Library of Small Catastrophes
Library of Small Catastrophes

Author: Alison C. Rollins

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Published: 2019-06-18

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 1619321998

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Library of Small Catastrophes, Alison Rollins’ ambitious debut collection, interrogates the body and nation as storehouses of countless tragedies. Drawing from Jorge Luis Borges’ fascination with the library, Rollins uses the concept of the archive to offer a lyric history of the ways in which we process loss. “Memory is about the future, not the past,” she writes, and rather than shying away from the anger, anxiety, and mourning of her narrators, Rollins’ poetry seeks to challenge the status quo, engaging in a diverse, boundary-defying dialogue with an ever-present reminder of the ways race, sexuality, spirituality, violence, and American culture collide.

Running a Small Library
Running a Small Library

Author: John A. Moorman

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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How can a small library with a few (or even one) staff members and very limited resources be managed successfully? Learn the issues facing all types of small libraries.

The Little Free Library Book
The Little Free Library Book

Author: Margret Aldrich

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781566894074

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LFL history, quirky and poignant firsthand stories, a resource guide, and some of the most creative and inspired LFLs around.

Starting, Managing and Promoting the Small Library
Starting, Managing and Promoting the Small Library

Author: Robert Berk

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-22

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1315491400

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A guide to the establishment of the library which covers materials acquisition, the organization and usage of the library's collection to provide a variety of services and the use of automation. This book aims to instruct the librarian on managing the small library effectively.

The Small Library Manager's Handbook
The Small Library Manager's Handbook

Author: Alice Graves

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1442230142

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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.

Managing the Small College Library
Managing the Small College Library

Author: Rachel Applegate

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-09-16

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1591589185

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This book helps directors of small college libraries to plan, staff, and organize their facilities and make the right decisions to effectively contribute to their college's mission. The purpose of this book is to provide the director of a small college library—typically defined as a facility managed by one to seven librarians—with information on every important managerial function specific to their facilities. This content will be much more useful for these library specialists than that of management books covering generic library management or targeted towards large academic settings. Managing the Small College Library covers the key responsibilities of the small college library director: personnel, planning, budgeting, and serving key constituencies. The author draws upon her in-depth knowledge of bureaucratic, political, and human resources managerial theory to explain how librarians can advance the mission of their library. It also includes an in-depth discussion of tenure and academic status for librarians, and examines the effects of both public and religious affiliation.