The Accidental Library Manager

by Rachel Singer Gordon

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Most librarians enter the field intending to focus on a particular specialty, but eventually need to take on certain supervisory or managerial responsibilities in order to move forward. In The Accidental Library Manager, author Rachel Singer Gordon provides support and background for new managers, aspiring managers, and those who find themselves in unexpected management roles. Gordon fills in the gaps left by brief and overly theoretical library school coursework, showing library managers show more how to be more effective in their positions and how to think about their work in terms of the goals of their larger institutions. Included are insights from working library managers at different levels and in various types of libraries, addressing a wide range of management issues and situations. Not to be missed: comments from library staff about the qualities they appreciate-and the styles and attitudes they find counterproductive-in their own bosses. This readable and reassuring guide is a must for any librarian who wishes to succeed in a management position. show less

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I chose to read this book not because I'm in a managerial position but because I wasn't expecting to gain supervisory responsibilities during my first year in the profession. I'll likely refer to this book down the road. The survey/interview responses from librarians about what they liked and disliked about management styles or being managers themselves are most helpful to read.
Hits the major points about library management. Practical information, not too theoretical. Easy to read. This book was used as the textbook for my management class and I would recommend using this as the textbook for any library management class.
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Rachel Singer Gordon is a part-time librarian at Franklin Park Public Library, Illinois, and a columnist for Library Journal

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Nonfiction, Business, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
025.1Computer science, information & general worksLibrary & information sciencesAdministration; DepartmentsExecutive; General supervision
LCC
Z678 .G668Bibliography, Library Science and Information ResourcesLibrariesLibrary science. Information scienceAutomation
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English
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