Library Management: Volume 31 Issue 4/5

Interest‐based bargaining: achieving improved relationships through collaboration

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of interest‐based bargaining as opposed to traditional adversarial bargaining when negotiating collective agreements in unionized…

Managing change and transitions: a comparison of different models and their commonalities

The purpose of this article is to analyze the commonalities of various change and transition models developed over time to assist with and support managing organizational change.

Relationship among leadership style, organizational culture and employee commitment in university libraries

The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership style, organizational culture and job commitment in university libraries of Pakistan and the relationships among them.

Conducting focus groups with library staff: best practices and participant perceptions

The purpose of this paper is to describe a process of designing a focus group study for library staff, and to present a method for analyzing and interpreting focus group data. In…

The role of flexible job descriptions in succession management

The purpose of this paper is to examine the idea that flexible job descriptions are vital options that would allow library managers the latitude necessary to promote developmental…

Change is a constant requiring a coach

The purpose of this paper is to assess individualized and team coaching as a tool for empowering library employees to respond to the constantly changing needs of customers.

Service innovation in academic libraries: is there a place for the customers?

The purpose of this article is to investigate whether management and employees in academic libraries involve users in library service innovations and what these user roles are.

Use of UGC‐Infonet Digital Library Consortium resources by research scholars and faculty members of the University of Delhi in History and Political Science: A study

This paper focuses on the use of UGC‐Infonet Digital Library Consortium Resources by research scholars and faculty members of University of Delhi in History and Political Science…

Theory, research and practice in library management 8: Market orientation

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of market orientation (MO) as a strategic orientation in the management of libraries.

Virtual Research Environments: From Portals to Science Gateways

The Future of the Academic Journal

Library Performance and Service Competition: Developing Strategic Responses

Libraries and Information Services in the UK and ROI 2009‐2010 (36th revised edition)

Copyright: Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (5th edition)

Classification Made Simple: An Introduction to Knowledge Organisation and Information Retrieval (3rd ed.)

Measuring Academic Research: How to Undertake a Bibliometric Study

How to Give Your Users the LIS Services They Want

Scholarly Communication for Librarians (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Transformative Learning Support Models for Higher Education: Educating the Whole Student

To use or not to use: information service volunteers

Library volunteers: do they have a valid role in libraries?