Highly-respected authors G. Edward Evans, a long-time academic library director, and Fulbright Scholar, and ALA President-Elect and past ACRL president, Camila Alire, who also served as dean of two ARL libraries, draw from their combined professional, educational, and authorship experience of over seventy-five years to provide a comprehensive examination of academic librarianship. This authoritative new source, ideal for practitioners looking to advance their careers and for use as text in LIS programs, explores the unique nature of academic librarianship and guides readers to understand what is required to have a successful career in academic librarianship. Featured Review: "Refreshingly, Alire...and Evans...do an excellent job of balancing an overview of the academic library's place within the university and higher education as a whole, while also examining the details of the library's inner workings...this is an excellent text...for preparing librarians to take their places in academia, particularly as academic library directors...Essential reading for academic librarians."- Library Journal, October 2010Evans and Alire explain the important ways in which the higher education environment distinguishes academic libraries from other types of libraries, and readers will gain practical insight into their distinct political and operational characteristics. They fully explore the core issues in contemporary academic librarianship, readers will be prepared to tackle all aspects of their jobs and ascend the organizational ladder. Each chapter is dedicated to a key issue in the field, with topics including: Teaching faculty roles Campus governance Curriculum The student body Collection development Providing quality service Funding Facilities Staff Technology and IT supportA chapter on career development will benefit both aspiring and practicing academic librarians looking to enter or advance in the field, and a concluding section explores the future of academic librarianship through valuable input from more than fifteen experienced academic library deans and directors.

The extensively updated fourth edition of this best-selling classic is an essential practical resource for anyone responsible for the creation, maintenance, management, control and use of electronic records created by computer, audio and video systems. Written by renowned author and educator William Saffady and co-published by ARMA International, this timely guide thoroughly examines the pertinent concepts, procedures, methods of protection and daily management guidelines involved in this rapidly expanding field. Saffady provides start-to-finish guidance for initiating effective programs for storing, retrieving and controlling electronic records, with coverage of vital components including: Concepts and Issues; Storage Media; File Formats; Inventorying; Retention Schedules; Managing Vital Electronic Records; and Managing Electronic Files and Media. Valuable appendices provide suggestions for further study and research, and a comprehensive glossary defines important terms as they relate specifically to the records management arena.

A structured approach to advocacy for K-12 school librarians focuses their energy on an active path that showcases library programs and resources and expresses the essential role librarians serve in school and student success. Keeping a library program vital requires regular reflection about current practices and a willingness to implement changes that will position the library and library staff should they be threatened with elimination. Simply Indispensable: An Action Guide for School Librarians helps librarians do just that. The book begins with an explanation of the need to act and then offers a systematic approach to taking action. Each chapter is devoted to an active path: attracting patrons; interacting with teachers, parents, administrators, and the community; communicating; reacting to "situations;" working for reinstatement if the worst happens, and more. The book covers advocacy—from the subtle exercise of developing excellent programs to the overt outreach of Legi-Days. Additionally, there is specific information about what to do when the RIF notice or pink slip arrives or if cuts are made, including how to properly close a library. After putting these actions into effect, school librarians will have a cadre of supporters ready to speak for them should the need arise.

Expanding on the popular, practical how-to guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, technology expert Susan Sharpless Smith offers library instructors the confidence to take Web-based instruction into their own hands. Smith has thoroughly updated Web-Based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries to include new tools and trends, including current browsers, access methods, hardware, and software. She also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic guidance for all types of libraries. This completely revised edition also: Builds Web instruction advice on a foundation of the latest research in how learning takes place, Translates technical Web-speck into plain English, so even nonexperts can make effective use of the Web in their teaching, Includes an accompanying Web gallery, providing examples of screen shots and links to exemplary programs, Shows instructors best practices for incorporating the Web into teaching. A proven winner, this newly revised hands-on manual remains indispensible. Librarians facing the challenge of creating a Web-based instruction program will find easy-to-understand guidance to deliver a productive and memorable experience.

