Project Management for Libraries: A Practical Approach

by Robin A. Buser, Miriam Pollack

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476617657
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/02/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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. The late Bruce Edward Massis served the library profession for more than three decades. He lived in Delaware, Ohio. Miriam Pollack has more than 30 years of experience working in non-profit organizations, public and special libraries, library systems, and library education programs. She lives in Northbrook, Illinois.
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.
Miriam Pollack has over 30 years of experience working in non-profit organizations, public and special libraries, library systems, and library education programs. She lives in Northbrook, Illinois.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

This book will help librarians as they use professional processes to effectively manage projects, and will provide an understanding of the basics of project management for library administrators and project sponsors”—ARBA.

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