Robin A. Buser, Miriam Pollack

Project Management for Libraries

A Practical Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496068
• ISBN-10: 0786496061
• Artikelnr.: 40872128

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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