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Strategic Management : For today's libraries/ Marilyn Gell Mason.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chicago, USA : American Library Association, 2010.Edition: 1st Indian ImprintDescription: v+146p.: ill.; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9788170005872
  • 0838907571
  • 9780838907573
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 025.1 MAS
Contents:
pt. I. Trend Analysis. 1. Trends Challenging the Library: Technological, Economic, Social, Political. 2. The Future of the Public Library. 3. The Future Revisited --
pt. II. Political Context. 4. The Politics of Cooperation 5. The Politics of Information. 6. The Fortune Cookie: Socio-Political Impact of Information Technology. 7. Washington Update. 8. Politics and the Public Library: A Management Guide
pt. III. Innovation. 9. Managing Innovation --
pt. IV. Economic Issues. 10. User Fees I: The Economic Argument. 11. User Fees II: The Library Response
pt. V. The Impact of Technology. 12. Library Automation: The Next Wave. 13. Sex, Kids, and the Public Library. 14. Reference Revolutions. -- 15. Educational Programming in the Digital Era. 16. The Yin and Yang of Knowing
pt. VI. Literacy. 17. Libraries, Literacy, and the Future --
pt. VII. What "Global" Means for Libraries. 18. Is There a Global Role for Metropolitan City Libraries? --
pt. VIII. The Library of Congress. 19. More than a Library for Congress: Making LC the Nation's Library --
pt. IX. Personal Style. 20. Five Women
pt. X. Measuring Success.
Summary: The author of this text outlines the different forces affecting libraries and explains how and why librarians must manage external changes just as they manage internal resources. Among the factors are: the political context; economic issues; the impact of technology; and intellectual freedom.
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pt. I. Trend Analysis. 1. Trends Challenging the Library: Technological, Economic, Social, Political. 2. The Future of the Public Library. 3. The Future Revisited --

pt. II. Political Context. 4. The Politics of Cooperation 5. The Politics of Information. 6. The Fortune Cookie: Socio-Political Impact of Information Technology. 7. Washington Update. 8. Politics and the Public Library: A Management Guide

pt. III. Innovation. 9. Managing Innovation --

pt. IV. Economic Issues. 10. User Fees I: The Economic Argument. 11. User Fees II: The Library Response

pt. V. The Impact of Technology. 12. Library Automation: The Next Wave. 13. Sex, Kids, and the Public Library. 14. Reference Revolutions. -- 15. Educational Programming in the Digital Era. 16. The Yin and Yang of Knowing

pt. VI. Literacy. 17. Libraries, Literacy, and the Future --

pt. VII. What "Global" Means for Libraries. 18. Is There a Global Role for Metropolitan City Libraries? --

pt. VIII. The Library of Congress. 19. More than a Library for Congress: Making LC the Nation's Library --

pt. IX. Personal Style.
20. Five Women

pt. X. Measuring Success.

The author of this text outlines the different forces affecting libraries and explains how and why librarians must manage external changes just as they manage internal resources. Among the factors are: the political context; economic issues; the impact of technology; and intellectual freedom.

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