The new OPL sourcebook : a guide for solo and small libraries /
Siess, Judith A.
The new OPL sourcebook : a guide for solo and small libraries / Judith A. Siess. - Medford, N.J. : Information Today, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 427 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-413) and index.
What is an OPL? -- Management : general concepts -- Time management, planning, and prioritization -- Financial matters -- Communication, marketing, and advocacy -- Along the information superhighway : the OPL and technology -- Other issues : education, downsizing and outsourcing, and knowledge management -- The future of one-person librarianship -- Business, management, and economics -- Computers and the Web -- Government -- Journalism and news -- Language, literature, and the arts -- Law, legal libraries, and copyright -- Libraryland stuff -- Medicine, health, nursing, and medical libraries -- Science, engineering, and technology -- Social sciences -- Miscellaneous -- Bibliography and sources cited.
"This updated and expanded edition of the essential guide for small and one-person libraries (OPLs) covers virtually every key management topic of interest to OPLs. In addition to offering a wealth of practical tips, strategies, and case studies, author Judith Siess takes an international perspective that reflects the growing number of OPL's worldwide. The book's in-depth directory section lists important organizations, publications, vendors and suppliers, discussion lists, and Web sites."--
157387955X 9781573879552 9781573879613 1573879614
Small libraries--Administration.
Special libraries--Administration.
Electronic books.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Administration & Management.
Small libraries--Administration.
Special libraries--Administration.
Electronic books.
Z675.S57 / S54 2006eb
025.1/97
The new OPL sourcebook : a guide for solo and small libraries / Judith A. Siess. - Medford, N.J. : Information Today, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 427 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-413) and index.
What is an OPL? -- Management : general concepts -- Time management, planning, and prioritization -- Financial matters -- Communication, marketing, and advocacy -- Along the information superhighway : the OPL and technology -- Other issues : education, downsizing and outsourcing, and knowledge management -- The future of one-person librarianship -- Business, management, and economics -- Computers and the Web -- Government -- Journalism and news -- Language, literature, and the arts -- Law, legal libraries, and copyright -- Libraryland stuff -- Medicine, health, nursing, and medical libraries -- Science, engineering, and technology -- Social sciences -- Miscellaneous -- Bibliography and sources cited.
"This updated and expanded edition of the essential guide for small and one-person libraries (OPLs) covers virtually every key management topic of interest to OPLs. In addition to offering a wealth of practical tips, strategies, and case studies, author Judith Siess takes an international perspective that reflects the growing number of OPL's worldwide. The book's in-depth directory section lists important organizations, publications, vendors and suppliers, discussion lists, and Web sites."--
157387955X 9781573879552 9781573879613 1573879614
Small libraries--Administration.
Special libraries--Administration.
Electronic books.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Administration & Management.
Small libraries--Administration.
Special libraries--Administration.
Electronic books.
Z675.S57 / S54 2006eb
025.1/97