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Creating your library's business plan : a how-to-do-it manual with samples on CD-ROM / by Harriman, Joy HP,1953-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Why write a business plan? -- The components of a business plan -- The library service concept, vision, and mission statements -- Conducting assessments and creating a SWOT chart -- Clarifying objectives -- Determining strategies and action plans -- Creating a marketing plan -- Evaluating your business plan's success -- Forming a financial plan -- Writing an executive summary and communicating the plan.
Subjects: Library planning; Library planning; Communication in library administration;
© c2008., Neal-Schuman Publishers,
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Say it with data : a concise guide to making your case and getting results / by Dando, Priscille.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Determining need, message, and audience -- Secrets of effective communication -- Working with the power of statistics -- Methods of measurement : surveys -- Methods of measurement : focus groups -- Presenting data to get results.Being a frontline advocate requires vision, a deep understanding of the workings of the library, and a plan of relationship building and communication. Any advocacy effort will be unsuccessful without data and statistics. Data that speaks to your point is difficult to refute, and being prepared with easily accessible data lends greater authority to you and your message.
Subjects: Communication in library administration.; Library statistics.; Libraries; Libraries; Library use studies.; Library surveys.;
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Effective difficult conversations : a step-by-step guide / by Soehner, Catherine.; Darling, Ann(Ann L.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104) and index.Difficult Conversations Defined -- Getting Clear -- Gathering Resources -- Clarifying the Message -- During the Conversation -- You're Not Finished until You Write It Up -- Keep up the Good Work -- Coworkers -- A Brief Note about Change Management -- Managing Up : How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Boss."In an information landscape where change is the status quo, difficult conversations come with the territory. Being a library leader means knowing how to confidently steer these conversations so that they lead to productive results instead of hurt feelings, resentment, or worse. Employees in a library will also encounter conflict, especially during times of change. Using a step-by-step process, this book walks readers through learning the skills to have effective difficult conversations that hold themselves and others accountable. Practice activities throughout the book will help readers feel prepared beforehand. After reading this book, library directors, managers, administrators, and team leaders will feel empowered to proactively identify situations that require an intervention in order to: avoid unnecessary complications or confrontations down the line; prepare for and initiate a difficult conversation, balancing a clear message with compassion to successfully manage change or handle personnel issues; diffuse volatile emotions by maintaining a calm, measured approach; and follow up a difficult conversation in writing, keeping the lines of communication open to ensure a way forward. Illustrated with real-world examples of both successful and unsuccessful difficult conversations, this book will serve as an important leadership tool for handling change and conflicts in the library workplace"--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Library personnel management; Conflict management; Communication in library administration; Business communication; Interpersonal communication;
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Practical marketing for the academic library / by Villamor, Stephanie Espinoza,author.; Shotick, Kimberly,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Building Your Team -- Defining Your Areas -- Marketing for the Mind -- Marketing from the Heart -- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -- Assessing the Program -- Marketing to Faculty, Staff, and Administration."This down-to-earth book offers practical marketing solutions for reaching students, faculty, and administration in community college and university libraries, based on real-world examples of team-based communication and practice"--
Subjects: Academic libraries; Academic libraries; Libraries and colleges.; Academic libraries;
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Crash course in weeding library collections / by Goldsmith, Francisca,author.;
"Weeding is a perennial challenge for librarians. This book will help you rise to the task by offering you basic instructions, including information on new formats and digital collections"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to weed identification -- The weeding process -- Library staff weeding responsibilities -- Determining datedness -- Creating a weeding plan -- Weeding as library policy -- Communication and publicity about weeding -- Models and tips for library administrators.
Subjects: Discarding of books, periodicals, etc.;
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Information power : building partnerships for learning / by American Association of School Librarians.; Association for Educational Communications and Technology.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This joint publication of the Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communication and Technology is the newest approach in the series of national standards and guidelines that began with the 1920 "Certain" report. The document provides a foundation for professional practice built on information literacy standards. Subsequent chapters deal with techniques and practices support program development, which enhances learning and teaching. Appendices include policy statements and a discussion of student performance assessment. While the document is intended to focus on student learning as the major goal of 21st century school library programs, it also acts as an informative guide for contemporary practices in school libraries. This should be in every library and in every administrator's office..
