Today's library managers have to be blended professionals, straddling knowledge of professional disciplines while working in managerial, political and leadership capacities. They need to consult professional expertise in taking on these expanding roles, and this new book from a successful library manager sets out to provide it. Management is a lot about common sense. This sometimes irreverent book provides tips and tricks for being a successful manager. It delivers a serious message in an accessible manner and sends important messages about everyday management and leadership issues. Management tomes can be boring but not this one; this book can be dipped into for a particular management issue; or it can be read as a self-help manual for everyday practice of good management. Topics tackled include: leadership; political awareness; project management; tackling difficult issues; strategic planning; people management; team working; taking action; career planning; self-perception; and, the work-life balance. This book is for anyone seeking a pragmatic and sensible approach to solving library management problems, and aspiring to be a successful library manager.
* leadership * political awareness * project management * tackling
difficult issues * strategic planning * people management * team working
* taking action * career planning * self-perception * the work-life balance.
Sue McKnight, Professor of Knowledge and Learning Management and Director, Libraries and Knowledge Resources at Nottingham Trent University, is a UK National Teaching Fellow, and was the Australian Library and Information Association's 'Manager of the Year' in 1999.
