Recommended Resource List:
Conducting Effective Meetings

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Books
  • Allen, Judy. Event Planning: the Ultimate Guide to Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, Conferences, Conventions, Incentives, and Other Special Events. Toronto: John Wiley and Sons Canada, 2000. Call number: 394.2068 Alle
  • Carlaw, Peggy. The Big Book of Sales Training Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Improving Selling Skills or Livening Up a Salse Meeting. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. Call number: 658.40353 Carl
  • Caroselli, Marlene. The Big Book of Meeting Games: 75 Quick, Fun Cativities for Leading Creative, Energetic, Productive Meetings. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Call number: 658.40353 Caro
  • Haynes, Marion E. Meeting Skills for Leaders: A Practical Guide for More Productive Meetings. 3rd edition. (Crisp Fifty-Minute Series) Boston: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. Call number: 658.456 Hayn
  • Kelsey, Dee. Great Meetings! Great Results: A Practical Guide for Facilitating Successful, Productive Meetings. Portland, ME: Hanson Park Press/Great Meetings, Inc., 2004. Call number: 658.456 Kels
  • Lippincott, Sharon M. Meetings: Do’s, Don’ts and Donuts: The Complete Handbook for Successful Meetings, 2d ed. Pittsburgh: Lighthouse Point Press, 1999. Call number: 658.456 Lipp
  • Lochrie, James. Meeting Procedures: Parliamentary Law and Rules of Order for the 21st Century. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003. Call number: 060.42 Loch
  • Micale, Frances A. Meetings Made Easy: the Ultimate Fit-It Guide. [Irvine, CA]: Entrepreneur Press, 2004. Call number: 658.456 Mica
  • Miller, Robert F. Running a Meeting That Works. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s, 2004. Call number: 658.456 Mill
  • Newstrom, John W. The Big Book of Business Games: Icebreakers, Creativity Exercises, and Meeting Energizers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Call number: 658.40353 News
  • Parker, Glenn M. Meeting Excellence: 33 Tools to Lead Meetings That Get Results. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006. Call number: 658.456 Park
  • Running Meetings: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges. Boston: Harvard Business School Pub., 2006. Call number: 658.456 Runn
• Periodicals

  State agency employees may request access information for periodicals by emailing Ask a Librarian or by calling the State Library Reference Desk at (502) 564-8300, ext. 342 or toll free at (800) 928-7000, ext. 342. All other users should contact their local public library to request articles via Interlibrary Loan.

  • Finnigan, Jerome. "Is This Meeting Necessary? Ten Questions to Make Meetings More Productive". Supervision, November 2001, vol. 62 no. 11 pp. 6.
  • Hollander, Scott. "Meetings Should Be Planned Events with Specific Aims, Goals in Mind". The Business Review. November 19, 2001, vol. 28 no. 33, pp. 28.
  • "Leading Your First Meeting? An Overview of the Basics Can Help. (The Meeting Planner)" Essential Assistant, September, 2002, vol. 15 no.9, pg 12.
• Videos
  • Meeting Robbers. 20 min. CRM, 1995. Videocassette. Call number: VC 658.456 Meet/VC4994
• Websites
  • http://www.mapnp.org/library/misc/mtgmgmnt.htm
    Basic Guide to Conducting Effective Meetings offers information for meeting management: including agenda development, meeting openers, time management, and evaluation. This information is assembled by Carter McNamara, PhD for The Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (St. Paul, MN). Last accessed August 16, 2006.