An Academic Library Director's Bestiary

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1. Verfasser: McKay, Richard
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: 2012
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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.
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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