{"product_id":"medical-library-downsizing-michael-schott-9780789004208","title":"Medical Library Downsizing: Administrative, Professional, and Personal Strategies for Coping with Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn how to stay ahead of the game when budgets and staff are cut \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedical Library Downsizing: Administrative, Professional, and Personal Strategies for Coping with Change \u003c\/em\u003eexplores corporate downsizing and other company-wide events as they relate to medical librarians in their organization. This training manual is designed to help librarians prepare for a new era where shrinking budgets, inflated journal costs, and the increasing demand for new and expensive services now put salaries and jobs at risk. While focused on health care issues, this book will appeal to a general library audience and can be used in a graduate course in library administration, corporate librarianship, or hospital librarianship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedical Library Downsizing\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the BCEs (Bad Corporate Events) that can negatively affect a librarian, including: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean across-the-board budget cut\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea downsizing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea restructuring (also called a re-organization or re-engineering)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea buyout \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea merger\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea consolidation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eMedical Library Downsizing, \u003c\/em\u003e you will learn how to prepare for the possibility of a BCE, what signs to look for that a BCE is about to take place, and how to weather the storm. The book provides the typical patterns for a downsizing, budget cut, merger, or pension buyout--teaching you step-by-step to make the most out of each possible scenario. This unique guide uses sardonic wit and entertaining examples to bring home each lesson, making \u003cem\u003eMedical Library Downsizing\u003c\/em\u003e a vital asset to librarians in any field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedical Library Downsizing\u003c\/em\u003e will help you deal with: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003econsultants who recommend downsizing and outsourcing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estaff communications\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eplanning your survival--and your escape route\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epresentations to help you keep your job\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimplementing change\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ere-training staff\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Schott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789004208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789004208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 6.12w x 0.42d","brand":"Michael Schott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447777800447,"sku":"9780789004208","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d4632df-0203-4f69-832b-67ba73d5ddf9.jpg?v=1777234746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medical-library-downsizing-michael-schott-9780789004208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}