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Book Synopsis
Helps library workers learn from the crises of the past and prepare for the next unexpected event. Chapters cover lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, perpetual budget uncertainty, dealing with downsizing, merging departments, mold mitigation, and mental health issues.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Managing Library Units in Times of Crisis and Change
    David Schuster and Caryl Ward
  • Chapter 2. The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCU Libraries: Trend Forecasting for a Post-pandemic World
    Jessica Epstein
  • Chapter 3. Academic Library Budgets in Perpetual Crisis: Managing Vocational Grief from the Great Recession to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
    Stephen Patton and Kristina Keogh
  • Chapter 4. Transformative Teamwork: Managing Change before, during, and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic at Moraine Valley Community College
    Marie M. Martino and Terra B. Jacobson
  • Chapter 5. Budgeting in Crisis: Responsive Decision-Making in Academic Library Collections
    Braegan Abernethy
  • Chapter 6. The Human Factor: Managing Chaos and Change in Times of Uncertainty
    Stephanie Sterling Brasley, Adriana Popescu, Alicia Virtue, and Delritta Hornbuckle
  • Chapter 7. Solidarity in Isolation: Shared Pandemic Experiences of Medical and Academic Middle Manager Librarians
    Laureen P. Cantwell-Jurkovic, John Mokonyama, Christine F. Smith, Christina Prucha, and Marlowe Bogino
  • Chapter 8. Side Effects: How the COVID Pandemic Helped Us Build a Healthier Library Organization
    Amanda Nash, Joy Bolt, Timothy Daniels, and Austina Jordan
  • Chapter 9. Managing Stakeholder Expectations during a Crisis
    Jocelyn T. Tipton
  • Chapter 10. When Change Management Is Not Enough
    Cinthya Ippoliti
  • Chapter 11. When the World Shuts Down: Perspectives of Leading through Crisis and Strategies for Wellness, a Case Study
    Kayleen Lam and Michele Whitehead
  • Chapter 12. More Change?!? Developing a Strategic Plan during a Time of Crisis and Uncertainty
    Bethany Wilkes
  • Chapter 13. Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Academic Library Crisis Management: A Case Study
    Nancy Falciani-White and Kevin Butterfield
  • Chapter 14. Professional Identity during COVID-19: Experiences of Academic Library Leaders in the United States
    Erik Nordberg
  • Chapter 15. Overall Experience of Library Employees Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Renee Gould, Amy Harris, Audrey Koke, Marissa Smith, Michelle Joy, and Delaney Rose
  • Chapter 16. Crisis Management in Brazilian Libraries: Management Lessons Learned from the Pandemic of the Novel Coronavirus
    Danielly Oliveira Inomata and CÉlia Regina Simonetti Barbalho
  • Chapter 17. Helping Readers Imagine the Past and Remember the Future: Calming Anxieties and Fostering Literacies during Crises
    Lynn D. Lampert
  • Chapter 18. Quick and Precise: A Case Study of Flexibility and Strategy in the Time of COVID
    Matthew Shaw, Michael Szajewski, and Suzanne Rice
  • Chapter 19. Testimony and Tenacity: Rapid-Response Collecting the Pandemic
    Sean D. Visintainer, April W. Feldman, Pamela Nett Kruger, and Christopher B. Livingston
  • Chapter 20. Libraries Making Lemonade: Technical Services Work Roles
    Emily Szitas and Melissa Brooks
  • Chapter 21. Planning through a Pandemic: A Case Study of Miami University
    Kimberly Hoffman, Rachel Makarowski, and William Modrow
  • Chapter 22. Hunker Down, Anchor Town! How the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library Responded to COVID-19, March 2020 to May 2021
    Lorelei Sterling
  • Chapter 23. Mold Mitigation during a Pandemic: Accessible Strategies for Archivists
    Kayla Van Osten and Jill M. Borin
  • Chapter 24. Utilizing Library Storage Facilities in Crises and Disasters
    Charlotte M. Johnson and Sharon Jasneski
  • Chapter 25. Task Sharing in Academic Libraries: Creating Opportunities for Professional Growth and Community during Times of Crisis
    Yuki Hibben, Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, and M.Teresa Doherty
  • Chapter 26. Deconstructing the Team: Using Documentation and Cross-training to Maintain Coverage during Times of Crisis
    Renna T. Redd and Mason Smith
  • Chapter 27. Difficult Decisions in Downsizing: A Library Management Perspective and Case Study
    Alison S. Gregory
  • Chapter 28. Saying No to Say Yes: Mediating Student Technology Needs in Times of Crisis
    Catherine Fonseca, Rita Premo, and Hilary Smith
  • Chapter 29. Interim Leadership in a Crisis
    Livia Piotto
  • Author Bios

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      Publisher: MP-ALA American Library Assoc
      Publication Date: 8/31/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780838939390, 978-0838939390
      ISBN10: 0838939392
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Helps library workers learn from the crises of the past and prepare for the next unexpected event. Chapters cover lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, perpetual budget uncertainty, dealing with downsizing, merging departments, mold mitigation, and mental health issues.

