Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals - Couverture souple

Evans, G. Edward

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0810852292 ISBN 13 : 9780810852297

Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 2007

Synopsis

With the start of the 21st Century, information services around the world are facing a host of challenges and changes unique to this era of exponential technological growth. However, this change is further compounded by the high turnover rate in senior positions. Focusing on leadership, this text—ideal for young, emerging managers and supervisors—guides future leaders in making the appropriate choices and decisions in response to and in anticipation of the competition.

Authors G. Edward Evans and Patricia Layzell Wards vast professional experience in a variety of roles and organizations all over the world serves as a strong basis for the advice presented. Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals includes data from surveys and interviews of leaders in archives, libraries, and other information services arenas, as well as current literature on leadership from both general management and information services fields. All together this book is a solid starting point for young librarians and information professionals seeking to get ahead of the competition, as well as a helpful reminder for seasoned leaders needing a bit of inspiration.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

G. Edward Evans recently retired from the position of University Librarian at Loyola Marymount University and currently is the librarian of the Harold S. Colton Memorial Library and Archives at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

Patricia Layzell Ward is former Director of the Centre for Library and Information management at Loughborough University and currently is Honorary Archivist to the Festiniog Railway Company.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scarecrow Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810852292
• ISBN 13: 9780810852297
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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