Fundamentals of technical services management / Sheila S. Intner, with Peggy Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Intner, Sheila S.

Contributor:

Johnson, Peggy, 1948-

Series:

ALA fundamentals series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical services (Libraries)--Management.

Technical services (Libraries).

Physical Description:

viii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2008.

Summary:

The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the past decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both underprepared and without guidance from their institutions.

In Fundamentals of Technical Services Management, seasoned expert Intner makes sense out of the chaos as she examines the roles and responsibilities of the technical services manager. This authoritative handbook Gives new managers the tools necessary to effectively run the technical services department, Provides guidance on working with and evaluating, staff, vendors, and department outputs, Suggests ways to boost department visibility, Offers easy-to-scan tips, lists, and sidebars, including numerous tales from the field, Includes chapter-level bibliographies for more in-depth study.

Focusing on strategies for success, the information offered here can be applied to all library types. Newly appointed technical services managers, library practitioners seeking to advance their careers, and library school students will all benefit from this practical, step-by-step approach.

Contents:

Administrative organization of the department

Responsibilities and authority of the manager

Planning technical services policies and programs

Vendor relations

Staffing the department

Budgeting and finance

Impact of digital resources

Relationships beyond the department

Evaluating the department

Concluding thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838909539

0838909531

OCLC:

162507258