Library Management: Volume 25 Issue 3

Crossroads, traffic‐lights or roundabouts? Collaboration now and in the future of New Zealand’s tertiary education libraries

The last three years have brought major changes to New Zealand’s tertiary education libraries. Case studies of four examples of New Zealand collaboration demonstrate this. At the…

Preserving America’s print resources: toward a national strategic effort – report on the planning day discussions

Presents a report from the conference Preserving America’s Printed Resources: The Roles of Repositories, Depositories, and Collections of Record, organized by the Center for…

Marketing of library services: a case study of selected university libraries in Kenya

Regardless of the type, libraries are under pressure to justify their existence and funding through provision of customer‐ or market‐oriented services. This requires a shift from…

Siting of public libraries in retail centres: benefits and effects

This paper explores the potential benefits of siting public libraries within retail developments. Evidence is based on a literature review and five case studies in the UK that…

LIS labour market research: implications for management development

Research findings on the recruitment market for library and information service (LIS) workers are discussed in the context of management development. Qualitative and quantitative…

Management musings 16: must good theory be defeated by external pressures?

Lists the main themes of management theory and outlines how management practice can be very different. Notes that the reduction in job security and the increasing use of…

Continuing professional development and workplace learning 7: human resource development – a tool for achieving organisational change

Discusses the “people” aspect of organisational change and the ways in which human resource development (HRD) can act as an effective organisational change tool. Outlines a…

The Bottom Line: Determining and Communicating the Value of the Special Library

Statistics in Practice: Measuring & Managing, Proceedings of the IFLA Satellite Conference, Loughborough, August 2002

Fired, Laid off, out of a Job: A manual for Understanding, Coping, Surviving