Supplementing your local collection through resource sharing is a smart way to ensure your library has the resources to satisfy the needs of your users. Marshall Breeding's new Library Technology Report explores technologies and strategies for sharing resources, helping you streamline workflows and improve resource-sharing services. Covering key strategies like interlibrary loan, consortial borrowing, document delivery, and shared collections, you'll also learn about such trends and services as: OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing, and other systems that facilitate cooperative, reciprocal lending System-to-system communications that allow integrated systems to interact with resource-sharing environments Technical components that reliably automate patron requests, routing to suppliers with tools for tracking, reporting, and staff intervention as needed Specialised applications that simplify document delivery, such as Ariel, Odyssey, or OCLC s Article Exchange How the NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol (NCIP) can enable borrowing among consortial libraries using separate integrated library systems The Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium, examined using a case study

In this title, two experienced library managers explain how to create a productive workplace as they weave expert advice and commentary into an easy-to-use resource. This revised edition focuses on daily, real-world practices offering: specific strategies for new supervisory staff; hundreds of tips for encouraging a positive work ethic, maintaining productivity, and building teamwork; proven advice on practical supervisory issues like hiring, firing, interviewing, and training; and, policies and procedures that maintain fairness while addressing potential legal landmines. Guiding supervisors through the intricate process of managing others, this comprehensive handbook addresses the fundamental issues facing new managers. It also serves as a welcome refresher and reference for experienced managers facing new challenges in this complex and changing environment.

This compilation reveals how followers help an organization get better and how effective followers—leading from the middle—are essential to the best kind of leadership. In "Leading from the Middle," and Other Contrarian Essays on Library Leadership, John Lubans, Jr., argues for democratic library organizations with shared leadership and decision making by leaders and followers. His book distills 15 years worth of leadership essays to advance a theory of a collaborative and empowering leadership, touching on such subjects as teamwork, empowerment, "followership," challenges, values, coaching, self-management, collaboration, communication, and techniques and tools. Lubans's 36 essays draw new and insightful perspectives on leadership from disparate realms: travel, sports, music, retail businesses, and airlines. All of the essays have been edited and revised for this book and many have been extensively updated with new material and epilogues. The essays flow from the author's experience as a manager/leader, his teaching of the topic, and his research into and experimentation with organizational leadership. Insights and suggestions are tempered by a candid reflection on successes achieved and mistakes made.

The wittiest commentary on book-collecting and the care of books ever written, Blades's Enemies of Books enummerates the enemies as: Fire; Water; Gas and Heat; Dust and Neglect; Ignorance and Bigotry; The Bookworm; Other Vermin; Bookbinders; Collectors; Servants and Children. This new and corrected edition adds an article on Librarians as Enemies of Books, an Introduction, a biography of Blades, and many helpful notes. William Blades (1824-1890) was a printer and bibliographer. His Life of Caxton revolutionised our understanding of the first English printer.

This book is ideal for anyone who aims to obtain an overview of the current status of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) development. It helps identify the key FRBR issues that need to be addressed and investigates the future directions of FRBR development. Implementing FRBR in Libraries: Key Issues and Future Directions is the first book to address the theory and implementation of FRBR in a unified discussion. Authors Yin Zhang and Athena Salaba, winners of the 2009 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition Award,"" give readers a clear framework for understanding FRBR's current and potential implications on library catalogs. They provide a thorough introduction to the history of FRBR and its possible benefits, a detailed description of the FRBR model and its components, and a discussion of its practical influence in transforming description standards, cataloging and metadata practices. The book includes examples of how professionals are successfully applying FRBR in real-life library settings, and explores various methods for effectively implementing the FRBR model. Each chapter includes illustrations to help reinforce fundamental concepts. The book contains a comprehensive appendix of key terms and acronyms to aid readers new to the field and a list of projects and software to showcase practical FRBR applications. Library catalogers, indexers, metadata creators, reference librarians, researchers, and LIS educators and students who need to know, or know more about, FRBR will find this refreshingly straightforward book invaluable.

