Front-line librarianship : life on the job for today's librarians

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgments = xv
• Introduction = xvii
• Section A : By Popular Demand : Various Genres and Tastes = 1
• 1 Reading in season : how the yearly cycle affects your choice of books = 3
• 1.1 Cottage and campground = 3
• 1.2 Dickensian alternatives = 4
• 1.3 On the road = 5
• 1.4 Innocent? = 6
• 1.5 Jack comes back = 6
• 2 Mystery madness : understanding the demand for crime fiction in libraries = 9
• 2.1 Death by demand = 9
• 2.2 What the professor wants = 10
• 2.3 Selection tools = 10
• 2.4 Death on order = 11
• 2.5 Matters of taste = 12
• 3 Reaching the outer limits : science fiction in the library = 13
• 3.1 Hugo's achievement = 13
• 3.2 Monsters and young men = 13
• 3.3 Atwood's handmaid = 14
• 3.4 Fear of Goths = 14
• 3.5 Safeway neuromancer = 15
• 3.6 Rowling power = 15
• 3.7 Join the club = 16
• 4 Life enjoyed : the appeal of biography collections = 17
• 4.1 Why so popular? = 17
• 4.2 Imagining the life = 18
• 4.3 Paris Hilton and Co. = 19
• 4.4 Living collections = 20
• 5 Travel collections : off the shelf, on the road = 21
• 5.1 What guidebooks give = 21
• 5.2 Atlases = 22
• 5.3 Early travel literature = 22
• 5.4 Enter the British = 23
• 5.5 Not so painful = 23
• 5.6 Rick does Europe = 24
• 6 Blankets will not protect you! an overview of horror fiction = 25
• 6.1 Older English horror = 25
• 6.2 Victorian shivers = 26
• 6.3 American classic = 27
• 6.4 King of the genre = 28
• 7 Making the Penguins fly : classics collections in public libraries = 29
• 7.1 Broad interests = 29
• 7.2 Life without Freud = 30
• 7.3 Tapestry of wisdom = 31
• 7.4 Questions and decisions = 32
• 7.5 The politics of shelving = 32
• 8 First love, printed and bound = 35
• 8.1 Going Hobbit = 35
• 8.2 Magic Kingdom = 36
• 8.3 You can be a librarian = 37
• 8.4 Personal passion in the workplace = 38
• 8.5 Reading for eternity = 39
• Section B : Social Studies = 41
• 9 Alternative librarianship : voices from the field = 43
• 10 Life at the cellular level : dealing with wireless communications in libraries = 47
• 10.1 Kids and parents = 47
• 10.2 A cell-free zone = 48
• 11 Moonlight sonata : librarians discuss their work after work = 51
• 11.1 Debt management and fitness = 51
• 11.2 The rotten nest egg = 52
• 11.3 Food for thought = 52
• 11.4 Beethoven for adult amateurs = 53
• 11.5 Getting sweaty for fun and profit = 53
• 12 Manual matters : developing successful guidelines and losing priceless boredom = 55
• 13 Keeping up appearances : looking like a librarian in an age of paranoia = 59
• 13.1 The customs of the country = 59
• 13.2 Helpful dandruff = 60
• 13.3 Librarians, beards, etc. = 61
• 13.4 Star power = 61
• 14 Surviving hard times : how libraries can deal with recessions = 63
• 14.1 Balance required = 63
• 14.2 ERM = 64
• 14.3 More management and why not = 64
• 14.4 If it ain't broke = 65
• 14.5 Boxes of bargains = 65
• 14.6 What we fear most = 66
• 14.7 Recovery, eventually = 66
• 15 What goes down : library experiences of the urban poor = 67
• 15.1 Sleeping in the streets = 67
• 15.2 A couple of users = 68
• 15.3 A former colleague = 69
• 15.4 What's in the bag = 70
• 16 Keynoting : an honest overview = 71
• 16.1 The gang's all here = 71
• 16.2 The winning smile = 72
• 16.3 For the camera = 72
• 16.4 Fly for cover = 73
• 16.5 Please drop in = 74
• 16.6 Moment of truth = 74
• 17 Quote us freely : British librarians speak out about recent cutbacks = 75
• 17.1 Cooking with new technology = 75
• 17.2 Grime = 76
• 17.3 The rebellious spirit = 77
• 17.4 Caveat : maggie = 77
• 17.5 Angry students = 78
• 17.6 Perseverance = 79
• 17.7 Damn the pigeons = 79
• 18 For your eyes only : love and disorder in our domestic libraries = 81
• 18.1 The lure of the sofa = 81
• 18.2 Serendipity = 82
• 18.3 Swedish equipment = 82
• 18.4 He came in through the bedroom window = 83
• 18.5 Neurosis = 84
• 19 Who's next door? Living with your library's neighbors = 87
