Fundamentals of Library Supervision
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Beth McNeil is dean emerita and Esther Ellis Norton professor of library science at the Libraries and School of Information Studies at Purdue University. She served as dean of libraries at Purdue from 2019 to 2025 and at Iowa State University from 2015 to 2019. She received a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Illinois. She is the author of several books and journal articles on aspects of library leadership and management. McNeil is active in the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
Content
List of Figures
Foreword by Janice Welburn
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Becoming a Manager
Chapter 2 Hiring: Finding the Best people
Chapter 3 Onboarding, Orientation, and Training
Chapter 4 Planning and Organizing Work
Chapter 5 Managing Performance
Chapter 6 Compensation, Rewards, and Incentives
Chapter 7 Leading Teams: Managing Committees, Groups, and Teams
Chapter 8 Communication: Becoming a Successful Communicator
Chapter 9 Managing Meetings and Collaborations
Chapter 10 Budgeting
Chapter 11 Library Facilities: Spaces and Safety
Chapter 12 Organizational Climate and Belonging
Conclusion
Appendices
Index