Library and Information Center Management Seventh Edition

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » "Management & Administration -- Budget, Finance, & Fundraising"

Reviews:

• The seventh edition of this management classic has been thoroughly updated, with new chapters on marketing, team building, and ethics, and covers all the essential functions involved in library management. New theories, concepts, and practices currently being developed and used are included. For examples, the virtual library, changing demographics, and customer needs and expectations all demand a reexamination of staff, acquisitions, and technology. Case studies, role-playing situations, What Do You Think? exercises, and action mazes complement and emphasize the principles discussed. The companion Web site provides more case studies; the Budget Case Studies section is particularly valuable. Additionally, each chapter is introduced by a minicase or overview of the principle being discussed. Both novices and veteran managers will find this to be a valuable tool.
  —Booklist December 1, 2007
• Enlarged and redesigned, the textbook discusses management best practices and their implementation in libraries....New chapters discuss marketing, team building, and ethics. A companion website expands on the many case studies, examples, and exercises found in the book.
  —American Libraries November 2007
• "Very readable, this text combines the seminal literature of management with current applications in contemporary libraries. ...It is useful not only as a textbook for library school students, but also as a handbook for middle and even senior-level library managers."
  —Technicalities 11/1/2008

Table of Contents:

• Illustrations
  Preface
  Acknowledgments
  The Website
  SECTION 1: Introduction
  Chapter 1: Managing in Today's Library and Information Centers
  Chapter 2: Evolution of Management Thought
  Chapter 3: The Innovative Process
  SECTION 2: Planning
  Chapter 4: Planning Information Services and Systems
  Chapter 5: Strategic Planning--Thinking and Doing
  Chapter 6: Marketing Information Services
  SECTION 3: Organizing
  Chapter 7: Organizations and Organizational Culture
  Chapter 8: Structuring the Organization--Specialization and Coordination
  Chapter 9: Types of Formal Organizations--Today and in the Future
  SECTION 4: Human Resources
  Chapter 10: Staffing the Library
  Chapter 11: The Human Resources Functions in the Library
  Chapter 12: Other Issues in Human Resource Management
  SECTION 5: Leading
  Chapter 13: Motivation
  Chapter 14: Leadership
  Chapter 15: Ethics
  Chapter 16: Communication
  Participative Management and the Use of Teams in Libraries
  SECTION 6: Coordinating
  Chapter 18: Measuring, Evaluating, and Coordinating Organization Performance
  Chapter 19: Financial Responsibility and Control
  SECTION 7: Managing in the 21st Century
  Chapter 20: Managers: The Next Generation
  Index

PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
LU Textbook Catalog Fall 2007.pdf

PDF Brochures:

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