New routes to library success : 100+ ideas from outside the stacks / Elisabeth Doucett.

Author/creator Doucett, Elisabeth author.
Format Book
PublicationChicago : ALA Editions, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
Descriptionxv, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Curtis Memorial Library (Brunswick, Me.)
Public libraries--Administration.
Public services (Libraries)
Libraries--Customer services.
Libraries and community.
Entrepreneurship--Case studies.
Creative ability in business--Case studies.
Businesspeople--Interviews.
Organizational change.
Organizational effectiveness.

Contents The process -- Entrepreneurship : Josh Davis, Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick, Maine -- Creativity : Walter Briggs, Briggs Advertising, Bath, Maine -- The extraordinary in the ordinary : Fritz Grobe, Eepybird -- Supporting the creators : Margaret Atwell, Kickstarter -- Customer service : Chris Wilson, L.L. Bean, Freeport, Maine -- Trend tracking : Vicki Loomis, Trendwatching.com, London, UK -- Learning your community : Brian Kevin and Ginny Wright, Down East magazine, Camden, Maine -- A great workplace : Meredith Jones, Maine Community Foundation, Ellsworth, Maine -- Content curation : Liz Doucett, Curtis Memorial Library -- Unconventional thinking : Kate Chaney Chappell, Tom's of Maine.
Abstract Transformative ideas for libraries based on interviews with entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers from the business world.-- (Source of description not identified)
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014046369
ISBN9780838913130 (paper)
ISBN083891313X (paper)