ILS 565 Library Management
Dr. James M. Kusack
Course Highlights
Course Description:
An examination of the general principles and practices of library management.
Course Objectives
On completion of the course, you should be able to:
1. Describe various approaches to management.
2. Apply management activities to the library organization (planning, organizing, staffing, leading/directing, controlling).
3. Perform basic cost-finding in a library.
4. Create and lead a strong service-oriented library staff.
5. Treat staff and library customers in a fair and ethical manner.
6. Identify problems and issues in library management and recommend solutions when appropriate.
1. Describe various approaches to management.
2. Apply management activities to the library organization (planning, organizing, staffing, leading/directing, controlling).
3. Perform basic cost-finding in a library.
4. Create and lead a strong service-oriented library staff.
5. Treat staff and library customers in a fair and ethical manner.
6. Identify problems and issues in library management and recommend solutions when appropriate.
Highlights/ Sample of Coursework:
In this course I learned the importance of hiring good candidates. I found the cost per volunteer and per hour of an imagined library teen volunteer program. This course will help to make me a better employee because I understand the costs associated with tasks, and the importance of projecting a positive image for the library.
- Cost Finding Exercise
- Final Exam (I wrote my own exam to demonstrate what I had learned in the course.)
- In-basket Exercise (For this assignment I had to pretend that I was the director of the Metrono Library, which was created by Dr. Kusack. I had to prioritize E-mail messages and tell how I would hand each of the situations that was described with a rationale.)
- Management Book Assignment
- Service Exercise (A list of suggestions for customer service in libraries taken from articles in the library field.)
The "Course Description" and "Course Objectives" were taken from course syllabus for ILS 565 Library Management by Dr. James M. Kusack.
Capstone Portfolio
Rosanna M. Longenbaker
updated July 1, 2013
RosannaMLongenbaker"at"gmail.com
Rosanna M. Longenbaker
updated July 1, 2013
RosannaMLongenbaker"at"gmail.com