Handbook for Community College Librarians

Michael A. Crumpton, MLS, SPHR, is assistant dean for administrative services at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.Nora J. Bird, MLS, PhD, is assistant professor in the department of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Administrative Structures and CompetenciesChapter 3: Reference and Information SeekingChapter 4: Standards, Accreditation, and Supporting the Home InstitutionChapter 5: Information LiteracyChapter 6: Instructional DesignChapter 7: Managing YourselfChapter 8: Place, Budgeting, and FacilitiesChapter 9: Collection DevelopmentChapter 10: Diversity ConsiderationsChapter 11: Introduction to TechnologyChapter 12: AssessmentChapter 13: If You SuperviseAppendix A: IMLS Grant Proposal from 2010Appendix B: The 21st-Century Community College Librarian Survey ResultsReferencesIndex

This work will serve as a very useful introduction for either new or aspiring community college librarians or as a text for an LIS course. The concise chapters, filled with both scholarship and practical advice, will help librarians better understand their environment.