Subjects: School libraries; Instructional materials centers; Library orientation for school children;
© 1998., American Library Association,
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Managing copyright in higher education : a guidebook / by Ferullo, Donna L.,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to intellectual property -- Copyright basics -- University culture -- Establishing a copyright office -- Role of a copyright office -- Copyright services for librarians -- Copyright services for faculty -- Copyright services for administrators and staff -- Copyright services for students -- Next steps and future considerations.
Subjects: Copyright; Library copyright policies; Academic libraries; Universities and colleges; Fair use (Copyright); Intellectual property; Communication in learning and scholarship;
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Crash course in disaster preparedness / by Cowick, Carmen,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.Introduction to disaster planning -- Common disasters and emergencies -- Emergency procedures: prevention, response, and recovery -- Communication procedures -- Salvage procedures -- Staff training : exercises and drills -- Technology tools -- After the disaster plan.Every library needs to have a disaster management plan in place before disaster strikes. This short but thorough manual makes preparing for disaster less intimidating. * Provides ways for all library staff, administrators, and volunteers to help in the case of an emergency. * Covers a topic that, while often ignored, is critical to the health of any library. * Raises awareness of the importance of disaster planning.
Subjects: Library buildings; Emergency management; Library materials; Libraries;
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Library management for the digital age : a new paradigm / by Todaro, Julie,1950-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Classic management vs. new management -- Preparing and maintaining the new manager -- "Managing" new employees/staff/human resources/stakeholders -- New management of change -- New managers designing new organizations -- Management infrastructure documents in new organizations -- Managing new services and resources -- Managing those outside the "sphere" -- New management "in action" communication -- New managers within classic and new organizations -- New managers in classic and new facilities and environments -- New "landscapes" for library and information settings -- Managing the balance to meet new constituent/customer expectations -- Accountability, measurement, and assessment in new management -- New budgeting with (mostly) classic budgeting issues -- Emergency management roles and responsibilities of new managers -- Case 1. A difficult path of moving up and out -- Case 2. Building your own management training program -- Case 3. rumor has it -- Case 4. Do you have any change on you? -- Case 5. Racking up the library pool table -- Case 6. Manuals, handbooks, policies, procedures, budgets, minutes and plans, oh my! -- Case 7. What's old is new : if the money is there -- Case 8. But enough about me, what do YOU think about me? -- Case 9. Suffering from past mistakes -- Case 10. What you don't know can hurt you -- Case 11. A fixer upper -- Case 12. Penny's partners proliferate due to punctual, prioritized, and positive planning -- Case 13. Keeping up with the "Joneses" -- Case 14. Torture the data -- Case 15. Matching data to data requests -- Case 16. Building tomorrow's future on today's expertise -- Appendix A. Annotated master list of "indispensable" resources -- Appendix B. Examples of paradigms -- Appendix c. Additional paradigm shifts.Todaro posits a new paradigm for planning, administering, and assessing library services. She explains each facet of administering both "old" (physical) and "new" (virtual) libraries. The text includes concise case studies that illustrate the real-world nature of the shift and discussion questions to facilitate active learning.
Subjects: Library administration.; Library administration;
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The academic library administrator's field guide / by Nelson, Bryce Eugene,1945-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Rationale : mission, goals, and strategic plan -- Perceptions : library components are basic to education -- Political influence : roles of an effective leader -- Organizational chart : the academic side, with dotted lines -- Context : monitoring and interpreting trends -- Academic ceiling : dependencies and levels of quality -- Faculty : gatekeepers of library usage -- Unexpected events : planning for safety and security -- Beginning : starting a new position -- The job : nature of administrative work -- New hires : administrators' roles and accountability -- Priorities : aligning work with library needs -- Professional development : investing in all staff -- Accountability : monitoring and evaluating work -- Decision-making : processes for library governance -- Communication : internal and external messages -- The tone : desirable and productive work place -- How are you? : issues of health and well-being -- Change : recognizing need and leading change -- Errors in judgment : understanding and learning -- Ending : making a transition -- Budget : spending it all -- Librarians who teach : professional identity as educators -- Building : designed for teaching, learning, and technology -- Collections : meeting high expectations for content -- Web site and social media : designed for maximum use -- Technology : as good as anywhere on campus -- Open access to information : evidence of high value -- Intellectual property : define, educate, and model -- Assessment : describe, understand, and use.Nelson provides an overview to administering an academic library, for busy leaders who don't have much time to read, think, and talk about their work. Developing judgment, political awareness, and institutional knowledge takes time and appropriate information. This volume is designed to help with that process.
Subjects: Academic libraries; Academic libraries; Academic libraries;
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