It's All About Student Learning

Managing Community and Other College Libraries in the 21st Century

Gerard B McCabe author David R Dowell author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:30th Nov '05

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Librarians working in two-year and other small academic libraries share current thinking on such topics as managing change, accreditation standards, marketing library services, and coping with technology.

Offers librarians an opportunity to share thinking on topics that fall under the headings of Management Issues, Personnel, Operations and Collection Requirements. This book includes topics such as accreditation standards, auxiliary roles and responsibilities on the campus, marketing library services, and collection development personnel issues.

Very often in the operation of two-year and other small academic libraries there are common issues and concerns. Librarians working in such institutions take the opportunity to share current thinking on such topics as managing change, accreditation standards, auxiliary roles and responsibilities on the campus, marketing library services, collection development, personnel issues, cooperation with other institutions, coping with technology, and a host of unusual problems.

The flat hierarchy in two-year and other small academic libraries does not always avail front-line librarians a smooth transition to management roles. Very often in the operation of these libraries there are common issues and concerns, which can be grouped under broad headings such as Management Issues, Personnel, Operations and Collection Requirements. The intent of this book is to offer librarians working in such institutions the opportunity to share current thinking on topics that fall under these broad headings. Topics of interest include managing change, accreditation standards, auxiliary roles and responsibilities on the campus, marketing library services, collection development personnel issues, cooperation with other institutions, coping with technology and unusual problems.

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"This is a rare look at library management in the community college context, and should prove useful to new and seasoned managers alike." - Portal
"[A] fine collection of essays written by experienced, respected librarians in the field. I wish I had it by my side when I stumbled into the surprisingly rewarding job of a community college library director three years ago....What makes this work unique is that it gives the library manager information from three perspectives: reference and collection management librarians on the front line; professional experts from the outside fields of human resource management and marketing; and experienced directors and deans. Especially useful are the numerous essays by community college library administrators all brought together in a convenient single volume. For the new library manager, these three different perspectives are all useful." - Project Muse

ISBN: 9781591581499

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368 pages