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One chapter approaches the challenge by rethinking library-vendor relationships and their evaluation, whereas another investigates agile project management methods like scrum that could prove useful in prioritizing the many projects that librarians must work on simultaneously. Finally, the book provides a look to the future by discussing how technical services units, libraries, and library staff will need to adapt to be able to supply materials and services to the institutions they serve. One chapter looks at a survey of librarian and technical staff feelings about a deaccessioning project. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Organizational Patterns of Agile Development," by Jim Coplien and Neil Harrison.