Book Description | Since its
initial publication this text has served as an essential resource for both LIS
students and practitioners. Journal of Hospital Librarianship deemed
it 'a librarian's dream... very forward-thinking.' The new fourth edition offers
an updated, comprehensive examination of the myriad of basic skills effective
library managers must exercise throughout their careers.
Throughout,
G.Edward Evans and new co-author Stacey Greenwell pay close attention to
management in 'new normal' straitened economic conditions and the pervasive
impact of technology on a library manager's role.
Coverage includes:
a new focus on how being in the public/non-profit sector influences
the application of management basics such as planning, accountability,
trust and delegation, decision-making, principles of effective
organizational communication, fostering change and innovation, quality
control, and marketing
the managerial environment, organizational skill sets, the
importance of a people-friendly organization, and legal issues
key points on leadership, team-building, and human resource
management
budget, resource, and technology management
management ethics, with a lengthy discussion of why ethics matter and
tips for planning a library career, with a look at the work/life debate.
This book,
to quote Australian Library Journal, is 'a recommended text for
library science students, but is also an excellent source of information for
career librarians wanting to refresh their knowledge of library management in a
fast-moving information services environment.' |
About the Author | G. Edward Evans PhD is an award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar. He has been an administrator, researcher, teacher, and writer with extensive administrative experience in private academic libraries such as Harvard University and Loyola Marymount University. Throughout his career he held a Fulbright Fellowship in librarianship as well as a National Science Foundation Fellowship in archaeology. As a researcher, he has published in both anthropology and librarianship, teaching in both fields in the USA and Scandinavia. Dr Evans spends his retirement years doing professional writing and volunteering at the Museum of Northern Arizona, where he serves on the Foundation board for the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Library System.
Stacey Greenwell EdD is a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association and a standing committee member for the Education and Training Section of IFLA. She is a standing member of the Programme Committee for the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). A frequent conference presenter, Dr Greenwell has taught an academic libraries course for the iSchools at Syracuse University and the University of Kentucky. She has served the University of Kentucky Libraries since 2001, as associate dean for academic affairs and research, head of the Information Commons, and head of Desktop Support. |