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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455839303321

Autore

Giesecke Joan

Titolo

Practical strategies for library managers [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Giesecke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL, : American Library Association, 2001

ISBN

0-8389-9897-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Disciplina

025.1

Soggetti

Library administration - United States

Library personnel management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Preface; 1 On Becoming a Manager; 2 The Changing Environment for Middle Managers; 3 New Roles for Middle Managers; 4 Taking Charge of Your Department; 5 Mentoring and Managing Professionals; 6 Planning Skills; 7 Decision-Making Skills; 8 Communication Skills; 9 Structuring Your Department From Bureaucracies to Teams; 10 Putting It All Together; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

What does it take to succeed as a library manager? Librarian, author, and management expert Joan Giesecke builds from years of experience and research to answer this question with practical and innovative strategies geared toward helping you to set goals for your department and deliver first-rate library services. Linking the role of frontline manager to the rest of the organization, managers and administrators will learn the invaluable skills of mentoring, team-building, decision making, taking charge, and working and communicating with staff at all levels. This must-have guidebook will motiv