Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries Organizational change in a public library written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries written by Nicola Campbell and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of two studies from an international organization working on future-oriented library issues. Nicola Campbell and Sue Sutherland, of the Canterbury Public Library in New Zealand, offer a case study demonstrating the importance of libraries' adapting to change quickly and effectively. They explore the process of change and outline strategies for maintaining organization and communication throughout the process. Kay Poustie, of the City of Stirling Public Libraries, Australia, proposes a model for successful customer service in libraries. She contrasts models identified in both literature and practice and discusses strategic planning for better customer service through application of these models. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries The role of public libraries in the media society written by Conny Ang and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series is an innovative resource for public library professionals. Conny Äng discusses the great possibilities for libraries with the emergence of the electronic age, believing that new media will expand libraries' roles and make them more crucial to society.

Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries Quality management in public libraries written by Ute Klaassen and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the International Network of Public Libraries series recognizes the challenges faced by today's librarians. Consisting of sixteen experts from ten countries, the network strives to create a forum in which information and expertise can be shared in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of libraries. Their approach is highly practice-oriented; case studies present especially successful solutions. This series is an innovative resource for public library professionals. Ute Klaassen of the Gütersloh City Library, Germany and Chris Wiersma of the Grönigen City Library, the Netherlands, apply the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) to the field of library science. They propose models and strategies for meeting the needs and expectations of library customers in order to gain their acceptance and loyalty. Thierry Giappiconi of the City Library of Frèsnes, France, discusses the implementation of marketing tools and techniques to complement and augment existing library strategies, discussing factors such as product, price, distribution, and promotion. Giappiconi cites the importance of setting high standards of customer service through close examination of customer needs.

Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries Product oriented management in public libraries written by Arend Flemming and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the International Network of Public Libraries series recognizes the challenges faced by today's librarians. Consisting of sixteen experts from ten countries, the network strives to create a forum in which information and expertise can be shared in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of libraries. Their approach is highly practice-oriented; case studies present especially successful solutions. This series is an innovative resource for public library professionals. Arend Flemming advocates the integration of public libraries as a necessary part of reforming public administration. He suggests that a change from the current system of budget-based management to more product-oriented management would benefit libraries by preparing them to meet the challenges of the future with greater ease.

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Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries written by Nicola Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed set of six volumes provides public librarians with a bookshelf of practical information about library management, customer service, marketing, and fundraising.

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Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries written by Madeleine Aalto and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the International Network of Public Libraries series recognizes the challenges faced by today's librarians. Consisting of sixteen experts from ten countries, the network strives to create a forum in which information and expertise can be shared in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of libraries. Their approach is highly practice-oriented; case studies present especially successful solutions. This series is an innovative resource for public library professionals. Madeleine Aalto and Trevor Knight recognize that libraries cannot live by government funding alone. With library costs on the rise, their goal in this volume is to devise alternative forms of fundraising, discussing innovative strategies utilized by libraries in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The authors provide extensive coverage of income-generating activites, from charges and fees to fundraising. Creative solutions are presented through detailed case studies of projects and events that work.

Download or read book International Network of Public Libraries written by Dieter Kranstedt and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the International Network of Public Libraries series recognizes the challenges faced by today's librarians. Consisting of sixteen experts from ten countries, the network strives to create a forum in which information and expertise can be shared in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of libraries. Their approach is highly practice-oriented; case studies present especially successful solutions. This series is an innovative resource for public library professionals. Jorg Wiemers and Dieter Kranstedt explain the roles of organization accounting, performance accounting and cost accounting in the management of public libraries. They facilitate a discussion of these methods by using the example of the Paderborn City Library, which has implemented and found success through this system.

Download or read book Public Library Governance written by Edward Abbott-Halpin and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major changes in public libraries throughout the world have led to an increased focus on governance issues. Forging successful futures for public libraries depends on effective governance. This book defines governance and examines its many facets in relation to public library provision internationally, differentiating governance from the policies, processes and practices of public libraries. The perspectives of leaders, practitioners, researchers, decision makers, and service users are presented, offering a variety of views from the past, the present and potential approaches in the future. Decision-making and the roles of decision makers involved in governance are explored. Prominent figures from the public library community throughout the world have contributed their knowledge and experience. Wicked problems facing the public library sector are identified and the varying approaches adopted internationally to deal with them are outlined. There are many practitioner and professional practice issues associated with provision of libraries and views on library usage and delivery vary according to user and practitioner standpoints. Globally diverse content provides directions for the future development of public libraries and for dealing with the emerging challenges facing the library world.

Download or read book Responding to Rapid Change in Libraries written by Callan Bignoli and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of rapid change and an ever-widening constellation of challenges, it’s crucial for library leaders to pull back to the question of “why?” Plotting a sustainable way forward depends upon recommitting ourselves to our underlying values, such as customer service and community-building, while fostering the improvements that change makes possible. With passion, patience, and fortitude, libraries can stride confidently into the future. In this book, noted speakers and consultants Bignoli and Stara speak directly to library directors, managers, administrators, and technology staff, offering concrete guidance on setting or resetting strategic priorities. Taking an interconnected and specific approach to planning for and strengthening the library environment as a whole, their book - discusses why libraries should embrace change as a fundamental part of library life; - explores how to harness rapid change to provide more responsive, user-centered library service; - addresses the ways in which libraries straddle the physical and the digital, in areas such as service provision and collections, illuminating how they overlap and can be improved using similar philosophies; - presents both a comprehensive overview of library technologies as well as related team and change management advice, all grounded in user experience principles; - shows how the concepts of sustainability and flexibility apply to physical space planning and design, from furniture selection and arrangement to infrastructure; and - provides sound guidance on project management, problem solving, preparing for future challenges, personal reflection and self-care, and other leadership topics.

Download or read book Organizational Adaptation by Public Libraries written by Snunith Shoham and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1984-12-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because organizations constantly interact with their environments, they respond to environmental pressures through an adaptation process that matches environmental exigencies with organizational capabilities. Snunith Shoham conducted an empirical study of the ways in which six California public libraries responded to changes in available resources and the composition of the populations they served during the 1970s. The author discusses the various techniques the libraries employed to influence their environment and the internal changes they made to adjust to a changed environment. Finally, Shoham suggests that the library director determines the library's response to change, the services it will provide, and its future goals and direction.

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Download or read book Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries written by Peter Hernon and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic and public libraries are much different today than they were even 15 years ago. With even bigger changes on the horizon, what lies in store? This volume offers ideas to academic and public librarians about the future of library services. Editors Hernon and Matthews invite a raft of contributors to step back and envision the type of future library that will generate excitement and enthusiasm among users and stakeholders. Anyone interested in the future of libraries, especially library managers, will be engaged and stimulated as the contributorsExamine the current state of the library, summarizing existing literature on the topic to sketch in historical backgroundProject into the future, using SWOT analysis, environmental scans, and other techniques to posit how library infrastructure (such as staff, collections, technology, and facilities) can adapt in the decades aheadConstruct potential scenarios that library leaders can use to forge paths for their own institutionsThe collection of knowledge and practical wisdom in this book will help academic and public libraries find ways to honor their missions while planning for the broader institutional changes already underway.

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