Project Management for Libraries

A Practical Approach

Robin A. Buser, Miriam Pollack (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9606-8 (ISBN)

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Library work often involves coordinating projects with many tasks and many stakeholders where cost and time limitations can be seen as opportunities. Effective project management is worth learning!

This book provides library staffers at every level--whether in public, academic, school or special libraries--with the basic tools of project management so that they can gain confidence and an expectation of success. Part I covers the terminology, the philosophy, the resource management and the return on investment of project management. Part II introduces the basics of the methodology designed by the Project Management Institute. Part III discusses practical techniques for specific types of library projects, gives an introduction to agile management, features success stories in library project management and describes available software. The book includes many examples of project management.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Robin A. Buser is the supervisor of technical services at Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio. She was the project manager for OCLC’s WorldCat Cataloging Partners service. She lives in Westerville, Ohio. The late Bruce Edward Massis served the library profession for more than three decades. He lived in Delaware, Ohio. Miriam Pollack has more than 30 years of experience working in non-profit organizations, public and special libraries, library systems, and library education programs. She lives in Northbrook, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I: Preparing to Plan and Implement Project Management

1. Why Project Management?

2. Project Management—What Is It?

3. People in Projects

4. How to Evaluate Whether to Start a Project

5. Determining the Return on Investment

Part II: Planning and Implementing Project Management

6. Initiate the Process

7. Planning

8. Executing Process Group

9. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

10. Closing and Evaluating

11. Agile Project Management

Part III: Library Resources

12. Guidelines for Library Projects

13. Library Project Management Examples

14. Web-based Project Management Software

Glossary

Appendix: Sample Survey Questionnaire to Libraries

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	30 illustrations, glossary, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Projektmanagement
ISBN-10	0-7864-9606-1 / 0786496061
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9606-8 / 9780786496068
Zustand	Neuware