Library and information center management
Robert D. Stueart (Author), Barbara B. Moran (Author), Claudia J. Morner (Author)
"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"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2013
Eighth edition View all formats and editions
Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, California, 2013
xvii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
9781598849882, 9781598849899, 9781610693264, 1598849883, 1598849891, 1610693264
780481202
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
First through third editions, published 1977-1987, have title Library management; Fourth through seventh editions, authored by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran and published 1993-2007, have title Library and information center management