Dewey, Barbara I. and Sheila D. Creth. Team Power.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1993.
This book focuses on the need and capacity of library professionals
to make decisions and plan programs through meetings. Information
on dynamics of meetings, alternatives to traditional meetings, as well
as appendices with practical tools to guide the librarian working in the
team environment.
Doyle, Michael and David Straus. How to Make Meetings Work!
New York: Berkley Books, 1976.
The authors clearly outline the practice of the interaction method
of meetings from the philosophical base to detailed, but well-organized
application. Samples of tools and a chapter detailing how to make
a presentation are included.
Haynes, Marion E. Effective Meeting Skills: A Practical Guide
for More Productive Meetings. Los Altos, CA: Crisp Publications,
1988.
A part of the publisher's Fifty-minute Series, this book presents a
clearly laid-out, practical course on meeting skills. In the format
of a workbook, it offers sample documents, as well as check sheets and
quizzes.
Kirkpatrick, Ronald L. How to Plan and Conduct Productive Business
Meetings. 2d ed. New York: AMACOM, American Management Association,
1987.
This manual begins with a quiz for the reader and ends with samples
of evaluation tools for meetings and participants. Evaluation and
designing process are strong points of this publication.
Carlozzi, Catherine L. "Make Your Meetings Count." Journal
of Accountancy 187, February 1999, 53-55.
The author sets forth basics of good meeting planning, how to
be a good leader and participant. Charts and sidebars include "Time
well spent?" meeting planning guide; roles as a leader or participant.
Champy, James. "Wasteful Meetings." Forbes 162, November
2, 1998, 173.
This short article highlights reasons for having meetings and
what not to do in meetings.
Kay, Steve. "Turn Meetings Into Results." Industrial
Management 40, September/October 1998, 9-11.
The author's premise: "The biggest reason that meetings are unproductive
is that people think of them as social activities instead of work" introduces
practical advice on alternatives to face-to-face meetings, brainstorming,
balanced dialogue activities, etc.
Kiechel, Walter, III. "How to Lead a Meeting." Fortune,
29 August 1988, 97-98.
The author encourages managers to use neutral facilitators to run their
meetings. He also introduces the "Chairperson's orientation speech"
as a meeting opener with punch.
Lovelace, Herbert W. "If It Isn't Vital, Let's Talk--There appears
to be an inverse relationship between the importance of a subject and the
time spent talking about it." Information Week 9 December
1996, 132.
McCune, Jenny C. "Working Together, But Apart." Management
Review 87, September 1998, 45-47.
Describes and evaluates different means of facilitating collaboration
as an alternative to face-to-face meetings. Websites are referenced
for more information.
Pearson, La Tresa. "Conferencing/Meeting/Distance Learning Tools"
Training, December 1996, 15-17.
The author describes tools to aid group interaction from simple flipcharts
to sophisticated interactive meeting systems. Information on specific
manufacturers is provided.
Sheblé, Mary Ann and Debra W. Hill. "Academic Library Committees:
Their Role in Participative Management." College and Research
Libraries (November 1994): 511-525.
The authors report on a study of the use of committees in the academic
library. They comment on who serves on committees, how committees are used,
how committees should be used, and personal benefits of committee service.
Thompson, Janet Brown. "Do Your Meeting Rooms Work?" Facilities
Design & Management 17, November 1998, 32-33.
This article describes the change in how today's teams function and
the need consider different requirements to support this new way for working.
White, Herbert S. "Meetings, Bloody Meetings." Library
Journal 117 (March 15, 1992): 61-62.
The author offers a humorous assessment of meetings in the library
environment and offers some advice on when to have meetings, what type
of group should meet, and suggestions for operation.