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Author:   Dawn Bassett (Canadian Grain Commission) ,  Jenny Fry (Surrey Public Library) ,  Brooke Ballantyne-Scott (British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services, Canada)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9781843345916

ISBN 10:   1843345919
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   09 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of figures Acknowledgements About the authors Preface Chapter 1: Prepare Assess your strengths Assess your surroundings Understand the needs of your users Notes Chapter 2: Build a great project team Collaborating with other departments to meet patron needs How project knowledge transfers within project teams Knowledge management benchmarks for the team The importance of tacit knowledge within the team Successful consultation Dealing with different personalities within the team Team learning The architect on the team Chapter 3: Plan your project Important project management techniques Risk identification and management Project manager competencies Budgeting basics Clearly define project scope, goals and objectives Identify existing expertise Cost savings Chapter 4: Develop a layout Furnishings Circulation and reference desk and staff work space User work space: computer desks, study areas and spaces for collaboration Shelving Chapter 5: Interior design basics The relationship between elements within the space The importance of colour Lighting Flooring Finishing touches Chapter 6: Revitalising your digital environment Planning your digital renovation Renovating your web or intranet presence – simple techniques for keeping your users coming back to your website To change or not to change – revitalising the library management system Evaluating your current LMS or selecting a new one Open source vs. proprietary LMSs Other tools and techniques for revitalising your digital space Chapter 7: Project completion and final thoughts Index

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With this book to hand, a novice in space renovation can tackle any library renovation project with confidence, Australian Library Journal This book will be helpful for students of information management at all levels. It offers something for the novice, as well as for librarians with some experience of library renovations. --Australian Library Journal

With this book to hand, a novice in space renovation can tackle any library renovation project with confidence. -Australian Library Journal

Author Information

Dawn Bassett, BA, MLIS, earned her Masters of Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and has worked mainly as a professional corporate librarian in both for profit and not-for-profit special libraries - but has also worked in academic libraries and as an independent researcher. Jenny Fry, MA, MLIS, is an Information Services Librarian, Surrey Public Library. Jenny earned her Masters in Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia in 1999. She has worked in a variety of non-profit, corporate, and public libraries, including five years as the solo librarian for the BC Institute Against Family Violence. Brooke Brooke Ballantyne-Scott, BA, MLIS is Colleague, Clinical Librarian for British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services. Brooke manages library sites at both Riverview Hospital and the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission in Coquitlam, BC. The library provides mental health and addiction reference services to any professional working in the field on mental health and/or addictions in the province of British Columbia.

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