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Productivity for Librarians
How to Get More Done in Less Time
Samantha Hines (Author)
9781843345671, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 15 March 2010
176 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.32 kg
"...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
Productivity for Librarians provides tips and tools for organizing, prioritizing and managing time along with reducing stress. The book presents a resources guide for continued learning about and exploration of productivity in relation to individual circumstances featuring motivation, procrastination and time management guidelines. Addressing the unique challenges faced by librarians, the author supplies a balanced view of a variety of tools and techniques for dealing with overwork and stress.
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
Subject Areas: Library & information sciences [GL]
