New routes to library success
Subtitle: 100+ ideas from outside the stacks
By: Elisabeth Doucett
Publisher: ALA Editions, An imprint of the American Library Association
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780838913130
Subjects: Public services (Libraries); Organizational change; Curtis Memorial Library (Brunswick, Me.); Customer services; Public libraries; Administration; Businesspeople; Entrepreneurship; Libraries; Case studies; Creative ability in business; Organizational effectiveness; Interviews; Libraries and community
Description: Transformative ideas for libraries based on interviews with entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers from the business world.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The process; title: Entrepreneurship / Josh Davis, Gelato Fiasco; title: Creativity / Walter Briggs, Briggs Advertising; title: The extraordinary in the ordinary / Fritz Grobe, EepyBird; title: Advocates for the creators / Margot Atwell, Kickstarter; title: Customer service / Chris Wilson, L.L. Bean; title: Trend tracking / Vicki Loomis, Trendwatching.com; title: Learning your community / Brian Kevin and Ginny Wright, Down East magazine; title: Creating a great workplace : Meredith Jones, Maine Community Foundation; title: Content curation / Liz Doucett, Curtis Memorial Library; title: Unconventional thinking / Kate Chaney Chappell, Tom's of Maine.