Author: American Library Association. Annual ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library administration
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Papers and Proceedings
Author: American Library Association. Annual ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library administration
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department
Author: Linda S KatzPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317955560
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Learn the skills needed to update and manage a reference department that efficiently meets the needs of clients today—and tomorrow! Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects provides librarians with the knowledge and skills they need to manage an effective reference service. Full of useful and practical ideas, this book presents successful methods for recruiting and retaining capable reference department staff and management, training new employees and adapting current services to an evolving field. Expert practitioners address the changing role of the reference library worker and how longstanding traditions and practices can be re-evaluated and re-applied. The information in this book is ideal for librarians and students of library studies looking to take their skills to the next level. Reference departments continue to evolve as the number of applicants qualified to run them declines. Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects explores the dynamics of leadership and management as well as a variety of other characteristics needed in a Head of Reference. It recognizes the increasing need for visionary leaders who can deal with shrinking budgets, soaring costs, expensive electronic resources, and high user expectations and provides you with practical advice on finding, training, and keeping these individuals. In addition to the training and recruitment techniques documented in this book, you will find extensive information on: setting and achieving goals creating and maintaining a positive work environment how to deliver quality services how to improve job satisfaction for library staff problem solving strategies the importance of communication making your reference department task- and employee-centered Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects also provides an inside look at Oregon State University’s Valley Library’s new management model. The library’s information professionals detail this new model’s current function, potential hazards, and multiple advantages. The user-friendly information documented in this chapter and in the book as a whole makes Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects an essential read for any librarian or student of library studies looking to meet the demands of an increasingly technical field.
Bulletin
Author: Salem Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Register of New York State Library School
Author: New York State Library. SchoolPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Librarians
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Catalogue of the Books in the Manchester Public Free Library, Reference Department. Prepared by A. Crestadoro. (Vol. II. Comprising the Additions from 1864 to 1879.) [With the "Index of Names and Subjects".]
Author: Public Free Libraries (Manchester)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Annual Report on Mines
Author: Nova Scotia. Department of MinesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books
Author: Industrial Reference Service, United States Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publications
Author: Documents of the City of Boston
Author: Boston (Mass.). City CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1912
Book Description