Library management 101 : a practical guide / edited by Lisa K. Hussey and Diane L. Velasquez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hussey, Lisa K., editor.

Velasquez, Diane, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library administration--United States.

Library administration.

United States.

Library administration--Canada.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Library management one hundred and one

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Editions, 2019.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

Lisa K. Hussey (Simmons) joins Diane Velasquez as co-editor of this new edition of a book that has gained traction in LIS programs despite coming out in the direct aftermath of the Neal-Schuman acquisition and not having enjoyed a course adoption promotion. Hussey brings a lot to the table in terms of scholarship in organizational change and conflict as well as diversity studies, but she also cements further course use by Simmons College. As for the "project description," I can't describe the book any better that Diane's Preface to the first edition, which perfectly describes the aim of this book and gives you the flavor of the engaging style of the book. I quote it in part:Library and information science (LIS) schools accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) don't all consider a management course to be a requirement. Many of the schools view a specialty course on academic libraries, public libraries, and so forth to be enough of an introduction to the topic of management for LIS students. I disagree wholeheartedly, but then I am not an unbiased viewer on this subject. I have taught the overview management course every semester for the past five years at an ALA-accredited LIS school in the Midwest.The sad fact is that the majority of students in LIS programs don't believe they will be managers of anything, at any time or in any type of library, in the United States or Canada. I beg to differ. Even if only professional librarians or paraprofessionals, the majority of us manage something--a section of books, a budget, students, volunteers, our time, acquisitions, reference collections, children and youth materials, technology, facilities ... I could go on and on. All of us are managing something all of the time. Just because what we do isn't formally called management doesn't mean that it isn't management.HOW THIS BOOK CAME ABOUTThis book originated with my realization, as an LIS professor teaching management, that no adequate textbooks in this field existed. Regardless of the textbook I would choose, either from within or outside of the LIS field, students would complain about it. Other professors in LIS departments faced a similar dilemma; they would use only parts of the books available, choose books from outside of the LIS field, or use articles from all over the LIS, management, and public administration literature, essentially creating homegrown course packs. What we all needed, and wanted, was a straightforward treatment of the basics of management specific to the LIS field. I decided to fill this void, and the result is this management textbook.This textbook pulls together best practices from people who teach management at ALA-accredited LIS schools, both throughout the United States and in Canada, as well as from people who have experience working in academic and public libraries. Many of us also have practical management experience. The outline for the book started from a 15-week course syllabus that grew to include topics and elements from our students' information "wish lists." Students expressed interest in learning about grant writing, diversity, outsourcing, and managing facilities, and these topics are included in this book. The chapters together offer a solid general overview of management within academic, public, and special library settings. This book does not address school libraries, because school libraries or library media centers tend to be specialized management situations due to their location--within schools--and their audience--children and young adults. Many excellent books on school libraries and media centers have been written over the past few years... .PEOPLE AND MANAGEMENTManaging any people is like herding cats.--Warren Bennis (1999, p. 7) Management is complicated because the majority of the time it involves managing people, and all of the different aspects of those people. This book discusses different types of management, but the one aspect they

Contents:

Management Theory / Lisa K. Hussey

Human Resources Management / Mónica Colón-Aguirre and Diane L. Velasquez

Mentoring / Jennifer Campbell-Meier and Lisa K. Hussey

Unions / Adriene Lim

Customer Service / Lisa K. Hussey

Strategic Planning / Mónica Colón-Aguirre and Mary Wilkins-Jordan

Leadership / Mary Wilkins-Jordan and Lisa K. Hussey

Decision Making / Lisa K. Hussey

Organizational Communications / Lisa K. Hussey

Change Management and Organizational Culture / Diane L. Velasquez and Lisa K. Hussey

Marketing / Diane L. Velasquez

Financial Management / Diane L. Velasquez

Assessment and Evaluation / Jennifer Campbell-Meier

Internal and External Environment / Diane L. Velasquez

Ethics and Confidentiality / Diane L. Velasquez

Conflict Negotiations & Mediation / Lisa K. Hussey

Diversity / Lisa K. Hussey

Facilities Management / Diane L. Velasquez

Information Technology Management / Diane L. Velasquez

Project Management / Diane L. Velasquez

Grants and Grant Applications / Mónica Colón-Aguirre and Catherine Hakala-Ausperk

Outsourcing / Heather L. Hill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838917152

0838917151

OCLC:

1077579179