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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796900503321

Titolo

Project management in the library workplace / / edited by Alice Daugherty and Samantha Schmehl Hines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, U.K. : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-78754-838-4

1-78754-836-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 350 pages)

Collana

Advances in library administration and organization, , 0732-0671 ; ; v. 38

Disciplina

020.973

Soggetti

Library administration

Project management

Language Arts & Disciplines - General

Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- Using pre-project planning to manage workload -- Fostering a culture of project management practices : A maturity model for libraries -- Common roots, different systems: project management and librarianship -- The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry: the disadvantages of project management -- Sprinting toward faculty engagement: adopting project management approaches to build libraryfaculty relationships -- Shadow project management: using the project management body of knowledge to informally manage library projects -- Academic library implementation of project management standards -- Integration of project management techniques in digital projects -- Combining project management and change management for project success in libraries -- From collection silos to digital content hubs: digital project management in special collections and university archives -- The value of full-time project management positions: PMO Nuts and bolts at Hesburgh Libraries -- Borrowed from business: using corporate strategies to manage library projects -- Using a  (3z (Bproject management mindset (3y (B as an administrative



approach to creating workplace efficiencies & building employee leadership skills -- Accidental project management in a new library storage facility -- Effective project management techniques to prepare information professionals for the future workforce -- Projects, programmes, strategy and leadership in the research library -- Increasing effectiveness of library projects through ScrumMaster certification -- About the authors -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

An important component of library administration and organization in the modern age is managing projects. Once the realm of technology and business gurus, formal project management tools, techniques and schemas have become more commonplace in libraries. Using formal project management components can help libraries achieve their desired outcomes with less stress for employees. However, there can be an entry barrier to project management, since the concepts are still somewhat out of the range of the usual library administration experience.  This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization attempts to put project management into the toolboxes of library administrators through overviews of concepts, analyses of experiences, and forecasts for the use of project management within the profession.