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"Becoming a Lean Library: Lessons from the World of Technology Start-ups provides a guide to the process and approach necessary to manage product development. Using techniques and philosophies pioneered by Toyota's lean manufacturing success, Becoming a Lean Library provides library leadership advice and tips on making the library more nimble, lean, and responsive to technological change. Early chapters introduce the reader to the idea of lean start-ups in libraries, followed by chapters covering library systems, lessons from lean manufacturing, and the build-measure-learn model. Remaining chapters discuss technology change and DevOps as a lean strategy, while also giving the reader the opportunity to earn a professional online ""badge"" on the subject material of the book."

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Author:   Jeremy Nelson (Metadata and Systems Librarian, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781843347798

ISBN 10:   1843347792
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   11 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Organizing library systems: A brief history and overview of typical library systems and technical services Pull vs. Push - Lessons from Lean Manufacturing Build-measure-learn as an OODA Loop: Understanding the lean start-up's build-measure-learn loop and its application to libraries as a learning organization Innovation accounting and Francis Taylor: Gathering feedback on library projects through improved metrics Defining hypotheses and managing complexity: Identify hypotheses in library services and projects to help improve outcomes in complex environments Actionable metrics from patron activity: Using library patron activity to drive decisions Pivoting with technology change: Recognizing and implementing a pivot in library services based on technological changes DevOps as a lean strategy: Explains the DevOps (Development and Operations) approach in corporations as a lean strategy for library systems and technical services

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Jeremy Nelson is the Metadata and Systems Librarian at Colorado College and the project leader of the open-source Redis Library Services Platform. Prior to becoming a librarian, he worked for a variety of different sized software companies in the financial services and online education markets. His interest in applying successful software management techniques to libraries started in graduate school at the University of Illinois and continued through his professional positions at academic libraries.

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