What every library director should know /
Curzon, Susan Carol,
What every library director should know / Susan Carol Curzon. - Second edition. - xii, 179 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
At the helm -- Unbuckle the library -- Engaging people -- Customer number one: your boss -- Dealing with governing boards -- Dollar sense -- The borders of the realm -- Dealing with the media -- A death in the library -- Changing times -- Transitions -- Do you want to be a director?
"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 manage"-- "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"--
9781538172698
2022056527
Library administration.
Z678 / .C888 2023
025.1 / C949w
What every library director should know / Susan Carol Curzon. - Second edition. - xii, 179 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
At the helm -- Unbuckle the library -- Engaging people -- Customer number one: your boss -- Dealing with governing boards -- Dollar sense -- The borders of the realm -- Dealing with the media -- A death in the library -- Changing times -- Transitions -- Do you want to be a director?
"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 manage"-- "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"--
9781538172698
2022056527
Library administration.
Z678 / .C888 2023
025.1 / C949w