What every library director should know. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan Carol Curzon.
• Authors: Curzon, Susan Carol
• Contents: Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: At the Helm <span style="font-style:italic;">The Librarian-in-chief <span style="font-style:italic;">The Master of Integration <span style="font-style:italic;">The Proof is in the Pudding <span style="font-style:italic;">Downstream Thinking <span style="font-style:italic;">Conspiracy of Silence <span style="font-style:italic;">Target Fixation <span style="font-style:italic;">The Long-distance Runner <span style="font-style:italic;">The Importance of Making a Good Impression Chapter Two: Unbuckle the Library <span style="font-style:italic;">Idea flow <span style="font-style:italic;">How Ideas Flow <span style="font-style:italic;">Diversity and Inclusion <span style="font-style:italic;">Assessing the Library <span style="font-style:italic;">A Frank Moment about Assessment <span style="font-style:italic;">Assessment Underway <span style="font-style:italic;">Choosing the Assessment Approach <span style="font-style:italic;">Assessment Methods <span style="font-style:italic;">Personnel Resources <span style="font-style:italic;">Targets of Assessment <span style="font-style:italic;">Timing <span style="font-style:italic;">Using the Results of Assessment <span style="font-style:italic;">Controlling Expectations Chapter Three: Engaging People <span style="font-style:italic;">People Who Like People <span style="font-style:italic;">Stand Up Director <span style="font-style:italic;">Not One of the Gang <span style="font-style:italic;">The Fighter in the Ring <span style="font-style:italic;">The Actor on the Stage <span style="font-style:italic;">Checking Your Ego <span style="font-style:italic;">The Power Seekers <span style="font-style:italic;">Building the Management Team <span style="font-style:italic;">Driving the Staff Crazy <span style="font-style:italic;">Minding the Message <span style="font-style:italic;">Staff Morale <span style="font-style:italic;">Relationships in the Workplace <span style="font-style:italic;">Union actions <span style="font-style:italic;">The Politically Connected Staff <span style="font-style:italic;">Hello to New Employees <span style="font-style:italic;">Job Crafting <span style="font-style:italic;">Working Remote <span style="font-style:italic;">Flexible Scheduling <span style="font-style:italic;">The Exit Interview <span style="font-style:italic;">Saying Farewell Chapter Four: Customer Number One: Your Boss <span style="font-style:italic;">Living the Context <span style="font-style:italic;">Bucking the Boss <span style="font-style:italic;">Being Tough with Yourself <span style="font-style:italic;">Market Yourself <span style="font-style:italic;">Relating to the Boss’ Boss <span style="font-style:italic;">Relating Effectively <span style="font-style:italic;">The Booster <span style="font-style:italic;">Bad Bosses Chapter Five: Dealing with Governing Boards <span style="font-style:italic;">Degrees of Control <span style="font-style:italic;">Basic Principles <span style="font-style:italic;">Developing an Agenda <span style="font-style:italic;">Making the Board Look Good <span style="font-style:italic;">Boards Under Siege <span style="font-style:italic;">Bad Boards Chapter Six: Dollar sense <span style="font-style:italic;">The Breadwinner <span style="font-style:italic;">Know the Dollars <span style="font-style:italic;">Manage the dollars effectively <span style="font-style:italic;">Walking the Straight and Narrow <span style="font-style:italic;">The Boss and Money <span style="font-style:italic;">Getting Audited <span style="font-style:italic;">Managing Time <span style="font-style:italic;">Employee Turnover Chapter Seven: The Borders of the Realm <span style="font-style:italic;">A Friend Indeed <span style="font-style:italic;">Network vs. Clique <span style="font-style:italic;">The Danger Zone <span style="font-style:italic;">Tattletale <span style="font-style:italic;">Poachers <span style="font-style:italic;">Friends of the Library <span style="font-style:italic;">Community Groups <span style="font-style:italic;">Student Associations <span style="font-style:italic;">Elected Officials Chapter Eight: Dealing with the Media <span style="font-style:italic;">The Double-edged Sword <span style="font-style:italic;">Being Interviewed: Preparation <span style="font-style:italic;">The Written Word <span style="font-style:italic;">Being Interviewed: Responding <span style="font-style:italic;">The Drop-in Reporter <span style="font-style:italic;">The Reporter: Friend or Foe? <span style="font-style:italic;">Bad News Day <span style="font-style:italic;">Two-week Rule <span style="font-style:italic;">Staff Involvement Chapter Nine: A Death in the Library <span style="font-style:italic;">Emotional Impact <span style="font-style:italic;">The Dying Colleague <span style="font-style:italic;">Dying in the Library <span style="font-style:italic;">Sharing the News <span style="font-style:italic;">Attending the Funeral <span style="font-style:italic;">Practical Concerns <span style="font-style:italic;">A Grateful Library <span style="font-style:italic;">The Year After <span style="font-style:italic;">When a Family Member of Staff Passes Chapter Ten: Changing Times <span style="font-style:italic;">Taking Heart <span style="font-style:italic;">Pattern of Decision-Making <span style="font-style:italic;">World of Gray <span style="font-style:italic;">Outside Forces of Change <span style="font-style:italic;">Change Fatigue <span style="font-style:italic;">Handling a Setback <span style="font-style:italic;">The Price of Not Changing <span style="font-style:italic;">Problems without Solutions <span style="font-style:italic;">Project Management Chapter Eleven: Transitions</span&gt
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 025.1; Library administration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538172704
• Related ISBNs: 9781538172681; 9781538172698
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