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Library and Information Center Management, 9th Edition (Paperback, 9th Revised edition)
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Library and Information Center Management, 9th Edition (Paperback, 9th Revised edition)
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This essential, single-volume textbook supplies a comprehensive
introduction to library management that addresses all the functions
of management, specifically within the ever-evolving modern library
environment. Strategic planning. Facilities management. Leadership,
ethics, communication, and motivation. Human resources and
staffing. Change, library development, and innovation. Marketing.
Measurement and evaluation. Fiscal responsibility and control.
These are just some of the wide range of responsibilities and
necessary skills of contemporary library managers-not all of which
are typically covered in detail in LIS educational programs. Now
updated and expanded for its ninth edition, Libraries Unlimited's
Library and Information Center Management is the core management
text for library information science programs. This latest text
adds new information on grant writing as well as more about
budgets, marketing, financial management, assessment, and
evidence-based management. The authors include various real-world
examples from international settings to help readers understand and
conceptualize the place of the library and information center in
our global world. Each chapter ends with two helpful sections that
present numerous examples and opportunities to apply newly gained
information: "Practice Your Skills" and "Discussion Questions." The
latest edition of a best-selling core management text-now in its
ninth edition-covering all the management functions of libraries
and information centers Supplies new discussion topics, examples of
management challenges, and case studies Provides a global
perspective on library management Contains new discussion topics
and case studies and offers supplementary online materials Includes
"Chapter Takeaways," a list of topics that the reader should
understand after reading the chapter; "Management on the Job"
sections referencing a specific journal article that demonstrates
the chapter topic; and "Talk about It" and "Practice Your Skills"
segments that offer readers a chance to demonstrate what they are
learning
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