Library and Information Center Management

Moran, Barbara B.; Stueart, Robert D.; Morner, Claudia J.

ISBN 10: 1598849891 / ISBN 13: 9781598849899

Published by Libraries Unltd Inc, 2012

Seller Inventory # 1598849891-4-36997686

Synopsis:

Library and Information Center Management: Eighth Edition continues to be an essential textbook that provides a complete introduction to library management. It supplies a comprehensive, one-volume overview of all the functions of management specifically applied to the modern library environment.

This latest revised and updated edition begins with introductory chapters that discuss the roles of library managers in the past and in the present, explain why library staff must rethink their purpose, and document the inadequacy of management techniques that once seemed appropriate. In addition to discussing key planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling strategies, the book also provides chapters on marketing, facilities management, and fundraising. The final chapter provides young managers with invaluable guidance and addresses the challenges of succeeding in management without the benefit of decades of experience.

About the Author:

Barbara B. Moran, PhD, is Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she served as dean from 1990 to 1998.

Robert D. Stueart, PhD, is professor and dean emeritus of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College in Boston, MA.

Claudia J. Morner, PhD, was dean and professor emerita of the University Library at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Library and Information Center Management
Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair