The Accidental Systems Librarian (Edition 2) (Hardcover)

from zzshupinga

The 1st edition of this book by Rachel Singer Gordon, was a pivotal book in helping those that suddenly found themselves tossed into the role of being a systems librarian with little to no training or understanding of what they were doing. Almost 10 years Rachel and Nicole Engard team up together...

from KHusser

Engard and Gordon produce an excellent book for the librarian faced with additional duties which they were never trained. Real world examples including staff training, research techniques, and organizing knowledge and information are covered completely and thoroughly. There is an extensive append...

from kiesa

I enjoyed reading the 2nd edition of _The Accidental Systems Librarian_, by Nicole C. Engard with Rachel Singer Gordon. Among other things, the book covers what a systems librarian is, some general skills systems librarians probably need to learn, and how to continue growing professionally. I fel...

from eduscapes

Having used other books in the "Accidental librarian" series, I was excited about receiving a copy of The Accidental Systems Librarian. In its second edition, this text does an excellent job preparing librarians for a wide range of technologies used in today's libraries. The authors provide a pra...

from Shadow123

I wanted to love this book, I really did. As a professional school librarian, I run my library solo and must practice all aspects of librarianship, including systems. So I am, essentially, an 'accidental' systems librarian myself. But the information in this book is so generic as to be basically ...