The Accidental Library Manager

ISBN: 1573872105

Author: Gordon, Rachel Singer

Condition: Used

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 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 appreciateand the styles and attitudes they find counterproductivein their own bosses. This readable and reassuring guide is a must for any librarian who wishes to succeed in a management position.

• managerial supervisory responsibilities