Strategic Planning in Academic Libraries (tent.): A Practical Guide

by Connor; Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780789037015
• ISBN10: 0789037017
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Strategic Planning in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide is comprised ofilluminating essays, instructive tables and graphs, anda wide range of case studies from academic libraries in the United States and United Kingdom, making it an indispensableguide to cultivatingthe library's most valuable resource--its workforce.

Table of Contents

About the Editor Contributors Preface By Elizabeth Connor Chapter 1. Welcome! Creating an Effective New Employee Orientation Program at Kansas State Libraries By Donna F. Ekart, Jennifer Heikkila Furrey, Ellen R. Urton Chapter 2. Improve Your Circulation: Does Your Library Have a Family History of Poor Service? Staff Development at Sacred Heart University By Shawn R. Fields Chapter 3. Library Techno Day at College of St. Catherine Libraries By James M. Newsome, Carol P. Johnson Chapter 4. Formalizing Staff Development from Inception to Implementation at University of Central Florida Libraries By Cynthia M. Kisby, Suzanne E. Holler Chapter 5. Supporting a Culture of Library Research at the University of Washington at Seattle By Philip M. Edwards, Elaine Z. Jennerich, Jennifer L. Ward Chapter 6. Developing Library Professionals in a Multi-disciplinary Support Environment at the University of Cumbria By Margaret Weaver, Paul Holland, Lisa Toner Chapter 7. Using Grant Funds to Bring Continuing Education Workshops to Central Pennsylvania By Susan Hamburger Chapter 8. Integrating Electronic Notebooks in Daily Work at Wayne State University By John H. Heinrichs, Bin Li Chapter 9. Mission Possible: A Retreat to Prepare Librarians to Infiltrate Upper-level Curricula at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas By Diane VanderPol, Priscilla Finley, Sidney Lowe, Susie Skarl Chapter 10. How to Survive Your First Term as Team Leader: A One Day Boot Camp at the Purdue University Libraries By Michael Fosmire, Jane Kinkus, Rebecca Richardson, Lisa Rile Chapter 11. Using Data Analysis Techniques to Focus Academic Librarian Training at Wayne State University By John H. Heinrichs, Kee-Sook Lim, Jeen-Su Lim, Sandra G. Yee Chapter 12. You Came for the Snacks, But What Have You Learned? Evaluation of a Staff Learning Program at the University of Maryland Libraries By Maggie Z. Saponaro, M. Sue Baughman, Jennifer Kinniff Chapter 13. Course Management Systems for Staff Development at Pennsylvania State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies By Dolores Fidishun, Julie Meyer, Mary Murray, Carol Riley Exercises By Elizabeth Connor Index