Public Library Planning: Cases Studies for Management - Couverture rigide

Sutton, Brett

 
9780313287763: Public Library Planning: Cases Studies for Management
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0313287767 ISBN 13 : 9780313287763
Editeur : Libraries Unlimited Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Public libraries must function in a time of limited funding, increasing technology, and shifting demographics and client needs. To fulfill their role, libraries must manage change through effective planning. This book analyzes case studies of planning at several representative libraries, illustrating how formal planning procedures are adapted to changing circumstances. The study is based primarily on interviews with staff members at each site, drawing wherever possible on their own words and on related documents and surveys.

The heart of the book is a set of narrative descriptions of the planning process at various representative libraries. Additional chapters draw on this material to evaluate the planning process and its organization, the planning documents produced, the social aspects of planning, and the benefits of the process. The volume looks at how planning evolved at each site, the kinds of problems encountered and how they were solved, and the effects of planning on the organization. The book emphasizes the complexity of planning, the variety of perspectives held by staff members, and the relationship between planning and the library's local environment.

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À propos de l?auteur

BRETT SUTTON is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to his graduate degree in library science, he has a doctorate in anthropology. His articles have appeared in journals such as Library and Information Science Research, Library Quarterly, Libraries and Culture, and Library Administration and Management.

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Éditeur
Libraries Unlimited Inc
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0313287767
ISBN 13 
9780313287763
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
328
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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