Job Stress and the Librarian: Coping Strategies from the Professionals

by Carol Smallwood and Linda Burkey Wade

Book Overview

Practicing academic, public, school and special librarians and LIS faculty in the United States offer practical how-to essays on managing stress as working librarians. Creative methods of diffusing stress are emphasized, adaptive to various types of libraries and job descriptions.

The book is divided into several parts: Defusing and Reducing Conflict at Work; Stress Management; Library Programs for Patrons and Staff; Balancing the Professional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471808
• ISBN13: 9780786471805
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher