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The purpose of this paper is to introduce the value of attending the Guadalajara Book Fair and a Sister Library program.

The paper takes the form of an overview by a public library director attending an international book fair and Sister Library program.

Attending the Guadalajara Book Fair is an invaluable experience not only for the attendee but for the library that the attendee represents. Participation in a Sister Library program is a cooperative venture that is beneficial to both parties.

The paper highlights the value of international collection development and networking, especially the Sister Library program.

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the fact that there is reverse age discrimination in the field of librarianship.

Literature review and commentary on this topic that is now being addressed by our younger colleagues.

Younger librarians often referred to as “baby librarians” are frustrated by their colleagues in the library workplace.

The value is in addressing this issue that is quickly surfacing on blogs and listservs.

The purpose of this paper is to understand the concept of self‐leadership and how it can bring personal excellence.

The paper presents a literature review and comments on this timely topic.

The paper finds that if we are to be effective leaders of others, we must first be effective leaders of ourselves.

The value of this paper is bringing attention to this management concept to information professionals.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact that the recession has had on US libraries.

The paper is an overview of the literature.

The recession has had an impact not only on libraries but also related fields such as publishing.

The paper makes libraries aware that planning is essential in order to survive in the recession.

The death of a staff member can have an effect on all members of the library team. The purpose of the paper is to suggest how a supervisor should deal with the situation.

The paper provides real life scenarios based on the author's experiences.

The paper suggests ways on how to cope with the death of an employee.

No one expects to deal with the death of an employee but one should know how to deal with it should it occur.

The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the concept of interim leadership for an organization when the administrator leaves.

Literature review and commentary on this topic culled from the experiences of nonprofit organizations are used in this paper.

The paper finds that by using an interim leader an organization may be able to bring on change to the organization prior to a permanent leader being hired.

The value of this paper is bringing to the attention of exiting leaders and their Boards, the concept that they have the responsibility of selecting a permanent administrator.

The purpose of this paper is to understand the importance of customer service training in libraries.

The approach takes the form of a literature review and commentary on two training programs that improve customer service.

The fish philosophy and the pickle principle are two training programs that can be used in staff development programs for library workers.

The value is in addressing this issue and implementing customer service training for employees, resulting in improved productivity for staff and for the library patrons.

The purpose of this paper is to examine one academic library and how the staff dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

A case study of the Tulane Recovery Center in New Orleans that was created after Hurricane Katrina in cooperation with Library Associates Companies (LAC).

Institutions may have a disaster plan outlined as to what to do in an emergency but in actuality one is never fully prepared for a natural disaster.

This paper examines the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the Howard‐Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University and the creation of the Tulane Recovery Center, which can serve as a model for other to follow.

Aims to highlight the future of academic libraries. through discussion with David Bishop.

Personal interview with retiring University Library Director.

Academic librarians must be prepared to be flexible. It will be a vastly different job in ten to 20 years. The biggest job librarians will be facing is changing the expectations of libraries. Society will respond to libraries as they exist now and it will be a societal decision.

The article outlines how a major university has evolved and established a strong relevancy for students, faculty and administration.

The employee‐supervisor's relationship is crucial to a library's success. The purpose of this paper is to explore how supervisors interpret staff traits and behaviours including the “setting up‐to‐fail syndrome.”

The approach is a literature review of the set‐up‐to‐fail syndrome.

Supervisors are not aware that their first impressions of an employee is formed within the first few days of employment. Labeling the employee may be setting the employee up for failure from the start. Supervisors should be aware of this syndrome.

The paper makes library supervisors aware of the set‐up‐to‐fail syndrome and how to alleviate this syndrome in their workplace.