Middle management in academic and public libraries
By: Tom Diamond, editor
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598846898; 9781598846904
Subjects: Middle managers; Training of; Public libraries; Library administrators; Administration; Academic libraries; Library personnel management
Description: "Drawing from the contributions of 20 academic and public library middle managers, this book reveals knowledge, expertise, and insights on a variety of management topics and responsibilities"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The balance of authority and responsibility in middle management / Aline Soules; title: Managing new managers or supervisors in the public library / Bernadine Goldman; title: Managing the performance of people who do not report to you / Dorothy C. Lockaby; title: Youth services librarians as middle managers : an overview / Kim Becnel; title: The Penn State University Libraries administration leadership development program : a proposal / Matthew J. Wayman, Billie E. Walker, and John D. Shank; title: Working together : public and technical services perspectives / Mary Krautter and Christine Fischer; title: Caught in the middle : managing competing expectations / Jamie P. Kearley and Deborah McCarthy; title: Middle management on the tenure-track : a delicate balance / Dorothy Ormes and Liz Miller; title: Managing changing reference services in public libraries / Donna Bachowski; title: Social media and the middle manager / Lynette Schimpf; title: Managing the previously vacant position / Kathryn Yelinek; title: Career ladders in public library branch management / Chad Lubbers; title: Performance evaluations as motivation and training opportunities / Christina Torbert; title: Hiring and firing : basic practices for public services middle managers in academic libraries / Lee Twombly; title: Project management in libraries : an overview for middle managers / Debra Lucas.