Reaching for Excellence:
Administrative Training Program Resources

Public Library Administration (June, 2008):

Influences on Public Libraries Finding Trends in the Literature and in Society - a resource list prepared by Kate Marek, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University
*A Video Reading Recommendation by Kate Marek

Public Library Administration Training Manual:
Created by Cynthia Berner-Harris, Jean Hatfield, Tammy Penland and Jaime Prothro, Wichita Public Library
*Table of Contents
*Full Manual (PDF)

Training PowerPoints:
*Your Mission...Should You Choose to Write It
*Budeting for Greatest Impact
*Effective Meetings, Policy Development and Excellent Customer Service
*Decision Making

Issues in Library Technology (October, 2008):

Technical Services and the Effective Library, Kathy Rippel, Resource Sharing and Access, Central Kansas Library System
*Sample Vendors
*iPage Screen Shots
*iPage User Manual
*MARC Worksheet
*MARC Fields You Should Know (and Use!)

It's Really About Connections: Linking People, Services and a Changing World, Jessamyn West, a library consultant in rural Vermont, moderator at MetaFilter.com and blogger.

Building Excellence through Skills in Library Technology, Larry Papenfuss, Automation and Technology Coordinator and Sharon Barnes, Automation and Technology Consultant, South Central Kansas Library System

Last revised: 10-24-2008

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