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The Solo Librarian
A Practical Handbook
- 1st Edition - June 18, 2024
- Author: Lucy Roper
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 7 9 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 8 6 6 - 1
Actively diversifying the content to increase its relevance to an international audience, this practical handbook provides a one-stop-shop with accompanying time-saving te… Read more
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Request a sales quoteActively diversifying the content to increase its relevance to an international audience, this practical handbook provides a one-stop-shop with accompanying time-saving templates that can be easily adapted to help aid the daily activities and processes often faced by those working in information, knowledge, libraries and related disciplines.
The Solo Librarian: A Practical Handbook provides an internationally applicable and practical handbook that shows a timeline of key activities that happen throughout, in this example, an academic year. Sections provide examples on Acquisitions, cataloguing, updating library guidance (before academic year start - September), Student and Staff Inductions (September/October), Quarterly Business Review to review updates and library usage (Oct – Dec), Library cover over student/staff holiday period (Dec), Quarterly Business Review (Jan – Mar), Quality standard(s) re-accreditation (April), Research methods/study skills webinars (April), Library cover over student holiday period (April), Quarterly Business Review (April –June), and much more.
The idea behind this practical handbook is to provide guidance and templates to cover responsibilities, challenges, benchmarking, acquisitions, classification, archiving, copyright management, and so much more.
· Becoming a solo librarian can be a daunting prospect. This book relays, as a solo librarian practitioner, the lessons the author has learnt, whilst creating and sharing guidance that assists others finding themselves in a similar role and/or a small team with limited help but with a mandate to connect to global trends and progress in the field of librarianship and information science.
· This Internationally applicable and practical handbook, however, provides a logical process of creating library provision and the services involved.
The solo librarian yearly planner and timeline of activities, supporting guidance and templates provided will be downloadable (via the eBook version) and can be adapted and utilised further to help aid the daily activities and processes often faced by library and information service(s) staff that include those working in information, knowledge, libraries and related disciplines in the UK and internationally.Solo Librarians, Librarians in small teams with limited help, Library Graduates, Subject Librarians, Trainee Librarians, Library Assistants, Library and Information Studies Students
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Chandos: Advances in information series
- Book details
- Copyright
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Foreword
- Author information
- Preface
- Preface – What is in this book
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Summary/Purpose
- The premise for the book
- Part 1. Introduction and getting started
- Chapter 1. A personal introduction from a solo librarian
- 1.1. Why we will always need libraries and archives?
- 1.2. A personal journey to solo librarianship
- 1.3. Daily challenges, tasks, roles and responsibilities of solo librarians
- 1.4. The solo librarian yearly planner/timeline
- 1.5. An introduction to the organisation (University College of Estate Management, UK)
- 1.6. Essential skills of solo librarians
- 1.7. Essential services provided by an information hub
- 1.8. Looking ahead to Chapter 2 – Reviewing the literature on solo librarianship
- Chapter 2. Reviewing the literature on solo librarianship and identifying key roles and responsibilities
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. What is a solo librarian?
- 2.3. The information profession
- 2.4. Professional knowledge and skills
- 2.5. Could you manage a one-person library?
- 2.6. Job titles, roles and responsibilities
- 2.7. Identifying and understanding roles and responsibilities
- 2.8. Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Library and information services
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Definition(s): What is a library? (Fig. 3.1)
- 3.3. Academic use of Wikis as a reference site
- 3.4. What is a digital, online and/or e-Library?
- 3.5. The information landscape
- 3.6. Library structure
- 3.7. Library mission statement
- Fig. 3.8 e-Library set-up and structure
- 3.8. Physical library set-up
- 3.9. Library guidance
- 3.10. Conclusion
- Part 2. Top tips, research and benchmarking and case studies
- Chapter 4. Top tips for successful solo librarianship
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. UK CILIP's Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB)
- 4.3. Top tips for successful solo librarianship
- 4.4. Aspects and key components of library provision
- 4.5. Capturing key aspects, dimensions and overall composition of library provision
- 4.6. Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Research and benchmarking
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. What is benchmarking? Reviewing the literature
- 5.3. Defining benchmarks and statistics
- 5.4. How do you measure the success of change?