• 19.1 Something in the air = 87
• 19.2 Good woman = 88
• 19.3 Unhappy hour = 89
• 19.4 Banking on cooperation = 90
• 19.5 The pain of divorce, the pleasures of chai = 91
• 20 Worldwide weeding : when books no longer furnish a room = 93
• 20.1 Manner of disposal = 93
• 20.2 More fiction than ever = 94
• 20.3 Dinosaurs choose Proust = 95
• 20.4 New uses for space = 96
• 20.5 Back to 007 = 96
• 21 What care ye for raiment? Dress codes and styles in our libraries = 99
• 21.1 Slob alert = 99
• 21.2 First the shirts, and then... = 100
• 21.3 Hair off the spectrum = 100
• 21.4 High-altitude footwear = 101
• 21.5 Footwear, cont = 102
• 21.6 Watch for icicles = 102
• 22 Circulation counter service in public and academic libraries : dealing face-to-face with patrons = 105
• 22.1 Bronzino = 105
• 22.2 Put on hold = 106
• 22.3 In the wet = 107
• 22.4 A matter of qualifications = 107
• 22.5 Security = 108
• 22.6 The case of the missing molars, conl. = 109
• Section C : Visiting the Library : People and Programs = 111
• 23 Gold, Frankincense, and Murder : the wise bookseller's guide to corporate gifts = 113
• 24 "It's not just the books!" Wheelchair patrons speak out = 117
• 24.1 Safe spots = 117
• 24.2 Library attitudes = 118
• 24.3 Independence on wheels = 119
• 24.4 When to ignore the rules = 119
• 24.5 Individual respect = 120
• 25 What's cooking at your library : a special event = 121
• 25.1 Getting stalled = 121
• 25.2 Cook it and they will come = 121
• 25.3 Finding a presenter = 122
• 25.4 Setting a date = 122
• 25.5 Getting the word out = 122
• 25.6 Signing up = 123
• 25.7 Final preparations = 123
• 25.8 Signage = 123
• 25.9 Day of reckoning = 124
• 25.10 Troubleshooting = 124
• 25.11 A savory conclusion = 125
• 26 Abroad in your library : what tourists want, what they get = 127
• 27 Here's looking at you, kid : what special visitors want when they tour your library = 131
• 27.1 The vision = 131
• 27.2 Location, location = 132
• 27.3 On the outside = 132
• 27.4 Staff workspace = 132
• 27.5 For the public = 133
• 27.6 Shelving = 133
• 27.7 Your influence = 134
• 28 Discover your inner elf : Christmas programs for public libraries = 135
• 28.1 Deck the hall = 135
• 28.2 Scrooge, etc. = 136
• 28.3 Annually, or else = 137
• 28.4 Facilities management = 137
• 29 Boo! Halloween in our libraries = 139
• 29.1 Plastic bats = 139
• 29.2 Storytime = 140
• 29.3 Adult fiction = 141
• 29.4 Costumes will be worn = 142
• 29.5 Ghoulish Donald = 142
• 29.6 Off the wall = 143
• 30 Confessions of a library Santa = 145
• 31 November memories : librarians and patrons observe Remembrance Day = 149
• 31.1 Blazers and berets = 149
• 31.2 Photos and their contexts = 150
• 31.3 Not on display = 151
• 31.4 Year-round circulation = 151
• 31.5 Accommodating veterans = 152
• 31.6 Snipers = 152
• 32 Gone astray : an exploration of library lost-and-founds = 153
• 32.1 Contents of the drawer = 153
• 32.2 The wandering wallet = 154
• 32.3 Lottery winner = 154
• 32.4 Emotional response = 155
• 32.5 For the love of a plastic duck = 155
• 32.6 Police matters = 156
• 33 Cat care programs in public libraries : providing essential information to owners = 157
• 33.1 One reason why = 157
• 33.2 Nutrition = 158
• 33.3 The unhappy question = 159
• 33.4 On the prowl = 160
• 33.5 Q&Q&Q&A = 160
• 33.6 Fame = 161
• 34 Serving the solitary : librarians demonstrate "in-reach" = 163
• 34.1 Various reasons = 163
• 34.2 Excruciating = 164
• 34.3 In-reach defined = 164
• 34.4 A common need = 165
• 34.5 A common service experience = 166
• 34.6 Shiny brogues = 166
• Section D : Senior Moments = 169
• 35 Seniors : what they want and what they get in Canada's public libraries = 171
• 36 Leisure reading for seniors : sorting out tastes and topics = 175
• 36.1 Solve for X = 175
• 36.2 TV tie-ins = 176
• 36.3 Club talk = 176
• 36.4 Romance and children's treasures = 177
• 36.5 Other formats = 177
• 37 Finance, felines, and figuring It all out : utilitarian reading for seniors = 179
• 37.1 Seniors need books and more = 179
