Project Management in Technical Services
Practical Tips and Case Studies
Published on 30. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8389-4991-7 (ISBN)
Description
Project management, as both a skill set and a discipline, offers structure and a path forward for continual improvement and change management within libraries. Most importantly for technical services, project management creates processes that can fairly and transparently indicate how resources are allocated and guide technical services departments as they prioritize needs. Helping staff build their own project management toolkit, this book will allow readers to pick and choose which practices work best for their own situation. You will
discover ways to integrate project management skills into your daily work;
learn how to apply project management at a departmental level; and
delve into case studies which illuminate issues related to technology, including library management system migrations, digital repository development, and electronic resource management, as well as common scenarios like high density storage and weeding, and moving or consolidating collections.
discover ways to integrate project management skills into your daily work;
learn how to apply project management at a departmental level; and
delve into case studies which illuminate issues related to technology, including library management system migrations, digital repository development, and electronic resource management, as well as common scenarios like high density storage and weeding, and moving or consolidating collections.
Reviews / Votes
"Project management as a skill and discipline has been adapted from the business world and may be underutilized in service environments such libraries. Project management is particularly difficult to implement in technical services, where daily work does not often lend itself to large team-oriented projects. There are, however, many aspects of technical services work that can be efficiently handled using project management skills, such as weeding projects, shifting books, and moving or closing entire libraries ... While one must take care that the costs of project management don't outweigh the benefits, this work provides tools and examples to provide a solid starting point for interested librarians. Recommended reading for library administrators and technical services librarians."-Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Publishing group
American Library Association
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8389-4991-7 (9780838949917)
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Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Implementation Perspectives
Chapter 1: We Need to Make a Plan: A Journey and Guide to Project Management
Robyn M. Gleasner
Chapter 2: Mastering Time in Personal Project Management
Andrea Miller
Chapter 3: Personal Project Management in Theory and Practice
Heather M. Campbell
Chapter 4: Turning Big-Picture Objectives into Quarterly Deliverables
Michelle Bowers
Chapter 5: Project Management with a Lowercase "p": Integrating Project Management Principles into Everyday Technical Services Work
Beth Ashmore. Maria Collins, and Lynn Whittenberger
Chapter 6: People Management before Project Management: Creating a Healthy Work Culture to Improve Project Collaboration and Outcomes
Laurie Palumbo and Kerry Walton
Part II: Case Studies
Chapter 7: Agile Electronic Resource and Systems Management
Geraldine Rinna
Chapter 8: Consortial Projects: Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches
Jaime Taylor
Chapter 9: Corralling CORAL: An Integrated Project Management Approach to Systems Migration
Anastasia Guimaraes and Jessica Morales
Chapter 10: Technical Services and the Project Management Approach to Library Renovations
Laura Turner
Chapter 11: What's Next? Project Management for Moving or Closing a Library
Alison Downey
Chapter 12: Notice to Vacate: How to Move Out, Move In, and Move On
Kerri Goergen-Doll, Brad Engelbert, Laura Ramos, and Margarita Zamora Saunders
Chapter 13: Project Management in High-Density Storage: How to Plan for Evolving Needs
Jennifer A. Maddox Abbott and Mary S. Laskowski
Chapter 14: Project Management for Weeding Library Collections: A Case Study at Kennesaw State University
Xueying Chen and Ana B. Guimaraes
About the Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
Part I: Implementation Perspectives
Chapter 1: We Need to Make a Plan: A Journey and Guide to Project Management
Robyn M. Gleasner
Chapter 2: Mastering Time in Personal Project Management
Andrea Miller
Chapter 3: Personal Project Management in Theory and Practice
Heather M. Campbell
Chapter 4: Turning Big-Picture Objectives into Quarterly Deliverables
Michelle Bowers
Chapter 5: Project Management with a Lowercase "p": Integrating Project Management Principles into Everyday Technical Services Work
Beth Ashmore. Maria Collins, and Lynn Whittenberger
Chapter 6: People Management before Project Management: Creating a Healthy Work Culture to Improve Project Collaboration and Outcomes
Laurie Palumbo and Kerry Walton
Part II: Case Studies
Chapter 7: Agile Electronic Resource and Systems Management
Geraldine Rinna
Chapter 8: Consortial Projects: Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches
Jaime Taylor
Chapter 9: Corralling CORAL: An Integrated Project Management Approach to Systems Migration
Anastasia Guimaraes and Jessica Morales
Chapter 10: Technical Services and the Project Management Approach to Library Renovations
Laura Turner
Chapter 11: What's Next? Project Management for Moving or Closing a Library
Alison Downey
Chapter 12: Notice to Vacate: How to Move Out, Move In, and Move On
Kerri Goergen-Doll, Brad Engelbert, Laura Ramos, and Margarita Zamora Saunders
Chapter 13: Project Management in High-Density Storage: How to Plan for Evolving Needs
Jennifer A. Maddox Abbott and Mary S. Laskowski
Chapter 14: Project Management for Weeding Library Collections: A Case Study at Kennesaw State University
Xueying Chen and Ana B. Guimaraes
About the Contributors
Index