Fundamentals of Library Supervision

Beth McNeil is dean emerita and Esther Ellis Norton professor of library science at the Libraries and School of Information Studies at Purdue University. She served as dean of libraries at Purdue from 2019 to 2025 and at Iowa State University from 2015 to 2019. She received a PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Illinois. She is the author of several books and journal articles on aspects of library leadership and management. McNeil is active in the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.

• List of Figures Foreword by Janice Welburn Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Becoming a Manager Chapter 2 Hiring: Finding the Best people Chapter 3 Onboarding, Orientation, and Training Chapter 4 Planning and Organizing Work Chapter 5 Managing Performance Chapter 6 Compensation, Rewards, and Incentives Chapter 7 Leading Teams: Managing Committees, Groups, and Teams Chapter 8 Communication: Becoming a Successful Communicator Chapter 9 Managing Meetings and Collaborations Chapter 10 Budgeting Chapter 11 Library Facilities: Spaces and Safety Chapter 12 Organizational Climate and Belonging Conclusion Appendices Index