• 37.2 A matter of health = 180
• 37.3 Ending up without fear = 180
• 37.4 Life is a garden = 180
• 37.5 Pet care = 181
• 37.6 Financial concerns = 181
• 37.7 Life goes on = 182
• 38 Tis the season : Christmas programs for seniors = 183
• 38.1 Aptly nicknamed = 183
• 38.2 Storytime = 184
• 38.3 By oneself = 185
• 38.4 Perfect for table or tree = 185
• 38.5 Limited seating = 186
• 39 It's never too late to Tolstoy : adventures of a seniors' reading club = 187
• 39.1 Blithe spirits = 188
• 39.2 What it takes = 188
• 39.3 Convoy formation = 189
• 39.4 Bathtub risk = 190
• 39.5 Biblical visuals = 190
• Section E : Library Technicians = 193
• 40 Training techs : preparing library technicians for an evolving job market = 195
• 41 File under tango : lifelong learning for library technicians = 199
• 41.1 Love and technology = 199
• 41.2 Cerebral workout = 200
• 41.3 Do you copy? = 200
• 41.4 First and last tango in tech services = 201
• 41.5 Reference greens and browns = 201
• Section F : For the Record = 203
• 42 Paper crazy no more : records management for library chaos junkies = 205
• 42.1 Step one : getting past denial = 205
• 42.2 Step two : assigning records management responsibilities = 206
• 42.3 Step three : compiling the records inventory = 206
• 42.4 Step four : retention scheduling = 207
• 42.5 Step five : establishing confidentiality levels and organizing document destruction = 208
• 42.6 Step six : preventing data loss = 208
• 42.7 Step seven : developing the library archives = 209
• 42.8 Step eight : sustaining the records management process = 209
• 42.9 Sources : the author's choice = 210
• 43 CIA for beginners : records management training for library technicians = 211
• 44 Records management for office managers : a special librarian's clip `N share = 215
• 44.1 A list of what you have = 216
• 44.2 What you keep, what you shred = 216
• 44.3 Archival treasures = 217
• 44.4 Storage here, storage there = 217
• 44.5 Available expertise = 217
• Section G : Rare Books and Other Rubbish = 219
• 45 Gold in the garbage : making the most from the treasure in your trash = 221
• 45.1 Nobody bought it = 221
• 45.2 An expert eye = 222
• 45.3 A win-win scenario = 223
• 46 One for the books : lectures on collecting from coast to coast = 225
• 46.1 The bard's Rotarians = 225
• 46.2 Tribes = 226
• 46.3 High spots, high prices = 226
• 46.4 Mississauga romantic = 227
• 46.5 Restoration costs = 227
• 46.6 Biblio-survival = 228
• Section H : English Hours = 229
• 47 Librarian's London : visiting the city of readers = 231
• 48 Under the bridge with Margaret and Charles : browsing in London's South Bank Book Market = 235
• 49 Spirited business : styles of bookselling in Piccadilly = 239
• 49.1 Park your steed outside = 239
• 49.2 Grave matters of privacy = 240
• 49.3 Aboveground marketing and sales = 240
• 49.4 Parenting = 241
• 49.5 The sound of popping corks = 241
• 50 Here be dragons : continuing education in library history = 243
• 50.1 On the road = 243
• 50.2 Age is relative = 244
• 50.3 Calfskin cartography = 244
• 50.4 Medieval zoology = 245
• 50.5 Textual meditation = 245
• 50.6 Special patrons = 246
• 51 Finding Mr. Perfect : WH Smith in Paddington Station = 247
• 51.1 Impulse = 247
• 51.2 Oxford men = 248
• 51.3 Diverting material = 248
• 51.4 One-stop shopping = 249
• 51.5 Profit from reading = 249
• 52 Visiting Oxford : lifelong memories from one day on the move = 251
• 53 Perfect for your wall or shelf : shopping at London's popular tourist attractions = 257
• 53.1 Office decoration made easy = 257
• 53.2 The real thing = 258
• 53.3 A matter of taste = 258
• 53.4 Ophelia = 259
• 53.5 Making the connection = 259
• 53.6 Rosetta Stone = 260
• 53.7 The Abbey = 260
• 53.8 The grave matter of lunch = 261
• Section I : Corporate concerns = 263
• 54 Confidentiality at risk : how the info-thief threatens your corporate information = 265
• 55 E-pest alert = 269
• 56 Data on the road : keeping portable IT safe while you travel = 273
• Index = 277