AboutRobert H. Kieserman, MBA, MLIS Expertise I am a consultant to public and special libraries and I specialize in library management and administration. I am able to answer questions about library science as a career as well as about the general topic of library science and how libraries work and the services they provide.
Experience I have an MBA, an MLIS degree, I am a business professor, I have written four books on entrepreneurship, and have been a expert in another management area (healthcare) for AllExperts with a consistently high rating for over two years.
Organizations the American Library Association, the Library Administration and Management Association, the Public Library Association, and the Medical Library Association
Publications I have written for numerous national publications on the issues of marketing, human resources management, and strategic management.
Education/Credentials MBA in Accounting and a MLIS
Awards and Honors honored for my teaching by Sigma Beta Delta
I read one of your answer on-line, "If you want some additional thoughts on how to establish yourself as an independent library consultant, write back."
I am writing back and I would appreciate any thoughts, comments, ideas or experience that you can share with me.
Thank you in advance for your time and response.
Sincerely,
Daniel Berdaner
ANSWER: Daniel:
I will be happy to try to answer your questions. I need to know in which area(s) of consulting you are interested - library management, collection management, fundraising, staff training, internal systems, technology, programming, marketing/promotion, technical services, etc. Please send back to me some specific questions and I will try to offer some advice. Thanks.
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QUESTION: Mr. Kieserman,
Thank you for your time and response. I am interested in Collection Development specially in the Spanish field as well as in the marketing/promotion to the Latino community. I have been buying Spanish materials for two different system for a few years already as well as attending different International Book Fairs.
It is there such a Consultant Sertification for such fields?
Any help/advice will help.
Thank you again for your time and response.
Sincerely,
Daniel Berdaner
Answer I am going to suggest a simple process of beginning your consulting career -
1. make a list of why you consider yourself to be an expert in collection development and library marketing for the Latino community
2. make a list of all of the libraries to which you feel you could travel in your area - you need name of library, email address of director, and a phone number
3. put together a brochure using the list from #1 and also include information on yourself
4. send me the WORD document of your draft of the brochure (kieserman@arcadia.edu)
5. I will take a look at it and make some suggestions
6. once I return it to you, send the brochure to your email list of directors
7. about 2 weeks after you send the email blast, call each director and follow up and see if you can visit the library to talk more about your services as a consultant
