This book follows the author's successful Innovative Redesigns and Reorganizations of Library Technical Services, with even more case studies and surveys. As before, it focuses on ways that technical services departments in libraries are meeting the challenges of new formats, new work duties, and changing jobs in the wake of less money and a decreasing job force. Bradford Eden's international cast of contributors represent the best in practice; and topics cover such essentials as the impact of computers and technology on workflow enhancement (particularly Web 2.0), changing staff roles, and communications challenges. All in all, a plethora of new ideas for tech services heads and staff in libraries and larger organizational institutions determined to maintain the relevance of their department.

Vol. 38 of Advances in Librarianship focus on innovative leadership and management techniques e.g. selecting new team members, service design, mindful leadership, burnout causes and management, librarians as independent active public leaders and how libraries and other non-profit organizations can use UN's Agenda 21 to achieve sustainability.