Managing the One-Person Library

<ul> <li>Dedication</li> <li>About the author</li> <li>Preface</li> <li>1: Who is a one-person, or solo, librarian? And how do they manage to do what they do? <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>Time management </li> <li>Organizational management strategies </li> <li>Change management strategies </li> <li>Stress management </li> <li>People management </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>2: Marketing your library <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>Resources and strategies </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>3: Professional development <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>Meetings and networking </li> <li>Webinars and podcasts </li> <li>Social media and networking </li> <li>Writing </li> <li>Teaching </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>4: Collection development <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>How does a solo librarian learn collection development skills? </li> <li>What constitute good collection development skills? </li> <li>What materials do solo librarians include in their collection development? </li> <li>Tips and techniques on purchasing items at a lower cost </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>5: IT resources, troubleshooting, internet security, and library security <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>IT resources and troubleshooting </li> <li>Internet security </li> <li>Library security </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>6: Cataloging and serials management <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>Cataloging </li> <li>Serials management </li> <li>Case studies </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>7: Staffing the one-person library <ul> <li>Abstract </li> <li>Staffing strategies for solo librarians </li> <li>Training staff </li> <li>Assessing staff </li> <li>To summarize </li></ul></li> <li>8: Final thoughts on solo librarianship and the future of solo librarians <ul> <li>Abstract </li></ul></li> <li>Useful websites</li> <li>Index</li></ul>