Award-winning information theorists and practitioners Pearlstein andMatarazzo have assembled a group of top international authors with experiencein public, academic, government, and special library settings, includingexperienced independent information professionals, to address the criticalissues facing Information Management (IM) today.
This new handbook provides a context for approaching the world in whichinformation professionals work; a tool, the Balanced Scorecard, to helpdemonstrate contribution and value; and a review of opportunities for new areasof employment and career development, ripe for applying the InformationServices skill set. Through combinations of topical chapters with commonthemes, the professor and student will find a multi-perspective approach to theIM landscape. Used as a ready-reference, the IM practitioner will find boththeoretical and pragmatic approaches to inform their decision making ontraditional as well as new challenges.
For information and IM professionals, librarians, and students, thismust-have handbook provides invaluable insights from the leading names in thefield, enabling you to make the best decision no matter what challenges youface.
Pearlstein and Matarazzo are addressing one of the most significant challenges of our time, the design and measurement of relevant high quality information services in a world where the pace of change continues to accelerate. As types of libraries continue to converge, this book provides a forward-thinking approach for information managers in all types of institutions and settings. It cleverly combines both theory and experience to answer the question, how do I create a successful future for my information service and my profession? This book is sorely needed. The future is now and the methodology is here.
--Donnna Scheeder, Past President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; Past President and Fellow, Special Libraries Association
As information professionals, we are constantly renewing how we define and value our roles. This handbook provides info pros at all levels with thoughtful chapters on strategies to address our most challenging issues. This is truly a resource to return to regularly rather than one that is read once and put on the shelf.
- Mary Ellen Bates, Principal, Bates Information Services Inc.
This is a very useful and innovative book for anyone seriously involved in the management of information. There have been other such books but this one is very up to date, candid, and curated by two highly experienced practitioners and scholars of the subject. I highly recommend it! --Laurence Prusak, Knowledge Strategies LLC
Library and information professionals present an integral text for masters of library science students and a reference for information professional practitioners, but warn that it does not encompass all modern information theories, procedures, and practices. Whether read sequentially or in topical combinations around common themes, they say, the chapters provide a construct through which both students and practitioners may learn about the major challenges facing them in the early part of the 21st century, and find some guidance in how to tackle them. --Annotation ©2018 Ringgold Inc. Portland, OR (protoview.com)