A beautifully presented gift book this Christmas Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth's most memorable Commonwealth visits. While the Commonwealth itself has endured the challenges of a changing society over the last seven decades, one constant always remained: Queen Elizabeth. Explore the nature of this evolving relationship through The Times archives, with striking full-colour photographs and authoritative accounts of news stories as they unfolded across the globe. In this beautifully designed volume you'll find: * Timelines for each decade of state visits, from the 1950s to the 2010s * Striking, full-colour photographs of Queen Elizabeth on tour * Articles from The Times archives, reporting on events as they unfolded

Want to get the word out about your library in the most cost-effective way possible? You can achieve this with the effective word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) strategies laid out in this book. Two creative marketers, Peggy Barber and Linda Wallace, bring you sound marketing principles to spread the word about your library within the community with: a strategy that works for you, WOMM must-haves, tips to effectively deliver your message, and best practices and insightful reviews. Renown for their creativity, Barber and Wallace bring you WOMM ideas that will help you turn your existing library patrons into a major marketing force.

The task of moving collections of books and other materials can be overwhelming as library facilities evolve to reflect changing demographics and use patterns. Author and experienced mover Steven Carl Fortriede has everything you need to get the job done quickly and efficiently with step-by-step directions, diagrams, spreadsheets, and photos. Readers will learn how to plan a library move, which method is best for a particular situation, how to recruit and train workers, and what tools and supplies are needed. Everything you need for the move is included - even specifications for boxes, moving carts, sorting trays, and a worksheet to calculate shelving layouts and growth rates. ""Moving Your Library"" is the complete kit for any librarian facing the daunting prospect of moving a library collection.

In these challenging times, libraries face fierce competition for customers and funding. Creating and implementing a marketing plan can help libraries make a compelling case and address both issues - attracting funding and customers by focusing on specific needs. But where and how do you start? Drawing on the authors' many decades of experience in marketing and as librarians and trustees, ""Blueprint for Your Library Marketing Plan"" offers a step-by-step program to get any library up to speed with minimal angst. These easy-to-implement techniques help librarians: lay the groundwork through strategic planning and data collection; write the plan, including targeting the market, defining services, setting goals, and taking action to promote the library; use marketing planning to create and position new and existing services and programs; and implement and track the plan then evaluate results. Reproducible forms and worksheets, Quick Start Tips, strategies, and models from other libraries, and resources for more information enhance this one-stop handbook. Librarians and directors in public, academic and special libraries, marketing specialists, and students and instructors in library programs can learn to tailor marketing plans, prioritize services, and address community needs using this library-focused, hands-on guide.

Based on more than 50 years of author expertise in organizational improvement, ""The Quality Library"" offers a methodology to pinpoint trouble areas and improve processes.In an environment of budget cuts and freezes, libraries must keep a tight rein on costs and inefficiencies. The efficiency of systems and processes goes hand-in-hand with excellent customer service. Managers, however, often find themselves far enough removed from the day-to-day activities in the library that they don't know where inefficiencies, mistakes, and poor customer service may occur.By developing a customer-focused system outlining library processes and networks, administrators and managers can quickly determine areas for improvement that directly apply to the library's goals and missions. Staff will also learn how to statistically document the new process' performance, giving the library a means to quantify its effects.This book gives administrators a clear understanding of their suppliers and customers. It empowers front-line staff to make improvements and better decisions. It boosts employee and team morale as they work together to bring about change. It offers real-life success examples showing how process improvement works. It includes figures, appendices, worksheets, and a glossary.By continuously evaluating processes based on the guidelines and worksheets provided here, public and academic library administrators and managers will improve the quality and efficiency of service for patrons and staff alike.

