Job Stress and the Librarian: Coping Strategies from the Professionals

Author:   Carol Smallwood ,  Linda Burkey Wade
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786471805


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   30 August 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Chapters 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.

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Author:   Carol Smallwood ,  Linda Burkey Wade
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.10cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9780786471805


ISBN 10:   0786471808
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   30 August 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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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, 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.


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Carol 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.

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