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One-Person-Librarian

One-Person-Librarian. 1. Job Quiz 2. Nature of the job 2.1 Personal background and work experience 2.2 Tasks of an OPL 2.3 Disadvantages of the job 3. Library organisation vs. library management 3.1 Studies on special libraries/OPL

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One-Person-Librarian

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  1. One-Person-Librarian • 1. Job Quiz • 2. Nature of the job • 2.1 Personal background and work experience • 2.2 Tasks of an OPL • 2.3 Disadvantages of the job • 3. Library organisation vs. library • management • 3.1 Studies on special libraries/OPL • 3.2 Main requirements for an OPL • 4. Tools to gain the big picture • 4.1 Be sure of your role in your organisation • 4.2 Know tasks and workflow in your library • 4.3 Guidelines provide protection • 4.4 Time management • 4.5 Networking • 4.6 Continuing education • 4.7 Co-operation and outsourcing • 5. Enjoy the big picture – advantages of • working in a theological library By Elke Siemienski

  2. Acquisition Holdings check Information about new titles Bibliographic reference Applications Overdue notices Correspondence Delivery control Processing bills Processing of donations Exchange of publications Stock record Budget managing Annual closing of account Bookbinding lists Acquisition of periodicals Acquisition of continuation records and loose-leaf publications Stock exploitation Descriptive cataloguing Subject indexing (classification and subject heading) Shelf-register/Filing Serial cataloguing (Card catalogues: card printing, filing) Book preparation: Label printing Foliation Tasks of an One Person Librarian (1)

  3. Library using Responding to requests (e-mail, telephone, letter post) Literature research Acquisition lists Book circulation Shelving Searching for missing books Circulation file Reserve collections Reference service Library introduction User introduction Inter-Library-Loan Photocopying Collection maintenance and Miscellaneous Inventory Deacqusition Duplicate lists, duplicate exchange Book repair Databasemanagement Library regulation Public Relations Team Meetings in institute Annual, monthly reports Statistics Developing of forms Library planning (mission statement/overall concept) Collection development policy Developing of manuals Connecting with partner institutions Training for volunteers Office organisation: corresponding, telephone calls, filing …. Tasks of an One Person Librarian (2) Remember: An OPL is NOT the downsized version of a large library system but an “Allround-Business in One Hand”

  4. Guidelines Provide Protection Mission statement of the library Collection development policy Clear authority structures Job description Library regulations …

  5. Time Management • Siess, Judith: Time Management, Planning, and Prioritization for Librarians. Lanham, Md. 2002 • 2) Patterson, Karen: Time Management. • http://www.libsci.sc.edu/bob/class/clis724/SpecialLibrariesHandbook/time.htm • 3) Peterson, Lisa C.: Time Management for Library • Professionals. Chapel Hill, NC.1997 • http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/review.old/5/peterson.html • 4) Morgenstern, Julie: Time Management from the Inside • Out. New York, NY. 2004

  6. Networking Participating conferences and local meetings e.g. Conference for Theological Librarians Email discussion lists /Newsletters, e.g. Libnet libnet@bibliotekar.net Verband kirchlich-wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken / Arbeitsgemeinschaft Katholisch-Theologischer Bibliotheken: kibib@yahoogroups.de Special Library Association (USA) www.sla.org/content/community/lists/index.cfm Association of British Theological and Philosphical Libraries http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/abtapl.html Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association www.anztla.org/mailman/listinfo/anztla-forum (members only)

  7. Networking Weblogs http://oplbb.blogg.de/ www.webjunction.org http://opls.blogspot.com/ http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/solo_division_blog/ Library Associations General Library Associations Berufsverband Information Bibliothek e. V. www.bib-info.de American Library Association (ALA) www.ala.org Special Library Association (SLA) www.sla.org (Membership, discussion list free)

  8. Networking Theological Library Associations American Theological Library Association (ATLA) www.atla.com Association of Bristish Theological and Philosophical Libraries www.abtapl.org.uk Librarians‘ Christian Fellowship www.librarianscf.org.uk Fellowship of Christian Librarians and Information Specialists www.folis.org European Theological Libraries www.theo.kuleuven.be/beth Australian and New Zealand Theological Library Association www.anztla.org

  9. Continuing Education www.libraryhq.com/resources.html http://sla.learn.com/learncenter.asp?id www.plc.fis.utoronto.ca/courses_webbased.asp www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html www.webjunction.org www.sirsidynixinstitute.com www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/dl/opportunities.html www.bibweb.de www.loc.gov/catworkshop www.loc.gov/marc/uma/

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