- 5.5. Data storytelling – Staff and student library usage statistics
- 5.6. New ways of working – Library provision over the COVID-19 pandemic period
- 5.7. Quality assurance and benchmarking
- 5.8. The importance of establishing networks and key contacts
- 5.9. Research and influence
- 5.10. UCEM's e-Library resource collections
- 5.11. Building a library that works for everyone … even in times of uncertainty
- 5.12. Improve and maintain tutor/school of the built environment relationships
- 5.13. Recognition, accreditation and awards
- 5.14. Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Delphi exercise and case studies (incl. International)
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Delphi exercise
- 6.3. Research strategies
- 6.4. Case studies
- 6.5. Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Access and identity management
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Federated access
- 7.3. How does federated access work?
- 7.4. Authentication tools
- 7.5. Authentication from an international perspective
- 7.6. Conclusion
- Part 3. Library developments, legal compliance, marketing and communications
- Chapter 8. Library developments
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Library visits/tours
- 8.3. Networking
- 8.4. Learning from and applying research to working practices
- 8.5. Ongoing work and examples of library developments
- 8.6. Communication(s)
- 8.7. Library developments for physical libraries
- 8.8. SCONUL – Society of College, National and University Libraries
- 8.9. Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Accessibility
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Accessibility depends on the situation
- 9.3. Online accessibility
- 9.4. Accessibility policies
- 9.5. Alternative format service(s)
- 9.6. Accessibility statements
- 9.7. Accessibility action plan
- 9.8. Good examples of accessibility information, advice and guidance (UK and international)
- 9.9. Accessibility from an international perspective
- 9.10. Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Copyright
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Background to copyright
- 10.3. Who owns the copyright?
- 10.4. Duration of copyright
- 10.5. Copyright and accessible use of digital resources
- 10.6. Creative commons (CC) licences
- 10.7. Copyright implications when undertaking research
- 10.8. Copyright whilst using internet sources
- 10.9. Fair dealing
- 10.10. Copyright licensing – UK copyright licensing agency (CLA)
- 10.11. UK copyright licensing agency, digital content store
- 10.12. Our (UCEM) fully automated copyright process
- 10.13. Referencing and acknowledging other's work
- 10.14. Seeking copyright permission
- 10.15. Conclusion
- 10.16. Copyright from an international perspective
- Chapter 11. Marketing and communications
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Making the most of opportunities
- 11.3. Marketing models
- 11.4. SWOT analysis
- 11.5. Promoting the library
- 11.6. Current awareness service(s)
- 11.7. Marketing and promotion examples
- 11.8. Networks and continuing professional development events
- 11.9. Awards and recognition
- 11.10. Conclusion
- Chapter 12. Book conclusion, looking forward and the future of libraries
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Four contexts for our professional future
- 12.3. Changing role of library professionals in the digital environment
- 12.4. Challenges facing libraries and librarians
- 12.5. Library and information services strategy
- 12.6. Future developments
- 12.7. Book conclusion
- Appendix introduction
- Appendix 1 – The solo librarian yearly timeline/planner
- Appendix 2 – Lucy the librarian's top tips for solo librarianship
- Appendix 3 – Job specification examples
- Appendix 4 – Structure: The sections that make up the library
- Appendix 5 – Library guidance note example
- Appendix 6 – Resource request form (acquisitions)
- Appendix 7 – Library resources: Operational processes
- Appendix 8 – Library resources: Financial management
- Appendix 9 – Accessibility statement for the e-Library
- Appendix 10 – Intellectual property (IP)
- Appendix 11 – Copyright request permission forms
- Appendix 12 – Copyright coversheets
- Appendix 13 – Copyright process, flowchart and risk register
- Appendix 14 – Copyright reporting: Manual process
- Appendix 15 Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system
- Appendix 16 – e-Library Tailor-Made Research Report (TMRR) example
- Appendix 17 – e-Library reading list example (literature searching) – Future of libraries and library services
- Appendix 18 – Marketing and promotion examples
- Appendix 19 – Library developments (Padlet noticeboard)
- Appendix 20 – Data retention and disposal schedule
- Appendix 21 – Research ethics: Information sheet, consent and approval form(s) and checklist template
- Appendix 22 – Key organizations for library, information and knowledge professionals (in the UK and Internationally)
- Appendix 23 – Glossary of terms – Identity and access management glossary for librarians
- Bibliography and further reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 674
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 18, 2024
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443157950
- eBook ISBN: 9780443288661
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Lucy Roper
Lucy Roper is Information Governance Manager, University College of Estate Management (UCEM) in the UK.