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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819634003321

Autore

Doucett Elisabeth

Titolo

New Routes to Library Success [[electronic resource] ] : 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2015

ISBN

0-8389-1319-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

025.1

025.1974

Soggetti

Businesspeople -- Interviews

Creative ability in business -- Case studies

Curtis Memorial Library (Brunswick, Me.)

Entrepreneurship -- Case studies

Libraries -- Customer services

Libraries and community

Organizational change

Organizational effectiveness

Public libraries -- Administration

Public services (Libraries)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Process; Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship; Chapter 3: Creativity; Chapter 4: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary; Chapter 5: Advocates for the Creators; Chapter 6: Customer Service; Chapter 7: Trend Tracking; Chapter 8: Learning Your Community; Chapter 9: Creating a Great Workplace; Chapter 10: Content Curation; Chapter 11: Unconventional Thinking; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An exciting survey of creativity in action, Doucett's book will encourage public library directors, managers, trustees, and staff to cross-pollinate their own expertise with innovative ideas from outside the stacks.