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<i> <p>Becoming a Lean Library: Lessons from the World of Technology Start-ups</i> provides a guide to the process and approach necessary to manage product development.</p> <p>Using techniques and philosophies pioneered by Toyota’s lean manufacturing success, <i>Becoming a Lean Library</i> provides library leadership advice and tips on making the library more nimble, lean, and responsive to technological change. </p> <p>Early chapters introduce the reader to the idea of lean start-ups in libraries, followed by chapters covering library systems, lessons from lean manufacturing, and the build-measure-learn model. Remaining chapters discuss technology change and DevOps as a lean strategy, while also giving the reader the opportunity to earn a professional online “badge” on the subject material of the book.</p><br><br><ul><li>Introduces lean startup and lean manufacturing theory and practice</li><li>Applies Lean Startup Principles to Libraries</li><li>Allows readers to earn two Openbadges to demonstrate professional education accomplishment through social networking and for compensation purposes</li><li>Only book in its market that illustrates lean principles at work</li></ul>