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1. Managing Library Units in Times of Crisis and Change
        David Schuster and Caryl Ward
      • Chapter 2. The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCU Libraries: Trend Forecasting for a Post-pandemic World
        Jessica Epstein
      • Chapter 3. Academic Library Budgets in Perpetual Crisis: Managing Vocational Grief from the Great Recession to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
        Stephen Patton and Kristina Keogh
      • Chapter 4. Transformative Teamwork: Managing Change before, during, and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic at Moraine Valley Community College
        Marie M. Martino and Terra B. Jacobson
      • Chapter 5. Budgeting in Crisis: Responsive Decision-Making in Academic Library Collections
        Braegan Abernethy
      • Chapter 6. The Human Factor: Managing Chaos and Change in Times of Uncertainty
        Stephanie Sterling Brasley, Adriana Popescu, Alicia Virtue, and Delritta Hornbuckle
      • Chapter 7. Solidarity in Isolation: Shared Pandemic Experiences of Medical and Academic Middle Manager Librarians
        Laureen P. Cantwell-Jurkovic, John Mokonyama, Christine F. Smith, Christina Prucha, and Marlowe Bogino
      • Chapter 8. Side Effects: How the COVID Pandemic Helped Us Build a Healthier Library Organization
        Amanda Nash, Joy Bolt, Timothy Daniels, and Austina Jordan
      • Chapter 9. Managing Stakeholder Expectations during a Crisis
        Jocelyn T. Tipton
      • Chapter 10. When Change Management Is Not Enough
        Cinthya Ippoliti
      • Chapter 11. When the World Shuts Down: Perspectives of Leading through Crisis and Strategies for Wellness, a Case Study
        Kayleen Lam and Michele Whitehead
      • Chapter 12. More Change?!? Developing a Strategic Plan during a Time of Crisis and Uncertainty
        Bethany Wilkes
      • Chapter 13. Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Academic Library Crisis Management: A Case Study
        Nancy Falciani-White and Kevin Butterfield
      • Chapter 14. Professional Identity during COVID-19: Experiences of Academic Library Leaders in the United States
        Erik Nordberg
      • Chapter 15. Overall Experience of Library Employees Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic
        Renee Gould, Amy Harris, Audrey Koke, Marissa Smith, Michelle Joy, and Delaney Rose
      • Chapter 16. Crisis Management in Brazilian Libraries: Management Lessons Learned from the Pandemic of the Novel Coronavirus
        Danielly Oliveira Inomata and CÉlia Regina Simonetti Barbalho
      • Chapter 17. Helping Readers Imagine the Past and Remember the Future: Calming Anxieties and Fostering Literacies during Crises
        Lynn D. Lampert
      • Chapter 18. Quick and Precise: A Case Study of Flexibility and Strategy in the Time of COVID
        Matthew Shaw, Michael Szajewski, and Suzanne Rice
      • Chapter 19. Testimony and Tenacity: Rapid-Response Collecting the Pandemic
        Sean D. Visintainer, April W. Feldman, Pamela Nett Kruger, and Christopher B. Livingston
      • Chapter 20. Libraries Making Lemonade: Technical Services Work Roles
        Emily Szitas and Melissa Brooks
      • Chapter 21. Planning through a Pandemic: A Case Study of Miami University
        Kimberly Hoffman, Rachel Makarowski, and William Modrow
      • Chapter 22. Hunker Down, Anchor Town! How the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library Responded to COVID-19, March 2020 to May 2021
        Lorelei Sterling
      • Chapter 23. Mold Mitigation during a Pandemic: Accessible Strategies for Archivists
        Kayla Van Osten and Jill M. Borin
      • Chapter 24. Utilizing Library Storage Facilities in Crises and Disasters
        Charlotte M. Johnson and Sharon Jasneski
      • Chapter 25. Task Sharing in Academic Libraries: Creating Opportunities for Professional Growth and Community during Times of Crisis
        Yuki Hibben, Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, and M.Teresa Doherty
      • Chapter 26. Deconstructing the Team: Using Documentation and Cross-training to Maintain Coverage during Times of Crisis
        Renna T. Redd and Mason Smith
      • Chapter 27. Difficult Decisions in Downsizing: A Library Management Perspective and Case Study
        Alison S. Gregory
      • Chapter 28. Saying No to Say Yes: Mediating Student Technology Needs in Times of Crisis
        Catherine Fonseca, Rita Premo, and Hilary Smith
      • Chapter 29. Interim Leadership in a Crisis
        Livia Piotto
      • Author Bios

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