The Solo Librarian

A Practical Handbook
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-443-15795-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 674 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 1064 g

Actively diversifying the content to increase its relevance to an international audience, this practical handbook provides a one-stop-shop with accompanying time-saving templates that can be easily adapted to help aid the daily activities and processes often faced by those working in information, knowledge, libraries and related disciplines. The Solo Librarian: A Practical Handbook provides an internationally applicable and practical handbook that shows a timeline of key activities that happen throughout, in this example, an academic year. Sections provide examples on Acquisitions, cataloguing, updating library guidance (before academic year start - September), Student and Staff Inductions (September/October), Quarterly Business Review to review updates and library usage (Oct - Dec), Library cover over student/staff holiday period (Dec), Quarterly Business Review (Jan - Mar), Quality standard(s) re-accreditation (April), Research methods/study skills webinars (April), Library cover over student holiday period (April), Quarterly Business Review (April -June), and much more. The idea behind this practical handbook is to provide guidance and templates to cover responsibilities, challenges, benchmarking, acquisitions, classification, archiving, copyright management, and so much more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roper, Lucy

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Reviewing the Literature 3. Library and information services 4. Lucy the Librarian Top Tips for Successful Solo Librarianship 5. Research and benchmarking 6. International Case Studies 7. Access and identity management 8. Future of Libraries and Library developments 9. Accessibility 10. Copyright and Licensing (Note: Where legislation is covered there will be designated sections providing an International perspective.) 11. Marketing and communications 12. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Roper, Lucy
Lucy Roper is Information Governance Manager, University College of Estate Management (UCEM) in the UK.