Advances in Library Administration and Organization: 21 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762311215 ISBN 13: 9780762311217

Publisher: JAI Press Inc., 2004

Synopsis

Volume twenty one of "Advances in Library Administration and Organization" offers timely articles from scholars and administrators working throughout the world. It adapts theory to practice in a variety of areas of interest to those who manage libraries. These include a demographic study of Canadian librarianship, an article on the implementation of ISO9000 in Thailand, pieces on information literacy programs in the United States, and a discussion of organizational culture within libraries from South Africa. The idea is to provide food for thought for practitioners and theorist alike so that they might be spurred to think about the challenge of making libraries run well. Whether one is interested is service philosophies as discussed in a symposium held in honor of Johannah Sherrer, the definition of command work, or the process used to thoughtfully develop and refine an assessment program in a Colorado university library, there is something here for every manager that will help them confront the challenges facing them. The articles address obstacles facing all of us every day and offer insights that can be of value as we seek a vision for libraries and librarianship in the 21st century.

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Review

...information managers will find it valuable to 'dip in' to chapters. They will find detailed, well-researched articles... and much food for thought about the context in which they work. There's also ample ammunition for presenting to senior management, on changes required in the evolving and complex setting in which information professionals operate.

Information World Review, December 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: JAI Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762311215
• ISBN 13: 9780762311217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324
• Editor: Garten Edward D., Williams Delmus E., Nyce James M.