Fundamentals of Library Supervision

October 15, 2017

Effective workplace supervision is a learned set of practical skills and well-developed interpersonal relationships. In libraries, as with small businesses and large corporations, government agencies, and private and public enterprises, management is at the heart of a supervisor's daily work. Driven by technology, competition, customer expectations, a changing workforce, and globalization, successful supervisors must balance staff support and leadership with institutional goals and objectives. In the newly revised and updated edition of this text, McNeil (Iowa State Univ.; Human Resource Management in Today's Academic Library) places standard management topics such as hiring, performance review, budgeting, teamwork, and communication within the context of 21st-century libraries and a rapidly changing workforce. In addition to real-world examples and scenarios, supplementary text and tables provide further evidence of the rewarding and challenging work done by library supervisors. Chapters on diversity and inclusiveness as well as policy in new legal environments are timely. VERDICT Clear and concise, this classic text is recommended for new and seasoned library managers.--Linda Frederiksen, Washington State Univ. Lib., Vancouver

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