So all of a sudden and out of the blue a new review of the book that Erika Bennett and I wrote, The Machiavellian Librarian: Winning Allies, Combating Budget Cuts, and Influencing Stakeholders, was just published. As you can imagine I was a bit shocked, after all this time (it was published in 2013), but considering the glacial pace of academic publishing I guess its not too strange (fun side note, I once told an author whose book I reviewed that ‘The world of the library review is an odd one!’ and trust me, it is).
So the review is published in the new issue of Collaborative Librarianship 6(4):178-179 (2014), which was just released on March 11, 2015.
Its a very nice review and the author wrote this: “…overall, the majority of the chapters offer concrete guidance on their topic and may make the reader wish to start a number of new projects before completing the book….This book seems clearly aimed at an academic library audience, but a number of the authors make reference to the fact that their experiences and advice can be extrapolated to other library types and situations. This book would be recommended for those looking for unique ideas on how to expand programming or services as well as for those dealing with difficult political climates at their institution…”
You can read the whole review here http://collaborativelibrarianship.org/ or I have attached it below.