Practical Tips for Successful Library Management

Today's library and information service managers need to be multi-skilled practitioners, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of multiple professional disciplines while working in operational and strategic managerial and leadership capacities. Managers need support in order to effectively work in such a diversity of professional environments and roles. This book draws on all sectors to support library and information managers in their management and leadership roles.

Practical Tips for Successful Library Management takes management theory and practice and places it within a library and information context so that readers can see how it can be applied in their own roles.

The book covers tips on broad themes such as:

• leadership and people management
• customer services and collections
• finance and budget management
• quality assurance
• stakeholder engagement.

You will find practical tips and implementation advice on topics including:

• personal wellbeing and professional engagement
• inclusive recruitment, developing and retaining staff
• managing online environments and teams
• space planning and sustainable design
• marketing and communications
• diversifying and decolonising collections
• advocacy, negotiation and influencing.

Part of the popular Practical Tips for Library and Information Professionals series, this essential book offers innovative tips and tried-and-tested best practice to enable library and information professionals to be excellent and effective managers.