Effective library and information centre management / Jo Bryson.

By: Bryson, Jo, 1950-.

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BookPublisher: Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Gower, c1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0566076918.Subject(s): Library administration

| Information services -- ManagementDDC classification: 025.1

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This comprehensive handbook covers key management issues and will guide information professionals through the maze of common problems. To reflect the increasing integration of library, information centre, records, IT and telecommunications management, the book takes an integrated approach to managing the modern information centre. Topics covered range from strategic, IT and human resource planning, to leadership, conflict and change management. Further key areas include service delivery, risk management and the information lifecycle.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Understanding the Role of Manager
Introduction to management
Understanding the Environment
Strategic influences on information services
Strategies for understanding the environment
Managing the Environment Through Integrated Planning
Strategic planning
Human resource planning
Information planning
Technology planning
Financial planning and economic analysis
Creating the Corporate Environment
Corporate culture
Politics
Policy-making
Creativity and intrapreneurship
Managing expertise
Getting things done in the Corporate Environment
Leadership
Power, influence, authority and delegation
Decision-making
Networking
Group dynamics
Team-building
Motivation
Conflict management
Negotiation
Change management
Managing and Communicating Information in the Corporate Environment
Personal communication
Internal communications
External communications
Managing corporate information
Managing the information life cycle
Managing the Individual
Stress management
Career planning and personal development
Managing Risk
Return on investment
Security
Risk management and business continuity
Service Delivery
Competitive strategies: strategic marketing
Quality control
Customer focus
Outsourcing service delivery
Performance measurement and evaluation
Epilogue
The final strategy
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jo Bryson lectures regularly on library and information centre management. She is currently in a senior management position relating to information technology with the Western Australian Government.