The frugal librarian : thriving in tough economic times / edited by Carol Smallwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smallwood, Carol, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library finance--United States.

Library finance.

Libraries--United States--Cost control.

Libraries.

Libraries--Economic aspects--United States.

Library science--Economic aspects--United States.

Library science.

Libraries and community--United States.

Libraries and community.

Libraries--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection speaks to universal concerns, presenting creative and resourceful solutions from dozens of librarians representing a wide variety of institutions.

Contents:

Knowledge based job hunting and interview preparation / Michael A. Germano

James C. Jernigan Library, Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, Office of Sponsored Research and Federal Government Grants / Victoria Lynn Packard

Start your job search here / Jason Kuhl

Entrepreneurs in the library : how an entrepreneurial spirit expanded the patron base and elevated its political standing / James Lund

Laid off? : here's one way to land on your feet / J. James Mancuso

Low & no cost development opportunities for librarians / Colleen S. Harris

Online resources in Michigan : a school librarian survives hard times / Margaret Lincoln

Grant proposals for the working librarian : from idea to implementation / Lois Stickell and Lisa Nickel

Tips for how to write grants for diverse populations / Vandella Brown

Creating and sustaining community focused programs / Wayne Finley and Joanna Kluever

Nothing to lose : creative programming for the frugal librarian / Lisa A. Forrest

Increasing resources in tough times : a new funding model for the Purdue University career wiki / George Bergstrom and Mary Dugan

Innovating and saving with joint-use libraries / Emily Dill

Multi-type regional library member responses to the economic crisis / Tom Taylor

Museum passes : a low-cost, high-impact partnership / Rebecca Tuck and Lisa Fraser

Saving by sharing : using open source and shared catalogs to do more with less / John Helling

Bringing the outside back in : creative and cost-effective outreach strategies / Kacy Vega and Kim Becnel

Cost factors in digital projects : a model useful in other applications / Lisa L. Crane

Data-driven cancellation decisions / Leslie Farison

Green it saves money, saves resources / Sarah Passonneau

Managing staff stress during budget crises : lessons for library managers / Colleen S. Harris and Mary Chimato

Student assistants : maximize effectiveness through coordinated training / Ken Johnson and Sue Hisle

Bidding service contracts in public libraries / Tom Cooper

Digital projects on a shoestring / Emily Asch

Developing partnerships for added value / Aline Soules and Sarah Nielsen

Organizing in the streets and in the stacks : a grassroots movement saves neighborhood libraries in Providence, Rhode Island / Edgar C. Bailey, Jr

Turning gifts and discards into gold / Robert Holley

A small school library meets the economic challenge / Colleen Driscoll

Leveraging internal resources to temporarily fill library staff shortages / Marwin Britto

Making good by making do : using student staff to drive library technology innovation in tough economic times / Gwen Evans

Tiered staffing for technical services, or, How to make the best of a budget in distress / Mary S. Laskowski and Fang Huang Gao

We're all in this together : solutions for creative staffing / Heidi Blackburn and Erin Davis

Building sustainable technology literacy professional development opportunities for faculty on a limited budget / Marwin Britto

$40 a day or attending library conferences on the cheap / Regina Koury.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9187-4

1-283-09343-X

9786613093431

0-8389-9219-6

OCLC:

712047616