Library management tips that work / Carol Smallwood, editor.

Title: 
Library management tips that work / Carol Smallwood, editor.

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Publisher: 
Chicago : American Library Association, 2011.
Description: 
xv, 190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Other Authors: 
Smallwood, Carol, 1939-
Format of Material: 
Books
Bib ID: 
130154
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
Z678.L69
Notes: 
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Purchase; Amazon; 2012; 1000120377
Contents: 
Beating the clock : adaptive time management in a fluid environment / by Geoffrey P. Timms --
Creating manuals for job duties / by Holly Flynn --
How to manage serving students of generational poverty / by Kris Baughman and Rebecca Marcum Parker --
How to protect your library from employment discrimination claims / by Michael A. Germano --
Managing emergencies : what to do when basic or big disasters strike / by Sian Brannon and Kimberly Wells --
Creating a staff accountability system / by Terry Ann Lawler --
Planning ahead : time management in defining goals / by Geoffrey P. Timms --
Transforming an off-campus library from empty space to award winner in one year / by Seamus Scanlon --
When you're not (exactly) the boss : how to manage effectively in a 'coordinator' role / by Kim Becnel --
Communication and staff awareness in the branch library / by Jason Kuhl --
ASSURE-ing your collection / by Roxanne Myers Spencer and Barbara Fiehn --
Billy Club : a model for dealing with unreturned library materials / by Suzann Holland --
Collaboration for library collection acquisitions / by Lorette S. J. Weldon --
Community partnerships : the key to providing programs in a recession / by Ashanti White --
CVL leads : mentorship and leadership / by Robin Shader --
How to manage a student-centric library service for nontraditional users / by Seamus Scanlon --
Managing overnight / by Ken Johnson and Susan Jennings --
Managing more than one school library with one FTE librarian / by Kris Baughman and Rebecca Marcum Parker --
Management tips for merging multiple service points / by Colleen S. Harris --
SuperStarz : an experience in grant project management / by Vera Gubnitskaia --
Utilizing retired individuals as volunteers / by Ashanti White --
Weeding as affective response, or "I just can't throw this out!" / by Barbara Fiehn and Roxanne Myers Spencer --
Facebook for student assistants / by Susan Jennings and Ken Johnson --
Improving communication with blogs / by Alice B. Ruleman --
Improving productivity with Google apps / by Suzann Holland --
Partnering with information technology at the reference desk : a model for success / by Jeffrey A. Franks --
Putting missing pieces from the collection together with SharePoint / by Lorette S. J. Weldon --
Real-life management using virtual tools / by Vera Gubnitskaia --
Session control software for community users in an academic library / by Jeffrey A. Franks --
To friend or not to friend : the Facebook question / by Kim Becnel --
Why a wiki? How wikis help get work done / by Alice B. Ruleman --
Millennials, Gen-X, Gen-Y, and boomers, oh my! Managing multiple generations in the library / by Colleen S. Harris --
Hiring and training graduate assistants for the academic library / by Erin O'Toole --
Managing for emergencies : what to do before, during, and after disaster strikes / by Sian Brannon and Kimberly Wells --
Managing librarians and staff with young children / by Holly Flynn --
Mentoring graduate assistants in the academic library / by Erin O'Toole --
New employee orientation / by Bradley Tolppanen and Janice Derr --
Discrimination in employment : an overview for library managers / by Michael A. Germano --
Obtaining compliance from underperforming employees : talking it through / by Terry Ann Lawler --
Planning for change : ensuring staff commitment / by Jason Kuhl --
Shadow and learn : knowing your staff / by Robin Shader --
Staff shortages / by Bradely Tolppanen and Janice Derr --
No surprises : keeping your board in the loop / by Lynn Hawkins --
Board meetings that work / by James B. Casey --
Library partners : cooperating with other nonprofits / by John Helling --
Portraits in a small town : balancing access and privacy with a local history photography collection / by John Helling --
Using numbers to make your case / by James B. Casey --
Staying in the game : public relations on a shoestring / by Lynn Hawkins.
ISBN: 
9780838911211 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0838911218 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Series: 
ALA guides for the busy librarian.
ALA guides for the busy librarian