Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Advances in Library Administration and Organization
Author: Delmus E. Williams
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2009-11-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1849505799

Dealing with the subject of organizational theory and library administration, this title covers topics such as: managing change in research libraries; the agility of library consortia and its member libraries; the evaluation of reference services; and, developing a recruitment strategy for a diverse workforce. It is suitable for library students.

Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Advances in Library Administration and Organization
Author: William Graves III
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2009-07-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1848557108

How does the disintegration of the Soviet system help us to understand the character of library and information institutions and practices within post-soviet space? This title brings together diverse reflective essays, reports and empirical analyses of the changing character of the post-soviet library world to address the question.

Emotion in the Library Workplace

Emotion in the Library Workplace
Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1787430839

Authors explore application of the study of emotion in the library workplace and look at future trends in the area. Library managers will take away knowledge about how the library workplace can and should operate with consideration toward emotion, and will glean ideas for implementation with their own staff and services.

Technical Services in the 21st Century

Technical Services in the 21st Century
Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2021-01-08
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1800438281

By showcasing the work of technical services, and the ground-breaking changes they have encountered, this edited collection provides readers with an opportunity to re-assess the opportunities and challenges for library administration, and to understand how libraries should be managed in the future.

Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Advances in Library Administration and Organization
Author: Edward D. Garten
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2008-05-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0762314885

A collection of essays, designed to challenge working administrators and researchers to look more closely at their operations and consider again how they develop people and the organizations in which they work.

Project Management in the Library Workplace

Project Management in the Library Workplace
Author: Alice Daugherty
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2018-05-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1787548384

This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization attempts to put project management into the toolboxes of library administrators through overviews of concepts, analyses of experiences, and forecasts for the use of project management within the profession.

The Future of Library Space

The Future of Library Space
Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-12-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1786352699

This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will focus on the future of library spaces. Libraries are dealing with unprecedented changes on several fronts and these factors understandably impact physical library space. Looking toward the future what changes can we expect to see in how libraries use space?

Library Science and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Library Science and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1771
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1522539158

Effective administration of libraries is a crucial part of delivering library services to the public. To develop and implement best practices, librarians must be aware and informed of the recent advances in library administration. Library Science and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on trends, techniques, and management of libraries and examines the benefits and challenges of library administration. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as digital libraries, information sciences, and academic libraries, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, practitioners, and librarians seeking current research on library science and administration.

Critical Librarianship

Critical Librarianship
Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-08-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1839094842

This book offers a timely mix of thought-provoking chapters bringing together national and global studies on critical librarianship, and conveying the kind of research which current library managers and researchers need, mixing theory with a good dose of pragmatism.