The Accidental Technology Trainer

The Accidental Technology Trainer
Author: Stephanie K. Gerding
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781573872690

Here is a useful and reassuring guide for library staff who find themselves newly responsible for technology training - whether in computer labs, classrooms, or one-to-one with library users. Author Stephanie Gerding addresses the most common concerns of new trainers, recommends proven tools and techniques, and shares helpful advice from many of her fellow library tech trainers. The book is designed to help staff get up to speed quickly, showing them how to integrate expert tips and tricks and leverage their natural skills to ensure excellent results in any library technology training situation.

The Accidental Techie

The Accidental Techie
Author: Sue Bennett
Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0940069490

"[This book] shows you how to create a support system that will help your organization use technology more effectively and make your day-to-day life less hectic. This hands-on guide walks you through five projects that, when completed, will give you a comprehensive and usable support system: Conducting a technology inventory; Assessing and supporting staff; Assessing and buying technology; Protecting your organization from diasters and data loss; Managing your role."--Book cover.

The Accidental Systems Librarian

The Accidental Systems Librarian
Author: Rachel Singer Gordon
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781573871617

Practical advice on using research, organizational, and bibliographic skills to solve system problems. Staff request.

The Accidental Librarian

The Accidental Librarian
Author: Pamela H. MacKellar
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781573873383

An American librarian who has worked in a wide range of situations over the past quarter century, MacKellar offers a guide for people who find themselves working as a librarian but have had no training in the field. Among her topics are what libraries and librarians are, developing a collection, retrieving and disseminating information, management essentials, removing barriers, public access computers, and librarian certification.

The Accidental Library Manager

The Accidental Library Manager
Author: Rachel Singer Gordon
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781573872102

"Included are insights from working library managers at different levels and in various types of libraries, addressing a wide range of management issues and situations. Not to be missed: comments from library staff about the qualities they appreciate - and the styles and attitudes they find counterproductive - in their own bosses."--Jacket.