Library and Information Center Management

by Stueart, Robert D.; Moran, Barbara B.

• ISBN13: 9781563081347
• ISBN10: 1563081342
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

This internationally acclaimed text serves as the basic management text in programs of library & information studies throughout the world. It is also used as a ready-reference & for workshop discussions in all types of libraries & information centers. As with previous editions, the authors present the principles of library & information center management in a conceptual framework as it examines the dynamics of organizational missions, goals, policies & programs, & people, as well as in relation to external forces (e.g., users & funding authorities) that encourage change. This current edition features expanded sections on the change process, strategic planning & management, & managing conflict through Total Quality Management (TQM) in a technology intense environment. Charts, diagrams, & appendixes of library policies, procedures, organograms, & other forms are included.

Table of Contents

Evolving

Change - The Innovative Process

Evolution of Management - Its Impact on Libraries and Information Centers

Planning

Planning Information Services

Strategy - Thinking and Doing

Organizing

Organizations and Organizational Culture

Structuring the Organization - Specialization and Coordination

Types of Formal Organizations - Today and in the Future

Human Resources

Staffing the Library

The Human Resources in the Library

Other Issues in Human Resource Management

Leading

The Human Element of the Organization

Leadership

Communication and Related Topics

Corrdinating

Coordinating and Reporting

Financial Control

Managing in the 21st Century

Managers - The Next Generation

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