Overview

This guide helps librarians improve service with easy-to-follow strategies and techniques to make physical changes in library space and streamline procedures. This librarian's guide provides recommendations for quick and easy implementation of space-improving, time-saving practices. It also discusses the fundamentals of business and engineering management, public health, and other disciplines as they directly relate to the improvement of library service and management. Detailing free and affordable adjustments to the library environment as well as information for those who will participate in a renovation or new construction project, the book features tips for creating functional, efficient, and productive spaces; procedures for streamlining routine tasks; methods for arranging materials in high demand; and ways of reconfiguring or planning spaces. It will provide librarians with a working knowledge of process management that will help them to strengthen their competence and build confidence to address and troubleshoot problems, freeing them to engage in more meaningful interactions and activities that benefit the community.

Full Product Details

Author:   Elizabeth Barrera Rush
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Weight:   0.170kg
ISBN:  

9781440869815

ISBN 10:   1440869812
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   07 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part One Creating an Efficient Library Chapter 1Regain Your Evenings and Weekends Chapter 2How to Become the Best Evaluator of What You Do Chapter 3Addressing Fears and Misconceptions of What Efficiency Will Bring Chapter 4Wise Uses of Newfound Time Part Two Ten Simple Changes Chapter 5Change #1: Organize Your Desk Chapter 6Change #2: Analyze Daily Routines Chapter 7Change #3: Create Routines for Purchasing and Receiving Chapter 8Change #4: Create a Receiving, Processing, Repair Station Chapter 9Change #5: Implement Procedures for Effective Communication Chapter 10Change #6: Manage Storage and Reordering of Supplies Chapter 11Change #7: Analyze Causes of Stressors and Take Precautions Chapter 12Change #8: Weed and Clear the Library Space Chapter 13Change #9: Reconfigure the Library Space Chapter 14Change #10: Prepare for Refurnishing, Renovating, Remodeling, or New Construction Conclusion Index

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Librarians at every stage of their careers will come away with useful strategies to implement in their own workplaces. - Booklist Online

Author Information

Elizabeth Barrera Rush, MSIS, is library specialist in the library and textbook services department at Northside Independent School District, San Antonio.

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