02956cam a22003978i 450000100090000000300050000900500170001400800410003101000170007202000310008903500130012004000290013304200080016205000210017008200340019110000340022524500670025925000200032626300090034626400530035530000290040833600260043733700280046333800270049150400510051850502880056952003150085752008320117265000280200477601720203290600450220494200440224995201240229395201240241799900170254122899392CSPC20260303111028.0221212s2023    mdu      b    001 0 eng    a  2022056527  a9781538172698q(paperback)  a22899392  aDLCbengerdacDLCdCSPC  apcc00aZ678b.C888 202300a025.1bC949w223/eng/202212121 aCurzon, Susan Carol,eauthor.10aWhat every library director should know /cSusan Carol Curzon.  aSecond edition.  a2305 1aLanham, Maryland :bRowman & Littlefield,c2023.  axii, 179 pages ;c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aAt the helm -- Unbuckle the library -- Engaging people -- Customer number one: your boss -- Dealing with governing boards -- Dollar sense -- The borders of the realm -- Dealing with the media -- A death in the library -- Changing times -- Transitions -- Do you want to be a director?  a"In this unconventional management book, author Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manage"--cProvided by publisher.  a"In this unconventional management book, author Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manager:
The unwritten rules, strategies, and bits of wisdom only learned on-the-job; Behavioral nuances; Political strategies; Mentor-like advice; Subtle communication codes.
Regardless of the professional setting, management is management and wisdom is wisdom. What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider’s view of vital actions, behaviors, and strategies needed to succeed in every type of library.
This second edition has been significantly revised to emphasize diversity, inclusion, remote work, and virtual services"--cBack cover. 0aLibrary administration.08iOnline version:aCurzon, Susan Carol.tWhat every library director should know.bSecond editiondLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]z9781538172704w(DLC) 2022056528  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccBKe23h025.1iC949wkCIRm2023n0  00102ddc4070aCSPCbCSPCcCIRd2025-07-17l0oCIR 025.1 C949w 2023p029757r2025-07-17 13:36:26t1-2w2025-07-17yBK  00102ddc4070aCSPCbCSPCcCIRd2026-02-27l0oCIR 025.1 C949w 2023p031321r2026-02-27 14:00:00t2-2w2026-02-27yBK  c29768d29768