Managing the Small College Library

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ISBN: 9781591589174 | 1591589177
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Copyright: 9/16/2010

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It's an often overlooked fact: Small four-year and community colleges are very different from larger institutions. The patrons' objectives and priorities are different and the monetary resources and staffing available are certainly more restricted than at bigger academic libraries. Librarians at smaller college libraries have specific needs and face unique challenges.

Thinking About Managing
Introduction and Overview	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Who Should Read This Book?	p. 3
Perspectives	p. 4
Terminology	p. 6
Format and Contents	p. 10
Perspectives on Organizations	p. 11
Bureaucracy	p. 12
Politics	p. 15
Human Development	p. 16
Organizational Structure	p. 21
Manager's Dual Roles	p. 22
Collegial Organization	p. 28
Hierarchical Organization	p. 32
Campus Culture	p. 32
Library Support Staff	p. 34
The Director-Plus Library Structure	p. 35
Managerial Theory and Organizational Structure	p. 36
The Library on Campus	p. 46
Faculty and Other Horizontal Organizations	p. 49
Individual Capabilities	p. 53
People and How They Fit Together
Personnel Recruitment	p. 59
Position Review, Approval, and Description	p. 60
Legalities and Logistics	p. 69
Interviewing	p. 74
Internal Candidates	p. 78
Making a Decision	p. 82
Personnel Evaluation and Development	p. 89
Support-Staff Development	p. 91
Librarian Development	p. 101
Annual Evaluation	p. 117
Termination	p. 120
Student Workers	p. 128
Faculty Status	p. 133
Defining Faculty Status	p. 134
Faculty and Faculty Status	p. 137
Faculty Status and Academic Status	p. 153
Other Arguments For and Against Faculty Status	p. 156
Internal Status	p. 163
Summary	p. 172
Managing Librarians as Faculty: Tenure and Review Processes	p. 175
Librarian Research	p. 181
Core Responsibilities of Managers
Planning	p. 189
Defining Planning	p. 190
Generic Plan Elements	p. 192
Specific Plans and Their Elements	p. 197
General Point: The Busy Person and Library Planning	p. 214
SWOT and Dynamic Planning	p. 230
Budgeting	p. 243
Thinking About the Budget: Budget Categories	p. 245
Income	p. 246
Expenses	p. 250
Personnel	p. 251
Collections	p. 259
Services and Equipment	p. 267
Maintaining the Big Picture	p. 271
Preparing a Budget	p. 273
Supporting Teaching, Research, and Service
Managing for Teaching Support	p. 283
Culture of Personal Attention	p. 284
Library Instruction: Preparing Self-Serving Learners	p. 289
Reference Services: Information Assistance on Demand	p. 291
Library Facilities and Passive Services	p. 299
Managing for Research Support	p. 303
Challenges for Conducting Disciplinary Research	p. 304
Planning Considerations to Support Research	p. 306
Pedagogical Scholarship	p. 312
Specialized Collections	p. 317
The Special Collection	p. 324
Managing for Service Support	p. 325
Service to Administrative Staff	p. 325
Community Outreach	p. 327
Volunteerism	p. 330
Conclusion	p. 334
Selected Bibliography	p. 335
Index	p. 341
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Managing the Small College Library

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