In two parts, this expert guide from ALA's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) provides the necessary resources librarians can use to connect patrons to specific information via government sites and electronic documents.Managing and providing access to the ever-expanding wealth of electronic government information now available presents a significant challenge for librarians, even those who are government documents specialists.In two parts, this expert guide from ALA's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) provides the necessary resources librarians can use to connect patrons to specific information via government sites and electronic documents.In part one, the contributing authors discuss historical contexts and contemporary issues of electronic government collections. In part two, they give practical guidance for implementing and improving services.Deftly edited by Andrea Morrison, this book: navigates the local, state, federal, and international e-government landscape; provides in-depth description and examples for cataloging electronic government documents; suggests outreach methods for sharing resources internally and externally; and recommends practical tips for keeping up with electronic government information. Libraries of all types will find this comprehensive book a very useful bridge to serving more patrons through electronic government collections. Offering sound advice for anyone who is or should be working with government documents, this book is especially useful for reference, map, digital, and technical services librarians.

Expanding on the highly effective ""PLA Results Series"", Goodrich and Singer offer PLA colleagues a strategic approach to the human resources (HR) function in the library. The book focuses on a variety of possible projects and how to staff them, allowing each library to decide where and how to focus their attention. It includes everything needed to deploy HR strategically in the library and: align staff resources with what needs to be done; identify the right people for the right jobs and develop meaningful job descriptions; create a high-performance work force through performance plans, coaching, and evaluation; and retain the best and brightest by creating the culture, designing expectations, and building commitment.Packed with practical tools, this hands-on guide includes a familiar case study that illustrates how the information can be applied, along with twelve workforms to help you collect and organize the data you need to make informed HR decisions. Using this project-based approach, library directors, administrators and human resource managers can identify and motivate the right team members to achieve the library's goals and service priorities as identified in the planning process.

Designed to improve any board's effectiveness, this resource offers proven advice about what it takes to make everything from meetings to evaluations run smoothly and addresses the critical questions every board member needs to understand: What does it mean to be on a library board of trustees? How does advocacy work and why is it important? Who makes library policy? Is there a more effective way to do strategic planning? Practical checklists, tables, and 'what have you learned?' review items will help anyone maximize the experience of serving on a board. Trustees, administrators, consultants, trainers, and library students will welcome this hands-on, 'bring it along and mark it up' reference.

As the profession's newest members take their places in our libraries, it's vital to learn what helps them grow as managers and leaders. In this compelling and personal new work each chapter showcases new librarians sharing the strategies that ignite their professional development. It's inspiring for the new members of your library team and highly informative for management teams committed to building effective professional development programs. The editors have strategically highlighted those practices and programs that work best in supporting emerging library leaders. And to further support your library's staff growth, each chapter features a recap of best practices and lessons learned. From building personal networks and creating innovative job descriptions, to mentoring programs, organizing first-year experiences, and providing intensive training, this book will help you support your entry-level librarians, as they build effective leadership skills, assume greater responsibilities, and provide a valuable source of new energy and insight for your library community. If you're committed to engaging a new generation of library leaders and attracting the best and brightest to your institution, put this book at the top of your "must have" list.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Book Science, printed single-sided, grade: 1,7, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, course: Bookmarkets in Germany and in English-speaking countries, 30 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper will treat the theme of consolidation processes on the U.S. book mar-ket. Concentration within the book industry of course is an international phenomenon but the U.S. are of certain interest as they boast the by far largest book market in the world . Moreover, the concentration on this book market has reached a very high level and is certainly one of the highest in comparison with international book markets. And developments on U.S. markets in general often tend to influence or to anticipate those of other countries.

Uncover all of the critical information and guidance you'll need to adeptly manage any school library in this valuable new resource. Co-authors Barbara Stein Martin, an experienced professor of school librarianship, and accomplished school librarian Marco Zannier present a practical tool to help you fully understand and confidently master the extensive services and skills involved in this always-evolving profession. Equally effective when read from cover to cover or used as a quick-reference handbook, you'll first learn to build a strong professional foundation through a helpful explanation of the basics, like setting goals, organization and time management, communication with stakeholders and a list of important professional documents. Read on to succeed in each one of the three major roles you'll adopt as a school librarian, including: Administrator, with instruction in budgeting, circulation and inventory; Information Specialist, which covers material selection, ordering, processing and arranging, databases and web sites and references; Teacher and Instructional Specialist, with guidance for teaching your school's curriculum, research assistance, collaboration and programming; and, examples of best practices for each role are accompanied by easy-to-follow diagrams and images, and a ready-to-reference directory of essential sources and suppliers is packed with forms, resource lists and URL links to use again and again.

