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Author:   Samantha Hines (University of Montana-Missoula, USA)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9781843345671

ISBN 10:   1843345676
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   15 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of tables About the author Acknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: What is productivity? History of productivity What productivity is not Why librarians? Why libraries? Why you? Chapter 2: Motivation The big picture and setting goals SMART goals What if I have no goals? Achieving balance How to achieve balance at work Keeping balance outside the workplace Burnout and setting limits Improving communication How to say no Making your workspace work Finding the fun A focus on the future Rewards Questions to consider Chapter 3: Procrastination Procrastination and perfectionism Procrastination as avoidance Procrastination as poor impulse control How to minimise procrastination Dealing with e-mail Dealing with other distractions The Pomodoro Technique Procrastination as motivation? The to-do list To-do lists and organisation Tools to help organise to-do lists Getting started with to-do lists To-do list as tool, not lifestyle Questions to consider Chapter 4: Time management Time management quiz Identifying peak productivity times How to get out the door at the end of the day Defending your time Multitasking Dealing with meetings Smart multitasking Office hours Setting priorities Delegating Calendar tools Not just the tools Questions to consider Chapter 5: Systems of productivity The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Getting Things Done Never Check E-Mail in the Morning Bit Literacy The Four-Hour Workweek Zen to Done One Year to an Organized Work Life Systems quiz A cautionary note Questions to consider Chapter 6: Managing for productivity First take the mote from your own eye Trust is the key Avoiding micromanagement Communication is everything Availability Breaking the cycle of crisis management Burnout and the organisation Anticipate the future and plan for it now Questions to consider Chapter 7: Sticking with productivity Take your time Visualise the change Accountability is a virtue Creating focus The media diet The review process The mind dump Flexibility Trust your system Rewards revisited Don’t break the chain Resistance to change Should I quit? Is that all there is? Questions to consider Chapter 8: Resource guide General online resources Motivation Procrastination Time management Systems Others that might be of interest: Articles on the application of Seven Habits General articles and books of interest The final word Chapter 9: Wrapping up Bibliography Index

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. ..an engaging, easy-to-read style. The real value of the book is its practicality; useful tips and strategies are provided that can be used immediately as well as integrated more thoughtfully in the longer term...[This will] put any librarian who spends time with this book on the path to productivity. -Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association

...an engaging, easy-to-read style. The real value of the book is its practicality; useful tips and strategies are provided that can be used immediately as well as integrated more thoughtfully in the longer term. [.] [This will] put any librarian who spends time with this book on the path to productivity., Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association

Author Information

Samantha Schmehl Hines received her MS in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2003. She has worked as a cataloguer for the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids and as a reference librarian at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City. In 2004 she was hired by Mansfield Library at the University of Montana-Missoula and is currently the Distance Education Coordinator/Social Science Librarian/Reference Desk Manager.

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