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Real Name

Judith A. Siess

About Me

Judith A. Siess is a recognized expert in one-person librarianship and interpersonal networking. She has drawn from her more than twenty years’ experience and written five books: The SOLO Librarian’s Sourcebook (Information Today, 1997), The OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries (Information Today, 2001), Time Management, Planning and Prioritization for Librarians (Scarecrow Press, 2002), The Visible Librarian: Asserting Your Value Through Marketing and Advocacy (ALA Editions, 2003), and The Essential OPL, 1998-2004: The Best of Seven Years of The One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Librarians and Management (Scarecrow Press, 2005). Two more books are in process: The New OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries (Information Today, 2005) and a collection of writings by Stephen Abram.
Judith Siess also has been the editor and publisher of The One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Librarians and Management since 1998 and is the author of articles for publications such as American Libraries and Searcher. An active member of SLA, she is very proud to have been the first chair of its SOLO Librarian’s division, which is now the fourth largest division of the association with nearly 1,000 members. Siess also has presented workshops on library management around the world and has spoken at many library association conferences and to student groups.

Location

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Homepage

http://www.ibi-opl.com

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