The Price of Not Changing
Problems without Solutions
Project Management

Chapter Ten: Transitions

The New Kid on the Block
Promoted from Within
Accidental Director
Job Shock
The End of the Line: Fired
The End of the Line: Retired
The End of the Line: Resigned
Traveling Light

A Final Word

Authors of the Quotes

About the Author