Library and information center management

Moran, Barbara B. (author.). Morner, Claudia J., (author.).

Summary: "Designed to fill a need for a basic management textbook for library and information science (LIS) students... This edition continues to provide numerous opportunities through case studies, role-plays, and simulations for experiential learning to enable students or beginning managers to apply their knowledge to real world problems or situations"--

Record details

ISBN: 1440854475
ISBN: 9781440854477
Physical Description: print
xv, 548 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:	First through third editions, published 1977-1987, have title Library management; Fourth through seventh editions, authored by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran and published 1993-2007, have title Library and information center management; Eighth edition, published 2013, was authored by Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Section 1. Introduction. Managing in today's libraries -- The evolution of management thought -- Change : the innovative process -- Section 2. Planning. Strategic planning, decision making and policy -- Planning and maintaining library facilities -- Marketing information services -- Section 3. Organizing. Organizations and organizational culture -- The fundamentals of organization : specialization and coordination -- Designing adaptive organizational structures -- Section 4. Human resources. Staffing the library -- The human resources functions in the library -- Other issues in human resource management -- Section 5. Leading. Motivation in the workplace -- Organizational leadership -- Professional ethics -- Organizational communication -- Empowering employees through the use of teams -- Section 6. Coordinating. Evaluating organizational performance -- Library finance and budgets -- Library fundraising (development) and grant writing -- Section 7. Managing in the 21st century. Managers : the next generation.