Stueart, Robert D,

Library and information center management / [print] Barbara B. Moran, Robert D. Stueart, and Claudia J. Morner. - Eighth edition. - Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, (c)2013. - xvii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Library and information science text series . - Library and information science text series. .

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.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Section 1: Introduction. Managing in Today's Libraries and Information Centers ; 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 ; Structuring the Organization--Specialization and Coordination ; The Structuring of Organizations. -- Section 4: Human Resources. Staffing the Library ; The Human Resources Functions in the Library ; Other Issues in Human Resource Management. -- Section 5: Leading. Motivation ; Leadership ; Ethics ; Communication ; Participative Leadership and the Use of Teams in Libraries. -- Section 6: Coordinating. Measuring, Evaluating, and Coordinating Organizational Performance ; Fiscal Responsibility and Control ; Library Development and Fundraising.

"This updated edition of the renowned library management textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques needed to effectively manage a contemporary library or information center"--



9781598849882 9781598849899 9781610693264

2012026840


Library administration.
Information services--Management.
Information services--Management.--United States

Z678.M866.S784 2013 Z678