Susan Carol Curzon

What Every Library Director Should Know (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this unconventional management book, author Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manager:

. The unwritten rules, strategies, and bits of wisdom only learned on-the-job
. Behavioral nuances
. Political strategies
. Mentor-like advice
. Subtle communication codes

Regardless of the professional setting, management is management and wisdom is wisdom. What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider's view of vital actions, behaviors, and strategies needed to succeed in every type of library.
This second edition has been significantly revised to emphasize diversity, inclusion, remote work, and virtual services.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765182598
• Artikelnr.: 74626185

Autorenporträt

Dr. Susan Carol Curzon is the dean emeritus of the University Library of California State University, Northridge. Before becoming an academic library dean, her previous positions included director of libraries for the City of Glendale, California, and regional administrator for the County of Los Angeles Public Library. She started out in a small corporate library, then moved to public libraries, where she held various positions including reference, branch management, adult services, and children's services. In the second half of her career, she moved to academic libraries.
Her Ph.D. is in public administration from the University of Southern California and her M.Libr. is from the University of Washington.
Awards include Library Journal's "Librarian of the Year", "Distinguished Alumna" from the University of California, Riverside, "Librarian of the Year" from the County of Los Angeles Public Library and "Administrator of the Year" from Associated Students, California State University, Northridge.
Library management, disaster management and information literacy have been the primary topics of her many speeches and articles. She is the author of Managing the Interview and Managing Change and the co-editor and commentator of Proven Strategies for Building an Information Literacy Program. The first edition of this book, What Every Library Director Should Know, was published in 2014.
Dr. Curzon continues to provide consulting services for libraries, for universities and for municipalities on strategic management, planning and disaster recovery.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: At the Helm Unbuckle the
Organization The Importance of Making a Good Impression Controlling
Expectations Downstream Thinking Conspiracy of Silence Target Fixation The
Long-distance Runner The Master of Integration The Proof is in the Pudding
The Librarian-in-chief Chapter Two: Customer Number One: Your Boss Living
the Context Bucking the Boss Being Tough with Yourself Market Yourself
Relating to the Boss' Boss Relating Effectively The Booster Bad Bosses
Chapter Three: Engaging People People Who Like People Stand Up Director Not
One of the Gang The Fighter in the Ring The Actor on the Stage Checking
Your Ego Building the Management Team The Power Seekers Driving the Staff
Crazy Minding the Message Staff Morale Relationships in the Workplace Union
actions The Politically Connected Staff Hello and goodbye Chapter Four:
Dealing with Boards and the Faculty Senate Degrees of Control Basic
Principles Developing an Agenda Making the Board Look Good Boards Under
Siege Bad Boards Chapter Five: Dollar sense The Breadwinner Know the
Dollars Manage the dollars effectively Walking the Straight and Narrow The
Boss and Money Getting Audited Managing Time Employee Turnover Chapter Six:
The Borders of the Realm A Friend Indeed Network vs. Clique The Danger Zone
Tattletale Poachers Friends of the Library Community Groups Student
Associations Elected Officials Chapter Seven: Dealing with the Press The
Double-edged Sword Being Interviewed: Preparation The Written Word Being
Interviewed: Responding The Drop-in Reporter The Reporter: Friend or Foe?
Bad News Day Two-week Rule Staff Involvement Chapter Eight: A Death in the
Library Emotional Impact The Dying Colleague Sharing the News Attending the
Funeral Practical Concerns A Grateful Library The Year After The Family of
Staff Chapter Nine: Changing Times Taking Heart Outside Forces of Change
Change Fatigue Handling a Setback The Price of Not Changing Problems
without Solutions Project Management Chapter Ten: Transitions The New Kid
on the Block Promoted from Within Accidental Director Job Shock The End of
the Line: Fired The End of the Line: Retired The End of the Line: Resigned
Traveling Light A Final Word Authors of the Quotes About the Author