Models For Library Management Decision Making And Planning

Author : Robert Mayo Hayes
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780123341518
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Models for Library Management, Decision-making, and Planning written by Robert Mayo Hayes and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD-ROM contains: Computer spreadsheets and Visual Basic macros that correspond with the book.

Author : Morris Hamburg
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Planning and Decision-making Systems written by Morris Hamburg and published by Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problems of managing libraries have been multiplying. The operations of libraries have become increasingly complex, involving in many cases mechanization, centralization, and computerization of library services. The size and scope of collections have grown rapidly as they attempt to keep up with the geometric expansion of knowledge, and so have the variety of services offered or contemplated and the expectations of users. These kinds of change and growth have made it more important than ever that libraries utilize comprehensive frameworks for planning and decision making concerning their operations and resources, and the major focus of this book is on the development of such analytical frameworks for university and large public library systems. "It is in the spirit of making a contribution to the development of such frameworks," Professor Hamburg writes, "that this book has been written.... Since there is an inseparable need not only for improved library statistical data systems but also for the above-mentioned frameworks for rational planning and decision making, we have devoted considerable effort to the development of analytical models that might assist library administrators in making decisions that would maximize the flow of benefits imparted to the communities the library serves. Some of the results of this model-building effort are reported in these pages.... "Some of the methods discussed in this text fall within the discipline known as management science (or operations research). There is a large communications gap between librarians, who use English to make themselves understood, and management scientists, who routinely use mathematics as a language. We have tried to communicate clearly to those concerned with library management, and, except in parts of Chapter 4, we have managed to keep the presentation on a verbal rather than a mathematical level." The six chapters are entitled Introduction and Summary, Library Objectives and Overall Performance Measures, A Framework for Library Decision Making, Library Models and Empirical Findings, Development of a Management Information System for Libraries, and Higher-Level Decision Making.

Author : Michael R. W. Bommer
Publisher : White Plains, N.Y. : Knowledge Industry Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decision Making for Library Management written by Michael R. W. Bommer and published by White Plains, N.Y. : Knowledge Industry Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Krishan Kumar
Publisher : Har-Anand Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788124112090
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Management in Electronic Environment written by Krishan Kumar and published by Har-Anand Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years many of the libraries have become large and complex organisations presenting a challenge to a librarian. Managing a large library is a highly specialised and complicated job. Due to changing environment, especially technological one, his job has become very challenging. A librarian in such an environment should have a managerial ability of a high order, and possess different kinds of skills including technical skills in the application of information technology with adequate knowledge to solve multidimensional problems. Keeping in view, the requirements of students of library and information science, the book presents a framework of basic knowledge of management in electronic environment. Emphasis has been laid on basic issues and concepts of management. Principles of management and theories of management have been explained. Library routines have been described adequately, keeping in view the application of information technology.

Author : Peter Hernon
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluation and Library Decision Making written by Peter Hernon and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation, which is a critical component of the planning process, assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of library programs and services in the context of stated goals and objectives. This book views evaluation as a type of research study in which evaluators collect either research or management data. Chapters discuss steps of the evaluation process and provide practical examples of the application of these steps to specific library problems. The overall objectives of the volume are to introduce readers to the relationship between planning and evaluation; to discuss the components of an evaluation study in clear prose so that readers can easily understand the different steps; to foster an attitude that recognizes the importance of evaluation for the development of library programs and services; to offer examples of each component of the evaluation process; to identify writings on evaluation in libraries and information centers; and to encourage organizational change and underscore the importance of evaluation to library decision making.

Author : Kent Hendrickson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000757900
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creative Planning for Library Administration written by Kent Hendrickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seven chapters of this book, first published in 1991, the topics of planning and creativity as they apply to the management of academic libraries are discussed fully, with specific examples and detailed guidelines. Topics such as involving all members of the library staff in decision making and encouraging creativity in an unstable work environment are explored, as are new developments like performance measures.

Author : Bryce Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in Library Management written by Bryce Allen and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert D. Stueart
Publisher : Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Management written by Robert D. Stueart and published by Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1987 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313068690
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Planning and Management for Library Managers written by Joseph R. Matthews and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries enter into strategic planning by a variety of routes, from dynamic technology and rising costs to budget cuts and pressure for change. In this book, Joe Matthews guides library managers towards a greater understanding of the role and attendant responsibilities of strategic planning. Academic, public, and special librarians alike will benefit from Matthews' cogent explanations, real-life examples, and time-tested recommendations. In the process, Matthews addresses such intrinsic questions as: Why is it important that I add strategic thinking to my managerial arsenal? How will strategic planning benefit my library, and is there more than one way to go about it? What is the best way of monitoring and updating our strategic plan for maximum effect? In each case, he debunks false impressions, attends to the goal of providing good service, and identifies at least one new way to communicate the library's strategic importance in the lives of its customers. Academic, public, and special librarians alike will benefit from Matthews' cogent explanations, real-life examples, and time-tested recommendations.

Author : Amanda Gluibizzi
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856047024
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship written by Amanda Gluibizzi and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much attention has been paid to art librarianship as it exists in museum settings, comparatively less notice has been taken of academic and art-and-design-school art librarianship as a distinct focus. However, the skills of subject specialists in the arts and their advocacy on behalf of their users are fundamental elements in vital art libraries that fully support and anticipate the needs of artists, designers, architects, and the historians who study these disciplines. Put together by an international team of contributors, this essential handbook examines methods of innovative librarianship in academic and art school libraries throughout the world. With a focus on the intersection of best practice and best opportunities, the book brings together the philosophies and realities of the most creative librarians working in the field of art librarianship today and serves as a field guide to academic art libraries in the twenty-first century. Key discussions include: the role of liaison to the visual arts visual literacy for highly literate viewers art history pedagogy and special collections technology in an art and design library collection management, renewal, and de-accession new forms of scholarly communication and their impact on art librarianship the making of the 21st century art library. Readership: This timely book is essential reading for all information professionals working in art and design environments. It will also be of interest to students of librarianship interested in the challenges currently facing professionals working in this specialized area.