The Accidental Librarian

Download or read book Running the Books written by Avi Steinberg and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to attend Harvard, he has nothing but a senior thesis on Bugs Bunny to show for himself. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, Steinberg remains stuck at a crossroads, his “romantic” existence as a freelance obituary writer no longer cutting it. Seeking direction (and dental insurance) Steinberg takes a job running the library counter at a Boston prison. He is quickly drawn into the community of outcasts that forms among his bookshelves—an assortment of quirky regulars, including con men, pimps, minor prophets, even ghosts—all searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world. Steinberg recounts their daily dramas with heartbreak and humor in this one-of-a-kind memoir—a piercing exploration of prison culture and an entertaining tale of one young man’s earnest attempt to find his place in the world.

Download or read book The Accidental Systems Librarian written by Rachel Singer Gordon and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical advice on using research, organizational, and bibliographic skills to solve system problems. Staff request.

Download or read book The Accidental Library Marketer written by Kathy Dempsey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Accidental Library Marketer fills a need for library professionals and paraprofessionals who find themselves in an awkward position: They need to promote their libraries and services in the age of the internet, but they've never been taught how to do it effectively. This results-oriented A-to-Z guide by Kathy Dempsey--long-time editor of the Marketing Library Services newsletter--reveals the missing link between the everyday promotion librarians actually do and the "real marketing" that's guaranteed to assure funding, excite users, and build stronger community relationships. Combining real-life examples, expert advice, and checklists in a reader-friendly style, The Accidental Library Marketer is the complete how-to resource for successful library marketing and promotion."--Cover.

Download or read book The Accidental Library Manager written by Rachel Singer Gordon and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Included are insights from working library managers at different levels and in various types of libraries, addressing a wide range of management issues and situations. Not to be missed: comments from library staff about the qualities they appreciate - and the styles and attitudes they find counterproductive - in their own bosses."--Jacket.

Download or read book The Accidental Librarian written by Pamela H. MacKellar and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American librarian who has worked in a wide range of situations over the past quarter century, MacKellar offers a guide for people who find themselves working as a librarian but have had no training in the field. Among her topics are what libraries and librarians are, developing a collection, retrieving and disseminating information, management essentials, removing barriers, public access computers, and librarian certification.

Download or read book The Accidental Law Librarian written by Anthony Aycock and published by Information Today. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where can I find the case Simpson v. Satterfield? What are the laws in Nevada on gun ownership? Can you help me apply for a business license? How do I copyright my name? Questions like these make a new law librarian's head spin. The truth is, all librarians are apt to get legal questions, and most struggle to respond. Collection development, too, is tricky if you seldom work with legal publishers. As the law touches more and more of our daily lives while lawyers price their services out of the average person's range, the public increasingly turns to libraries for answers. Where can librarians turn? Okay, that one's easy--to Anthony Aycock s The Accidental Law Librarian.--From publisher description.

Download or read book The Accidental Technology Trainer written by Stephanie K. Gerding and published by Information Today, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a useful and reassuring guide for library staff who find themselves newly responsible for technology training - whether in computer labs, classrooms, or one-to-one with library users. Author Stephanie Gerding addresses the most common concerns of new trainers, recommends proven tools and techniques, and shares helpful advice from many of her fellow library tech trainers. The book is designed to help staff get up to speed quickly, showing them how to integrate expert tips and tricks and leverage their natural skills to ensure excellent results in any library technology training situation.