Fundamentals of Technical Services Management

by Sheila S. Intner

In Fundamentals of Managing Library Technical Services, seasoned expert Sheila Intner makes sense out of the chaos as she examines the roles and responsibilities of the technical services manager. The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the last decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both under-prepared and without guidance from their institutions.In Fundamentals of Managing Library Technical Services, seasoned expert Sheila Intner makes sense out of the chaos as she examines the roles and responsibilities of the technical services manager. This authoritative handbook: gives new managers the tools necessary to effectively run the technical services department; provides guidance on working with and evaluating staff, vendors, and department outputs; suggests ways to boost department visibility; offers easy-to-scan tips, lists, and sidebars, including numerous tales from the field; and includes chapter-level bibliographies for more in-depth study.Focusing on strategies for success, the information offered here can be applied to all library types. Newly appointed technical services managers, library practitioners seeking to advance their careers, and library school students will all benefit from this practical, step-by-step approach.

Genres: Management, Librarianship

Kindle Edition

First published January 30, 2008

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't think it would take this long to finish. But it was well worth it. Even though it's been a few years in this position, I still feel I have a lot to learn. This book does make the new Technical Services Manager think with a different mindset.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't taken 635 yet, but I imagine that if I already had, a lot of the chapters would be redundant: the discussion of library management techniques, etc. seems very general and perhaps a little obvious. Still, not a bad read.

[Bobby · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic review of library technical services. Good as an introduction to managing a technical services unit but does not get into detailed analyses of how to actually do the managing.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I read this whole book. I don't know if it will help, but its worth a shot, eh?

[Sean Glover · Rating 2 out of 5]

One thing about these library management books: Ay! the conflicting lists of "practical wisdom" (i.e. conflict is unavoidable, avoid friction). Anyhow, this book may actually be under-rated.

[Mark]

http://marklindner.info/blog/2009/12/...