Time And Project Management Strategies For Librarians

Author : Carol Smallwood
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810890534
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time and Project Management Strategies for Librarians written by Carol Smallwood and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As budgets for libraries continue to shrink, the key challenge facing the 21st century librarian is finding how to do more with less. Learning how to increase productivity within the constraints of a difficult economy, librarians can benefit from the insights of fellow professionals and others who have succeeded in making the most of what they have. Time and Project Management Strategies for Librarians features more than thirty essays that provide valuable tips for the professional who must cope with increasing demands upon their resources. Librarians will get tips on how to: identify the most important tasks for the library eliminate non-essential functions and processes increase reliance on volunteers, interns, and students optimize daily routines and schedule staff effectively increase productivity through the use of social media and email increase project and time management skills and personal productivity through setting and meeting goals With productivity tips for all librarians—from the newly hired to the most seasoned veteran—this volume will help libraries provide better service to their users and also show librarians how to give this service without losing their personal lives and their sanity.

Author : Alice Daugherty
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787548384
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Management in the Library Workplace written by Alice Daugherty and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization attempts to put project management into the toolboxes of library administrators through overviews of concepts, analyses of experiences, and forecasts for the use of project management within the profession.

Author : Alice Daugherty
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787548376
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Management in the Library Workplace written by Alice Daugherty and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization attempts to put project management into the toolboxes of library administrators through overviews of concepts, analyses of experiences, and forecasts for the use of project management within the profession.

Author : Carly Wiggins Searcy
Publisher : ALA Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780838917190
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Management in Libraries written by Carly Wiggins Searcy and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent study showed that only 53 percent of projects come in on budget and only 49 percent on schedule. So what does it take to be an on-budget, on-time finisher? Successful project management may seem like a quixotic pursuit, but it doesn't have to be.

Author : Dian Walster
Publisher : New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Time written by Dian Walster and published by New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A librarian's time is arguably his or her most valuable and scarce resource. Using the process outlined here, librarians can find both short-and long-term time management strategies that work best with their personalities and management styles. Specific time problems encountered in various types of libraries are illustrated with examples and anecdotes, and various strategies and techniques.

Author : Carol Smallwood
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838992870
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Management Tips that Work written by Carol Smallwood and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries.

Author : Robin A. Buser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476617651
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Management for Libraries written by Robin A. Buser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Library work often involves coordinating projects with many tasks and many stakeholders where cost and time limitations can be seen as opportunities. Effective project management is worth learning! This book provides library staffers at every level--whether in public, academic, school or special libraries--with the basic tools of project management so that they can gain confidence and an expectation of success. Part I covers the terminology, the philosophy, the resource management and the return on investment of project management. Part II introduces the basics of the methodology designed by the Project Management Institute. Part III discusses practical techniques for specific types of library projects, gives an introduction to agile management, features success stories in library project management and describes available software. The book includes many examples of project management. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081000650
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skills to Make a Librarian written by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The library and information profession builds skills and expertise that cover a wide spectrum. These skills are often desirable in other fields and industries. Likewise, the skills we build before entering the library and information professions can help us as professionals. Skills to Make a Librarian looks at both sides of this equation through a collection of essays by current and former librarians and information professionals who make use of this wide range of cross disciplinary skills. Chapters written by authors at various points in their careers detailing what skills they have developed outside of librarianship Chapter authors discuss skills that have benefited their practice and careers, and how the skills of librarianship fit into life outside libraries Authors open up about personal experiences while keeping it professional

Author : Julius J. Marke
Publisher : Law Journal Press
ISBN 13 : 9781588520135
Total Pages : 1218 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Research and Law Library Management written by Julius J. Marke and published by Law Journal Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of Legal Research and Law Library Management retains the best elements of the previous edition while covering the latest in law library management.

Author : Brenda Hough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crash Course in Time Management for Library Staff written by Brenda Hough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers time management tools, tips, and techniques for busy librarians, so they can better serve their communities and feel greater satisfaction with work and life. Being short on resources is now "the new normal" for libraries—and having too little money and too few staff members always brings library staff to the same predicament: not enough time. While it is not possible to create more time, by making use of the right time management tools and techniques, it IS possible to make huge improvements in your productivity—and as side benefits, a decrease in job stress and frustration and a greater sense of work satisfaction. This book shows how to apply powerful time management strategies so you can get more done, deliver the best service possible to your patrons, and enjoy being in an environment that fosters greater creativity and workplace satisfaction. Topics include time tracking, task management, identifying goals and priorities, beating the obstacles of procrastination and perfectionism as well as distractions and interruptions, and staying on top of time management when collaborating. Quotes and stories from individuals who work in libraries illustrate key points and concepts throughout the book. The final chapter explains how to set a personal plan for time management—using the awareness of your own patterns, obstacles, and goals, and the experience you have gained with various time management techniques and tools—to create your own unique time management strategy and make time management an ongoing, long-term priority.