The small library manager's handbook

The Small Library Manager's Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries.

It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. Following an introduction, 27 chapters are arranged in six major parts:

Management (including staffing, working with volunteers, and annual reports) Marketing (including social networking and how to prove your library's worth to your boss) Money (including budgeting and grant writing) Services (including reference and circulation) Collection Development (including assessment and weeding), and Professional Development (including free webinars, YouTube videos, and networking)

Each chapter is written by an expert. The chapter authors work in academic, public and special libraries. They work in hospitals, prisons, museums, colleges, courthouses, and corporations. Their libraries consist of books across the Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal system, and they work in specialized libraries that use a limited range of cataloging possibilities.

Librarians in small libraries wear many hats. This handbook written by experts who are small librarians themselves will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.

How to lead and manage the library / Diana Weaver -- How to develop effective staff / Jezmynne Dene -- How to effectively manage work and time / Elizabeth Martin and Lynn Sheehan -- How to successfully plan your work flow / Deirdre D. Spencer -- How to network and build partnerships / Robin Shader -- How to create functional, flexible, and forgiving library spaces / Paul Glassman -- How to rejuvenate a neglected library / Jeff Guerrier -- How to devise a fund-raising plan / James Anthony Schnur -- How to write a successful grant proposal / Sheila A. Cork -- How to acquire library materials on a tight budget / Miguel Figueroa-Pagán -- How to evaluate, build and maintain a special collection / Erica Shott -- How to manage electronic resources / Ashley Krenelka Chase -- How to choose the right ILS for your library / Joy M. Banks -- How to excel at collection development / Wanda Headley -- How to choose the right cataloging tools / Beth Dwoskin -- How to master the art of cataloging / Arwen Spinosa -- How to train your staff to catalog / Charles Ed Hill -- How to utilize interlibrary loan / Corinne Nyquist -- How to weed library materials / Sherill L. Harriger -- How to build an army of library advocates / Lee Ann R. Benkert -- How to grow a library with databases and subscription journals / Robin Henshaw and Valerie Enriquez -- How to provide quality service to internal and external patrons / Joyce Abbott -- How to build and leverage key relationships in your organization / Lana Brand and Raleigh McGarity -- How to advocate for the small library within the organization / Lindsay Harmon -- How to provide quality reference service / Mara H. Sansolo -- How to conduct virtual reference : creating and using knowledge products / Amelia Costigan -- How to manage technology in a small library / Zach English -- How to create an effective library website / Jill Goldstein.