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Product Identifiers

PublisherAmerican Library Association

ISBN-100838918735

ISBN-139780838918739

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038801629

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameManagement Basics for Information Professionals

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

SubjectLibrary & Information Science / General, Library & Information Science / Administration & Management, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorStacey Greenwell, G. Edward Evans

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-025745

ReviewsThe volume provides ample bases for classroom discussion and can serve as a guide for best practices for those in the profession ... Supporting both MIS and MLS curricula, this book will be useful to managers of libraries and related organizations.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal025.1

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Part 1 Background Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Environmental Issues Chapter 3 Legal Issues Chapter 4 Leadership Chapter 5 Ethics Part II Managerial Functions Chapter 6 Accountability, Authority, Power, and Delegation Chapter 7 Vision, Mission, and Planning Chapter 8 Assessment, Quality Control, and Operations Chapter 9 Decision Making Chapter 10 Change Management Chapter 11 Communication Chapter 12 Advocacy and Marketing Part III Managing People Chapter 13 Staffing Chapter 14 Enhancing Performance Chapter 15 Managing Diversity Chapter 16 Motivating Staff Part IV Managing Things Chapter 17 Managing Money Chapter 18 Income Generation Chapter 19 Managing Technology Chapter 20 Managing Facilities Part V Managing Yourself and Your Career Chapter 21 Other Managerial Skills Chapter 22 Creating Your Career About the Authors Index

SynopsisThe recipient of rave reviews from far and wide (Journal of Hospital Librarianship deemed it "a librarian's dream ... very forward-thinking"), since its initial publication this text has served as an essential resource for both LIS students and practitioners. The new fourth edition offers an updated, comprehensive examination of the myriad basic skills effective library managers must exercise throughout their careers. Throughout, Evans and new co-author Greenwell pay close attention to management in "new normal" straitened economic conditions and the pervasive impact of technology on a library manager's role. This book's coverage includes a new focus on how being in the public/nonprofit sector influences the application of management basics such as planning, accountability, trust and delegation, decision making, principles of effective organizational communication, fostering change and innovation, quality control, and marketing; the managerial environment, organizational skill sets, the importance of a people-friendly organization, and legal issues; key points on leadership, team-building, and human resource management; budget, resource, and technology management; management ethics, with a lengthy discussion of why ethics matter; and tips for planning a library career, with a look at the work/life debate. This book, to quote Australian Library Journal, is "a recommended text for library science students, but is also an excellent source of information for career librarians wanting to refresh their knowledge of library management in a fast-moving information services environment.", The recipient of rave reviews from far and wide ( Journal of Hospital Librarianship deemed it "a librarian's dream ... very forward-thinking"), since its initial publication this text has served as an essential resource for both LIS students and practitioners. The new fourth edition offers an updated, comprehensive examination of the myriad of basic skills effective library managers must exercise throughout their careers. Throughout, Evans and new co-author Greenwell pay close attention to management in "new normal" straitened economic conditions and the pervasive impact of technology on a library manager's role. This book's coverage includes a new focus on how being in the public/nonprofit sector influences the application of management basics such as planning, accountability, trust and delegation, decision making, principles of effective organizational communication, fostering change and innovation, quality control, and marketing; the managerial environment, organizational skill sets, the importance of a people-friendly organization, and legal issues; key points on leadership, team-building, and human resource management; budget, resource, and technology management; management ethics, with a lengthy discussion of why ethics matter; and tips for planning a library career, with a look at the work/life debate. This book, to quote Australian Library Journal , is "a recommended text for library science students, but is also an excellent source of information for career librarians wanting to refresh their knowledge of library management in a fast-moving information services environment.", Evans and new co-author Greenwell pay close attention to management in "new normal" straitened economic conditions and the pervasive impact of technology on a library manager's role.

LC Classification NumberZ678.E9 2019