An Academic Library Director's Bestiary
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| author | McKay, Richard |
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| contents | An Academic Library Director's Bestiary McKay, Richard Library Personnel Library Administration Academic Libraries Users (Information) Community Colleges Higher Education The article examines some of the non-routine challenges that an academic library director can expect to deal with during his or her career. Each challenge is discussed in a paragraph or two, beginning by characterizing the challenge as an animal that serves as a metaphor for unusual but nonetheless important conditions that can, sooner or later, demand a response from any library director. The article considers strategies for managing the director's relationships with superiors, peer administrators, patrons, and library employees, and gives specific recommendations for handling them effectively. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ970411 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2012 |
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| spellingShingle | An Academic Library Director's Bestiary McKay, Richard Library Personnel Library Administration Academic Libraries Users (Information) Community Colleges Higher Education An Academic Library Director's Bestiary McKay, Richard Library Personnel Library Administration Academic Libraries Users (Information) Community Colleges Higher Education The article examines some of the non-routine challenges that an academic library director can expect to deal with during his or her career. Each challenge is discussed in a paragraph or two, beginning by characterizing the challenge as an animal that serves as a metaphor for unusual but nonetheless important conditions that can, sooner or later, demand a response from any library director. The article considers strategies for managing the director's relationships with superiors, peer administrators, patrons, and library employees, and gives specific recommendations for handling them effectively. |
| title | An Academic Library Director's Bestiary |
| topic | Library Personnel Library Administration Academic Libraries Users (Information) Community Colleges Higher Education |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ970411 |