Best library management books according to redditors
We found 7 Reddit comments discussing the best library management books. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 7 Reddit comments discussing the best library management books. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Check out the book Black Belt Librarian by Warren Graham. It's all about this topic.
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives by Gregory Hunter is what I used when I was in class a few years ago.
I would suggest taking a look at the National Park Service's Museum Handbook (can download as PDF or view specific chapters). It's a pretty authoritative source and provides best practices for many objects/materials. It's kind of a beast to navigate but I can't tell you how helpful it is. The NPS also has a series called Conserve O Grams, which are shorter documents that discuss specific object mounting/handling/storing subjects.
Other online sources are the AIC Preservation Wiki and the NEDCC Preservation Leaflets, although these are more specific to documents and photographs. Might still be helpful though :)
My favorite book on preservation is the Preservation Management Handbook which is another text that is organized by the type of material you're working with.
Gaylord Archival also has some free resources on their website. I haven't reviewed these myself but they may prove helpful. Best of luck to you!
Laura Millar's book Archives, Practices and Principles is a good starter on the role of an archivist: https://www.amazon.com/Archives-Principles-Laura-Agnes-Millar/dp/1555707262
The Accidental Library Manager helped me out quite a bit; that and thinking back to the qualities my best bosses had. Looking back on my experiences as a relatively new manager, one piece of advice I can give is that you should take the time to sit down with your employee to see what kind of projects she's working on and how you can support her as her supervisor. Meet with her on a regular basis (or as your schedule permits) since this will help with keeping the lines of communication open.
Read and work through the beginning-of-year stuff in the CHAMPS book.
Champs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management (Library : Management, Motivation & Discipline) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1599090074/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ey3VDbY7VQS09
Huh. See, it looked to me that all the librarian did was work really hard to make it look like he wasn't being patronizing to the patron, when he was actually citing chapter and verse every reason why the patron was being a close-minded and ignorant boob. A simple and humble response would have been much shorter. This writer, on the other hand, was turning to his like-minded audience (as well he should have, I might add) and slyly saying, "Watch me flay the skin off this witless victim while I proceed to cancel every point of argument she could come up with." Don't get me wrong - I think what he did was masterful, completely called for, and (fairly) deftly executed - I just don't kid myself about its innocence.
Edit: Not to put too fine a point on it, here is a link to the author's latest book. Notice it is not titled The New Coming Together of Differing Viewpoints. It's titled The New Inquisition. He knows - from vast experience - exactly what he's dealing with, and is an expert on counterattacks to protect the First Amendment.