{"product_id":"the-small-library-managers-handbook-alice-graves-9781442230132","title":"The Small Library Manager's Handbook","description":"The Small Library Manager's Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. \u003cbr\u003eIt covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. Following an introduction, 27 chapters are arranged in six major parts: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement (including staffing, working with volunteers, and annual reports)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing (including social networking and how to prove your library's worth to your boss)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoney (including budgeting and grant writing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServices (including reference and circulation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection Development (including assessment and weeding), and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional Development (including free webinars, YouTube videos, and networking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach chapter is written by an expert. The chapter authors work in academic, public and special libraries. They work in hospitals, prisons, museums, colleges, courthouses, and corporations. Their libraries consist of books across the Library of Congress or Dewey Decimal system, and they work in specialized libraries that use a limited range of cataloging possibilities. \u003cbr\u003e Librarians in small libraries wear many hats. This handbook written by experts who are small librarians themselves will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442230134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442230132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.88h x 4.88w x 0.68d","brand":"Alice Graves","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44255147065599,"sku":"9781442230132","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed831321-ca72-4e9b-a3e4-e28e3ea8f10c.jpg?v=1694616380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-small-library-managers-handbook-alice-graves-9781442230132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}