Project Management for Libraries: A Practical Approach

by Robin A Buser, Bruce E. Massis, Miriam Pollack

Library work often involves coordinating projects with many tasks and many stakeholders where cost and time limitations can be seen as opportunities. Effective project management is worth learning! This book provides library staffers at every level--whether in public, academic, school or special libraries--with the basic tools of project management so that they can gain confidence and an expectation of success. Part I covers the terminology, the philosophy, the resource management and the return on investment of project management. Part II introduces the basics of the methodology designed by the Project Management Institute. Part III discusses practical techniques for specific types of library projects, gives an introduction to agile management, features success stories in library project management and describes available software. The book includes many examples of project management. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may .

228 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 2014

Reviews

[Jeimy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read Project Management for Libraries: A Practical Approach as part of a graduate course on library project management and was disappointed by how little it offered beyond the basics. While the book is structured to introduce project management concepts and tools in a library context, I found its content to be incredibly surface-level.

Ironically, I learned more in a one-hour session on project management at the Florida Library Association conference than I did from this entire book. While this might be a passable resource for someone entirely unfamiliar with project management, those with even minimal exposure will likely find it redundant.