Managing Small and One-Person Libraries
A Bibliography with Additional Resources


A Bibliography

Allen, Bryce L. and Terry L. Weech, eds., Allerton Park Institute, 35th: 1993. Critical Issues in Library Management: Organizing for Leadership and Decision-Making. Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1995.

American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.

American Association of School Librarians and Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs. Chicago: American Library Association; Washington, D.C.: 1988.

Barnett, Diana. Everything You Need to Know About the School Library Media Center: a Handbook for LMC Aides. Fort Atkinson, WI: Alleyside Press, 1995.

Bolt, Nancy M. and Corinne Johnson for the Options for Small Libraries Committee. Options for Small Public Libraries in Massachusetts: Recommendations & A Planning Guide. Mass.: 1985.

Bopp, Richard E. and Linda C. Smith, eds. Reference and Information Services: an Introduction. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

Cassell, Kay Ann and Elizabeth Futas. Developing Public Library Collections, Policies, and Procedures: a How-to-do-it Manual for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1991.

Chaleff, Ira. The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders. 1st ed. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishes, 1995.

Evans, G. Edward. Developing Library and Information Center Collections. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.

Gallagher, Don. Get More Done in Less Time. Blackwood, NJ: Communication Briefings, 1991. Videocassette.

Galvin, Thomas J., Margeret Mary Kimmel, and Brenda H. White, eds. Excellence in School Media Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1980.

Himmell, Ethel and William James Wilson with the ReVision Committee of the Public Library Association. Planning for Results: a Public Library Transformation Process. Vol. 1 and 2. Chicago, Ill.: American Library Association, 1998.

How Baltimore Chooses: Selection Policies of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. 7th ed. Baltimore, Md.: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1998.

Katz, Bill, ed. The How-to-do-it Manual for Small Libraries. New York: Neal- Schuman Publishers, 1987.

Katz, William. A. Introduction to Reference Work. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Kuhlthan, Carol Collier, ed. The Virtual School Library: Gateway to the Information Superhighway Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.

LaGuardia, Cheryl, ed. Recreating the Academic Library: Breaking Virtual Ground. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1998.

Matejka, Ken. Why This Horse Won't Drink: How to Win and Keep Employee Commitment. New York, NY: Amacom, 1991.

Mayer, Jeffrey, J. If You Haven't Got the Time to Do It Right, When Will You Find the Time to Do it Over?New York: Simon & Schuster Sound Ideas, 1990. Cassette.

Mehaffey, Kathleen. The Librarian as Administrator of the Small Public Library. Chicago: Library Administration and Management Association, American Library Association, 1978.

Moorman, John A. Managing Small Library Collections in Businesses and Community Organizations: Advice for Nonlibrarians. Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.

Nelson, Sandra, Ellen Altman, and Diane Mayo for the Public Library Association. Managing for Results: Effective Resource Allocation for Public Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000.

O'Donnell, Peggy. Public Library Development Program: Manual for Trainers. Chicago: American Library Association, 1988.

The One-Person Library: Tasks and Management. New York, N.Y.: SMR International, 1995.

Pitkin, Gary M., ed. The National Electronic Library: A Guide to the Future for Library Manager. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1996.

PLA Policy Manual Committee. PLA Handbook for Writers of Public Library Policies. Chicago: Public Library Association, 1993.

Redmond, Kathleen Molz. Library Planning and Policy Making: the Legacy of the Public and Private Sectors. Metuchen, M.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1990.

Reed, Sally Gardner. Small Libraries: a Handbook for Successful Management. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1991.

Rubin, Rhea Joyce, and Daniel Suvak, eds. Libraries Inside: a Practical Guide for Prison Librarians. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1995.

Sager, Donald J. Small Libraries: Organization and Operation. 3rd ed. Ft. Atkinson, WI: Highsmith Press, 2000.

Shields, Gerald R. and J. Gordon Burke, eds. Budgeting for Accountability in Libraries: a Selection of Readings. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1974.

Siess, Judith. The SOLO Librarian's Sourcebook. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1997.

St. Clair, Guy and Joan Williamson. Managing the New One-Person Library. 2nd ed. New York: Bowker Saur, 1992.

Stueart, Robert D. and Barbara B. Moran. Library and Information Center Management. 5th ed. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

Sutton, Dave. So You're Going to Run a Library: a Library Management Primer. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.

Weingand, Darlene E. Administration of the Small Public Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992.

Wright, Keith. The Challenge of Technology: Action Strategies for the School Library Media Specialist. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993.


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR MINNESOTA LIBRARIES

Minnesota Career Renewal Handbook: The Minnesota Voluntary Certification Program. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning - Library Development & Services.

Handbook for Using Minnesota Public Library Standards. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning - Library Development & Services, 1999.

Minnesota Public Library Trustee Handbook. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning - Library Development & Services in cooperation with the Minnesota Library Trustees Association of the Minnesota Library Association, April 1998.

Standards for Minnesota Public Libraries: Essential, Enhances, Excellent. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning - Library Development & Services, September 1996.

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