What Every Library Director Should Know
eBook - ePub

What Every Library Director Should Know

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

What Every Library Director Should Know

About this book

In this unconventional management book, author 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 second edition has been significantly revised to emphasize diversity, inclusion, remote work, and virtual services.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: At the Helm
  4. Chapter 2: Unbuckle the Library
  5. Chapter 3: Engaging Staff
  6. Chapter 4: Customer Number One: Your Boss
  7. Chapter 5: Dealing with Governing Boards
  8. Chapter 6: Dollar Sense
  9. Chapter 7: The Borders of the Realm
  10. Chapter 8: Dealing with the Media
  11. Chapter 9: A Death in the Library
  12. Chapter 10: Changing Times
  13. Chapter 11: Transitions
  14. Chapter 12: Do You Want to Be a Director?
  15. A Final Word
  16. About the Author

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