Specifically designed to accommodate the frantic pace of the busy public library professional, the first title in this new series from the Public Library Association provides clear and accessible insight into the most relevant topics and complex challenges in the library world today. From working with a board of directors to making library policy recommendations, overseeing strategic plans, preparing budgets, supervising personnel, evaluating services, administering facility maintenance, overseeing materials selection, and more, directors and managers will find relief in the book's practical guidance and solutions - all of which are organized into brief, information-packed sections. ""The Reader""'s collected writings span the gamut of hot topics and challenges facing today's library directors and managers. Chapter coverage includes: advocacy basics; tips for retaining and motivating high-performing employees; improving directorship; library communication; intellectual freedom matters; reference services; and, technological applications. This latest from the Public Library Association provides both the crucial knowledge and practical answers that will help public library managers and directors more effectively and successfully lead their libraries.

How do you find good library shelvers and keep them for more than a few months? Tunstall gives practical advice to help you do just that with a complete overview on how to hire, test, train, and retain shelvers. A complete toolkit, this book includes templates for signs advertising employment, screening tests, interview questions, employment letters, job descriptions, and employee assessments; the dos and don'ts of hiring and firing; and checklists for procedures and training. Every librarian will be able to hire, train, and supervise library shelvers with confidence with Tunstull's down-to earth advice.

For nearly two decades, the ""Public Library Association's Results Series"" has been the definitive resource for practical everyday management. This latest addition to the series offers: tips to help determine which activities effectively support goals and objectives; fourteen easy to follow tasks, presented in order; the tools needed for staff to prepare and effectively communicate change; and, all the necessary tools for reviewing current and potential library activities. After the time and effort spent developing your strategic plan, take the next step with this must-have book.

From McDonald's arches to Nike's swoosh, logos are part of the everyday landscape. These are the visual representations of brands' extensive marketing stories, defining the meaning and message of the company.Branding is one part of the marketing process that focuses on developing a laser-clear message and the means to communicate that message to the intended audience. But, as a library, where does branding fit?In the new media mix, libraries need to stand up and effectively communicate their benefits as a preferred provider of information and entertainment resources. By following the step-by-step guidance of Doucett, branding pro turned librarian, libraries can begin to develop branding that makes a difference. With branding scaled and tailored to the nonprofit public library arena, this guide: clarifies marketing and branding; explains where to start; shows how to define the message and grab attention with visuals; and, considers pitfalls.The book covers everything from working with outside experts to evaluating and maintaining your library's brand, illustrated by case studies from other libraries. For those who have made a start, the chapters stand on their own - librarians can pick up wherever they left off. End-of-chapter exercises enhance the feedback process. Tips, suggestions for success, and answers to frequently asked questions ensure your team collaborates on a library brand that will bring more patrons through the door!

Buzzeo has written the seminal work on collaboration. This concise, heavy-duty, power-packed volume is filled with the information teachers, librarians, and administrators need to increase levels of collaboration in their schools in order to increase student learning and achievement. Step up to the plate and hit one out of the park for collaboration! Read, learn, and apply these strategies to raise the level of collaboration and achievement in your school! • Offers hands-on tools for moving from isolation, to cooperation, to collaboration, step-by-step • Teaches you to asses your collaboration quotient and raise it to new levels • Convinces administrators, teachers, and librarians of the benefit collaboration has on student learning Buzzeo has written the seminal work on collaboration. This concise, heavy-duty, power-packed volume is filled with the information teachers, librarians, and administrators need to increase levels of collaboration in their schools in order to increase student learning and achievement. Buzzeo gives readers the why, the how, and the inspiration to build and enhance collaboration in every school. Data-based analysis is a key component of this handbook which is designed to be used by teachers and librarians wherever they are on the collaboration continuum.