Profession library manager

Library managers plan, direct coordinate and evaluate the provision of specialized professional and technical services for libraries.

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Personality Type

• Conventional / Social

Related professions library

• Archivist
• Documentalist
• Librarian
• Library clerk
• Library technician

Knowledge

• Literature

  The body of artistic writing characterized by beauty of expression, form, and universality of intellectual and emotional appeal.

• Collection management

  The process of resource evaluation, selection and life-cycle planning to create and promote a coherent collection in line with the developing needs of the users or customers. Understanding legal deposit for long-term access to publications.

• Project management

  Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.

• Types of literature genres

  The different literary genres in the history of literature, their technique, tone, content and length.

Skills

• Train employees

  Lead and guide employees through a process in which they are taught the necessary skills for the perspective job. Organise activities aimed at introducing the work and systems or improving the performance of individuals and groups in organisational settings.

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Confer with library colleagues

  Communicate with colleagues and collaborators; make collection decisions and determine present and future library services to offer.

• Negotiate library contracts

  Negotiate contracts for library services, materials, maintenance and equipment.

• Supervise daily library operations

  Supervise daily library processes and operations, including budgeting, planning, and personnel activities such as hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations.

• Buy new library items

  Evaluate new library products and services, negotiate contracts, and place orders.

• Coordinate operational activities

  Synchronise activities and responsibilities of the operational staff to ensure that the resources of an organisation are used most efficiently in pursuit of the specified objectives.

• Supervise work

  Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of subordinate personnel.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Provide library information

  Explain the use of library services, resources and equipment; provide information about library customs.

• Liaise with colleagues

  Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.

• Hire new personnel

  Hire new personnel for a company or organisation payroll via a prepared set of procedures. Make staffing decisions and direct selection co-workers.

• Manage digital libraries

  Collect, manage and preserve for permanent access digital content and offer to targeted user communities specialised search and retrieval functionality.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB