Time and project management strategies for librarians

As budgets for libraries continue to shrink, the key challenge facing the 21st century librarian is finding how to do more with less. This book features more than thirty essays that provide valuable tips for the professional who must cope with increasing demands upon their resources. Librarians will get tips on how to identify the most important tasks for the library; eliminate non-essential functions and processes; increase reliance on volunteers, interns, and students; optimize daily routines; and more.

Consult your stakeholders and prioritize with six sigma tools / Elizabeth Nelson -- Daily operations / Pamela O'Sullivan -- Feudal society of the stacks / Eric Owen -- Necessary sacrifices / LeEtta Schmidt -- Productive to the core : core competencies and the productive librarian / Jenny Dale and Lynda M. Kellam -- Rural librarians farm out your work / Michelle A. McIntyre -- Circulation staffing / Kimberly Wells -- Going, going, gone : management strategies for time and staff when there is little of either / Amber Lannon and Sara Holder -- Staff-level management of library reference services : not just personnel economy, an enhanced service system / Threasa Wesley -- Interns and volunteers : finding and deploying free labor / Portia Kapraun and Beth M. Sheppard -- Making the best of a reduced staff : utilizing student workers to reach library goals / Emy Nelson Decker -- Student workers on the job : maximizing output / Portia Kapraun and Beth M. Sheppard -- Developing and implementing a project chart / Jessica Shomberg and Daardi Sizemore -- Personal productivity for the busy librarian / John C. Gottfried -- A librarian's time management toolkit / Ellie Dworak -- Nimble project m…