Library Management Problems Today (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Heres the first comprehensive case studies in library management book to be published since 1981!The book use case studies gleaned from TODAYS library world to help students take analytical approaches to library problems. Much research points to the fact that students are more inductive than deductive reasoners. Therefore, books like this which provide actual examples to explore and think about are far more useful than many of the existing texts which start with theory and basic principles. Case studies are often used in business, law, and medical schools. This book will facilitate instructors pushing want students to explore how what they have learned applies to real world situations. Cases are organized in six sections that parallel basic library management functions:PlanningOrganizingLeadingControllingStaffingCommunicatingEach section features case studies , each with the case description and three responses from library leaders from a wide variety of library types and sizes. Library Management Problems Today: Case Studies will allow students to put themselves in the center of actual library problems and ask What would I do? This book uses case studies gleaned from todays library world to help students take analytical approaches to library problems. Case studies are often used in business, law, and medical schools; this text will enable library management instructors to help their students apply what theyve learned to real world situations This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…