Aimed at library science students and librarians with newly assigned administrative duties the book is about improving one’s thinking and decision making in a role as a library manager. Most librarians get very little exposure to management issues prior to finding themselves in a management role. Furthermore, most library science students do not expect that they will need to understand management yet they quickly find that there is a need to understand this perspective to be effective at almost any library job. Effective library management is about having some tools to make decisions (such as a basic understanding of management theory and how it applies in the library environment, understanding common traps we all fall into, etc.), knowing yourself, being able to motivate others, fostering a diversity (especially within workgroups), being able to communicate effectively, and having an understanding of one’s organizational culture. The book touches on all of these aspects of library management.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1: History of managerial thought: a brief overview - p. xvii 3. Chapter 2: Psychology and knowing oneself: how do these affect management and decision-making? - p. 18 4. Chapter 3: Motivating employees and fostering diversity - p. 40 5. Chapter 4: Organizational culture and socialization processes - p. 63 6. Chapter 5: Communication - p. 82 7. Chapter 6: Decision-making and leadership - p. 100 8. Appendix: sample of a basic annual plan - p. 121 9. References - p. 128 10. Index - p. 135
Aimed at library science students and librarians with newly assigned administrative duties the book is about improving one’s thinking and decision making in a role as a library manager. Most librarians get very little exposure to management issues prior to finding themselves in a management role. Furthermore, most library science students do not expect that they will need to understand management yet they quickly find that there is a need to understand this perspective to be effective at almost any library job. Effective library management is about having some tools to make decisions (such as a basic understanding of management theory and how it applies in the library environment, understanding common traps we all fall into, etc.), knowing yourself, being able to motivate others, fostering a diversity (especially within workgroups), being able to communicate effectively, and having an understanding of one’s organizational culture. The book touches on all of these aspects of library management.
1. Introduction - p. xi 2. Chapter 1: History of managerial thought: a brief overview - p. xvii 3. Chapter 2: Psychology and knowing oneself: how do these affect management and decision-making? - p. 18 4. Chapter 3: Motivating employees and fostering diversity - p. 40 5. Chapter 4: Organizational culture and socialization processes - p. 63 6. Chapter 5: Communication - p. 82 7. Chapter 6: Decision-making and leadership - p. 100 8. Appendix: sample of a basic annual plan - p. 121 9. References - p. 128 10. Index - p. 135
