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Rush, Elizabeth Barrera,

The efficient library : ten simple changes that save time and improve service / Elizabeth Barrera Rush. - 1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Creating an Efficient Library -- Regain Your Evenings and Weekends -- How to Become the Best Evaluator of What You Do -- Addressing Fears and Misconceptions of What Efficiency Will Bring -- Wise Uses of Newfound Time -- Part II: Ten Simple Changes -- Organize Your Desk -- Analyze Daily Routines -- Create Routines for Purchasing and Receiving -- Create a Receiving, Processing, Repair Station -- Implement Procedures for Effective Communication -- Manage Storage and Reordering of Supplies -- Analyze Causes of Stressors and Take Precautions -- Weed and Clear the Library Space -- Reconfigure the Library Space -- Prepare for Refurnishing, Renovating, Remodeling, or New Construction.

"This guide helps librarians improve service with easy-to-follow strategies and techniques to make physical changes in library space and streamline procedures"--

ISBN: 9781440869822 1440869820

LCCN: 2020005637

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Library administration--United States.
Library administration--United States--Case studies.
Libraries--Self-evaluation--United States.
Libraries--Space utilization--United States.
Public services (Libraries)--United States.
Librarians--Time management--United States.
Librarians--Time management.
Libraries--Self-evaluation.
Libraries--Space utilization.
Library administration.
Public services (Libraries)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: Z678 / .R797 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 025.1