Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers

Patricia Tunstall

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• How do you find good library shelvers and keep them for more than a few months? This book gives practical advice to help you do just that with a compl... Lees meer

Build a Great Team

Catherine Hakala-Ausperk

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• "With library staffing levels and services cut to the bone, creating a team that communicates well and functions smoothly is more important than ever.... Lees meer

Managing in the Middle

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• "Fully a third of all library supervisors are "managing in the middle: " reporting to top-level managers while managing teams of peers or paraprofessi... Lees meer

Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries

Kathy Marquis, Leslie Waggener

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• A collection of local history materials is useful to a wide variety of library users, from genealogists and family historians, to patrons researching ... Lees meer

Be a Great Boss

Catherine Hakala-Ausperk

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• Moving into a library management position can feel like a daunting and solitary pursuit. Graduate courses in management are expensive and hard to find... Lees meer

Library Management Tips that Work

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-... Lees meer

What They Don't Teach You in Library School

Elisabeth Doucett

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• MLS programs do a good job of teaching the basic skills of being a librarian--how to catalog books, how to clarify a reference request, how to run a s... Lees meer

Managing Library Volunteers

Preston F (Preston Franklin) Driggers, Eileen Dumas

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• Volunteers are essential to a successful library program-and at a time when yearly budget cuts are the norm, there are many libraries which remain ope... Lees meer

Writing and Publishing

Carol Smallwood

• Paperback | Engels | ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian
• Offering practical how-to guidance, this book helps you write: as an expert for other library professionals; creative copy and information about your ... Lees meer