Library Management: Volume 29 Issue 1/2

Strategic competence: to soar above

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the case for change at Deakin University Library and the change process adopted, and to explore organisational competences and the…

People management – be bold!

This paper aims to encourage managers in the rapidly changing library and information services environment to be bold in people management.

Relationships and engagement: The challenges and opportunities for effective leadership and change management in a Canadian research library

This paper aims to overview the professional context for Canadian research libraries (as outlined in the 8Rs Canadian Library Human Resources Study by Ingles et al.) and to…

Librarians do fly: strategies for staying aloft

The purpose of this paper is to examine past and future predictions about academic libraries and identify the skills that librarians will need to survive in an increasingly…

2010: a library odyssey

The paper aims to provide an overview of how the University of Queensland (UQ) library has prepared itself for the changes and challenges of the future and positioned itself in…

Digital nature and digital nurture: libraries, learning and the digital native

The so‐called “digital native” – the first generation of students and learners who have been born and raised in a world of digital technologies – is now in our universities and…

Academic reference librarians prepare for change: an Australian case study

The study aims to identify strategies to enhance change readiness and professional competence in academic reference librarians in a time of organizational change and challenge.

The transit lounge: a view of organisational change from a point in the journey

The purpose of this paper is to review the organisational change processes in an academic library in the context of change management theory.

Wa! The wú wéi academic librarian

This paper seeks to examine the integration of the Western concept of dynamic equilibrium and wa, the Eastern concept of harmony, and how wú wéi (maintaining centrality, hence…

Dangerous liaisons?: Defining the faculty liaison librarian service model, its effectiveness and sustainability

Many university libraries are adopting a faculty liaison librarian structure as an integral part of their organization and service delivery model. This paper aims to examine, in a…

Theory, research, and practice in library management 4: creativity

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of creativity in the strategic management of libraries.

Library/Vendor Relationships

Supervising and Leading Teams in ILS

Delivering Digital Services: A Handbook for Public Libraries and Learning Centres

Newspapers of the World Online: US and International Perspectives. Proceedings of Conferences in Salt Lake City and Seoul, 2006

Managing and Measuring Employee Performance: Original Research into the Measurement and Valuation of Employee Performance within the World's Leading Organizations