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OverviewChapters from practicing academic, public, school, special librarians, LIS faculty in the United States to share practical how-to chapters on managing stress as working librarians. Creative methods of diffusing stress were selected that were adaptive to various types of libraries and job descriptions: twenty-seven chapters written by one or two authors: one chapter of 2,500-3500 words or two shorter chapters equaling 2,500-3,500 were compiled from thirty-two contributors. The anthology is divided into: Part I: Defusing and Reducing Conflict at Work, Part II: Laughter and Fun in The Library-It Can Be Done, Part III: Making Healthy Choices to Manage Stress, Part IV: Programming Your Stress Away, Part V: Balancing Work and Personal Stress, Part VI: Time to Teach, Lead, Complete Tenure and Supervise, Part VII: Dealing with Stress Alone, Part VIII: Easing Stress on a Budget: Low Cost Ideas Librarians Can Do, Part IX: Job Juggling and Hunting for Librarians After Layoffs, Moving, and Retiring. With budget and staff cuts, increasingly diverse patrons, rapidly changing technology, librarians have stressful jobs and it is hoped this anthology helps meet the current gap in the literature on the topic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol Smallwood , Linda Burkey WadePublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 0.388kg ISBN: 9780786471805ISBN 10: 0786471808 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 30 August 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis volume contains a wealth of practical advice on dealing with the stress that all librarians experience at one time or another. - Jason Kuhl, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois Highly empowering self-care guide for library professionals with practical tips by experienced professionals to cope with the evolving role of libraries and library services. - Padma Polepeddi, Arapahoe Library District, Denver, Colorado Twenty-seven excellent articles for librarians on how to beat stress in (and out of) the library. - Larry Grieco, contributor, Bringing the Arts into the Library recommended --<i>Technical Services Quarterly</i>; This volume contains a wealth of practical advice on dealing with the stress that all librarians experience at one time or another. --Jason Kuhl, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Highly empowering self-care guide for library professionals with practical tips by experienced professionals to cope with the evolving role of libraries and library services. --Padma Polepeddi, Arapahoe Library District, Denver, Colorado; Twenty-seven excellent articles for librarians on how to beat stress in (and out of) the library. --Larry Grieco, contributor, <i>Bringing the Arts into the Library</i>; Libraries have changed radically in the past 15 years, and so have customer expectations. This book is not only welcome, but necessary to our field. --Elaine Williams, Lynchburg Branch Library, Ohio. Author InformationCarol Smallwood is the author or editor of numerous books, including many for librarians. A Michigan resident, her experience includes school, public and special libraries. Her work has appeared in English Journal, Michigan Feminist Studies, The Writer’s Chronicle and The Detroit News. Compartments: Poems on Nature, Femininity and Other Realms is a 2011 Pushcart nominee. Linda Burkey Wade is the Digitization Unit Coordinator at Western Illinois University Libraries, USA. She lives in Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |