Library and information center management / Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner.

"This updated edition of the renowned library management textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques needed to effectively manage a contemporary library or information center"--

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Main Author: Stueart, Robert D.
Other Authors: Moran, Barbara B., Morner, Claudia J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2013]
Edition:Eighth edition.
Series:Library and information science text series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Introduction. Managing in Today's Libraries and Information Centers ; The Evolution of Management Thought ; Change--The Innovative Process.
  • Section 2: Planning. Strategic Planning--Decision Making and Policy ; Planning and Maintaining Library Facilities ; Marketing Information Services.
  • Section 3: Organizing. Organizations and Organizational Culture ; Structuring the Organization--Specialization and Coordination ; The Structuring of Organizations.
  • Section 4: Human Resources. Staffing the Library ; The Human Resources Functions in the Library ; Other Issues in Human Resource Management.
  • Section 5: Leading. Motivation ; Leadership ; Ethics ; Communication ; Participative Leadership and the Use of Teams in Libraries.
  • Section 6: Coordinating. Measuring, Evaluating, and Coordinating Organizational Performance ; Fiscal Responsibility and Control ; Library Development and Fundraising.