Practical Strategies for Academic Library Managers
Leading with Vision through All Levels
- 184 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Practical Strategies for Academic Library Managers
Leading with Vision through All Levels
About this book
Looking for tips on how to work towards your overall vision while remaining productive on the frontlines? The book gives you fresh ideas for balancing your managerial duties with day-to-day responsibilities in the academic library. A compilation of ideas from noted leaders in academic librarianship, this book explores a wealth of topics, including budgeting, human resources, facilities, collections, and IT. There is also helpful advice that will help you navigate emerging areas of librarianship, such as blended librarianship, cross-institutional collaboration, and marketing the library. You will learn how to manage, lead, and address specific library areas—all at once. Practical Strategies for Academic Library Managers: Leading with Vision through All Levels is ideal for current professionals with an expanded scope of responsibilities and those who have had administrative duties for some time, but are looking for new techniques for being a better manager. The book includes an introduction written by the editors, who are both associate deans in university libraries. Each chapter is written by a different expert in the field, providing a rich array of approaches and perspectives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Communicating and Implementing an Organization Vision
- 2. If It’s Tuesday, There Must Be a Reorg!—or, Nimble Library Structures
- 3. Strategies for Managing Human Resources
- 4. Game of Funds: Strategies for Strong and Healthy Budgets
- 5. Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach
- 6. Library Buildings and Spaces
- 7. Managing Library Information Technology
- 8. Blended Librarianship: What Every Academic Library Manager Should Know
- 9. Elements of Successful Collaboration: Academic Libraries beyond Their Institutions
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors