The latest edition of this management classic sports a fresh new look to complement its updated content. It continues to cover all of the important functions involved in library management and development. New chapters on marketing, team building and ethics have been added; thought provoking mini-cases and other activities introduced or expanded; and more international materials referenced than ever before. A perennial favorite in the classroom, an invaluable reference source for information managers everywhere.
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"Very readable, this text combines the seminal literature of management with current applications in contemporary libraries. ...It is useful not only as a textbook for library school students, but also as a handbook for middle and even senior-level library managers." -
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
In desperate need of copy-editing!,
By Lizzie (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Library and Information Center Management (Library and Information Science Text Series) (Paperback)
This edition contains an inexcusable number of typographical errors. Management of Information Services is already a tedious class, but having to read this dredge was embarrassing and insulting. My professor couldn't even read the questions aloud in class without having to correct for missing or incorrect words. I would rather read a well-edited text geared more toward business management, honestly. Aren't Information Professionals known for being detail-oriented?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Decent material, poorly written,
This review is from: Library and Information Center Management (Library and Information Science Text Series) (Paperback)
This book contains a lot of information that is fairly useful for someone in need of a basic grounding in fundamental management theory. However, it is often quite poorly written. It is often redundant, and will expand detail upon (repetitive) detail on basic concepts long after you've understood the point, while at the same time flinging out references to more complex topics without explaining them. For example, one chapter goes on and on about concepts to consider when restructuring an organization, but never actually talks about the logistics of how you would go through the process of restructuring.
It is pretty clear to me, actually, that the authors split up who was going to write what chapter, and that one of them can write at least moderately reasonably, while one of them has extremely poor written communication skills. The chapters written by this latter author are often missing transitions between ideas, are poorly organized, have grammar mistakes, and are full of awkward wordings that unnecessarily obfuscate his/her meaning. This book could be four stars if a) the author who cannot write well is relegated to planning and/or editorial duties, while the other author actually takes care of all of the writing and makes revisions; b) the book is cut down to 1/3 of its length by removing all the redundancies and needless over-explanations of simple topics; and c) the book is then expanded again to something approximating its current length by adding in discussion of all of the complex topics that are currently just throwaway references.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Adequate Textbook--frustrating links,
This review is from: Library and Information Center Management (Library and Information Science Text Series) (Paperback)
While the text is adequate for any Library management course, the referrals to the accompanying web site are quite annoying. The case studies included in the book are definite food for thought, but to tell the reader to see "the rest of this case study" at the web site is completely misleading. Once the reader attempts to read more at the web site, either the case study is not there, or it is the exact duplicate of the brief description in the textbook. Ugh!
Otherwise, the theory and text is fine.
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