LEADER 03467nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910956816103321 005 20251117004029.0 010 $a1-283-23893-4 010 $a9786613238931 010 $a1-57387-932-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000720687 035 $a(EBL)3316128 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000096481 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12025587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096481 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10097273 035 $a(PQKB)11592696 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3316128 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3316128 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10492821 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL323893 035 $a(OCoLC)923180090 035 $a(BIP)46010967 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000720687 100 $a20080822d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe accidental librarian /$fPamela H. MacKellar 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMedford, N.J. $cInformation Today$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (433 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-57387-338-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat is a librarian? -- What are libraries? -- Libraries and the people they serve -- Determining the needs of the people you serve -- Letting your vision, mission, and plan be your guides -- Developing the library's collection -- Acquiring information for the library -- Organizing the library's information -- Retrieving and disseminating information -- Library services -- Library policies -- Library management essentials -- Library marketing -- Removing barriers -- Public access computers -- Automated catalogs -- Online reference tools -- Library 2.0 -- Getting connected and finding support -- Librarian certification -- Continuing education, distance education, and degree programs. 330 $aMost librarians enter the field intending to focus on a particular specialty, but eventually need to take on certain supervisory or managerial responsibilities in order to move forward. In The Accidental Library Manager, author Rachel Singer Gordon provides support and background for new managers, aspiring managers, and those who find themselves in unexpected management roles. Gordon fills in the gaps left by brief and overly theoretical library school coursework, showing library managers how to be more effective in their positions and how to think about their work in terms of the goals of their larger institutions. Included are insights from working library managers at different levels and in various types of libraries, addressing a wide range of management issues and situations. Not to be missed: comments from library staff about the qualities they appreciate-and the styles and attitudes they find counterproductive-in their own bosses. This readable and reassuring guide is a must for any librarian who wishes to succeed in a management position. 606 $aLibrary science$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aLibraries$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 615 0$aLibrary science 615 0$aLibraries 676 $a020.973 686 $a32.28.04$2EP-CLASS 700 $aMacKellar$b Pamela H$01143071 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956816103321 996 $aThe accidental librarian$94473898 997 $aUNINA