Library and Information Center Management (Library and Information Science Text Series)

Moran, Barbara B.; Morner, Claudia J.

ISBN 10: 1440854475 / ISBN 13: 9781440854477

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2017

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.1440854475.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Library and Information Center Management (Library and Information Science Text Series)
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440854475
• ISBN 13: 9781440854477
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

This essential, single-volume textbook supplies a comprehensive introduction to library management that addresses all the functions of management, specifically within the ever-evolving modern library environment.

Strategic planning. Facilities management. Leadership, ethics, communication, and motivation. Human resources and staffing. Change, library development, and innovation. Marketing. Measurement and evaluation. Fiscal responsibility and control. These are just some of the wide range of responsibilities and necessary skills of contemporary library managers―not all of which are typically covered in detail in LIS educational programs.

Now updated and expanded for its ninth edition, Libraries Unlimited's Library and Information Center Management is the core management text for library information science programs. This latest text adds new information on grant writing as well as more about budgets, marketing, financial management, assessment, and evidence-based management. The authors include various real-world examples from international settings to help readers understand and conceptualize the place of the library and information center in our global world. Each chapter ends with two helpful sections that present numerous examples and opportunities to apply newly gained information: "Practice Your Skills" and "Discussion Questions."

About the Author

Barbara B. Moran, PhD, was 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.

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