Practical and Effective Management of Libraries: Integrating Case Studies, General Management Theory and Self-Understanding (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

Moniz Jr., Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843345781 ISBN 13: 9781843345787

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Aimed at library science students and librarians with newly assigned administrative duties the book is about improving one’s thinking and decision making in a role as a library manager. Most librarians get very little exposure to management issues prior to finding themselves in a management role. Furthermore, most library science students do not expect that they will need to understand management yet they quickly find that there is a need to understand this perspective to be effective at almost any library job. Effective library management is about having some tools to make decisions (such as a basic understanding of management theory and how it applies in the library environment, understanding common traps we all fall into, etc.), knowing yourself, being able to motivate others, fostering a diversity (especially within workgroups), being able to communicate effectively, and having an understanding of one’s organizational culture. The book touches on all of these aspects of library management.

• Provides a concise understanding of theories from management, psychology, etc. and applies them to practical every day library issues
• Contains real world cases for considering how theoretical concepts might apply in real library-related situations
• Cuts out much of the extraneous material often found in books of this kind and focuses more on what you actually need

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Richard Moniz is the Director of Library Services at Johnson & Wales University’s Charlotte Campus and an adjunct professor for the Library and Information Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to his current position he served as the Director of Library Services and Head of Information Technology at Johnson & Wales University’s North Miami Campus. He has taught undergraduate classes in history and computers as well as the graduate classes in Information Sources and Services and Library Administration and Management which he currently teaches for UNC-G. He has published in Library Journal, College & Undergraduate Libraries, and Library Leadership and Management. In addition to serving as President of Metrolina Library Association in 2007, Dr. Moniz currently serves on the American Library Association’s Library Leadership & Management’s Planning and Evaluating Library Services and Continuing Education committees.

Review:

...a complete and comprehensive guide to simple library management principles that can stand the tests of time...a solid addition to any library science collection focused on leadership and management. --Midwest Book Review, Bookwatch, May 2010

"This book is a slim, digestible volume that serves to introduce managers to management theories without being overwhelming. Library science students in particular will find this a wonderful supplement to more weighty tomes on business theory, with the added benefit that its focus is on the world of libraries...this book provides an excellent balance of theories and practical advice for library managers." --Public Libraries, March/April 2011

About this edition

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1843345781
• ISBN 13: 9781843345787
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158