Management techniques for librarians / by G. Edward Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, G. Edward, 1937-

Series:

Toshokan no tame no shuppan kii nōto

Library and information science.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library administration.

Physical Description:

xii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1983.

Contents:

1. Libraries, Librarians, and Management 1

Special Aspects of Libraries 2

Library as a Bureaucracy 5

Professionals and Semiprofessionals: Role in Management 9

Human Relations Skills and Management 12

2. Management Training and Background 24

What Do Managers Do? 25

Fayol's General Principles 28

The Nature of Formal Organizations 31

People in Organizations 34

3. History and Styles of Management 39

History of Management Thought 40

Development of Library Management 46

Approaches to Management 48

4. Change, Creativity, and the Library 63

Creativity and Management 63

Creativity in the Organization 64

Types of Creative Thinking 65

Encouraging Creative Thinking 67

Techniques for Generating New Ideas 69

Analytic and Creative Thinking 74

5. Power, Authority, and Accountability 77

Power 79

Authority 81

Accountability and Responsibility 83

Status 85

Line and Staff 86

6. Delegation 92

Purposes and Nature of Delegation 92

Organizational Charts 106

Common Mistakes in Organizing 108

7. Decision Making 111

The Nature of Decision Making 112

Problem Analysis 113

The Decision-Making Process 116

Types of Solutions 117

Long-Range Effects of Decision Making 118

Decision Aids 120

8. Planning 130

Nature of Planning 131

Types of Plans 133

Why Plan? 146

A Time Scale for Planning 147

Planning Means Change 149

Making Change Acceptable 150

9. Communication 155

Obstacles to Understanding 156

Organizational Barriers to Communication 160

Communication Needs 161

Communication Role of Supervisors 165

Written and Oral Communication 166

Channels, Direction, Legitimacy of Communication 169

10. Motivation 174

Motivation and Behavior 175

Maslow's Theory of Motivation 177

McGregor: Theory X and Theory Y 180

Argyris's Immaturity/Maturity Theory 182

The Herzberg Studies 185

Management Systems: Likert 186

Managing by Results 189

The Managerial Grid 190

Participative Management 191

11. Leadership In Management 199

Approaches to Leadership 200

Assumptions regarding Leadership 201

Functions of Leadership 202

Giving Orders 205

12. Personnel: The Human Side 211

Knowing What You Need 212

Job Requirements 220

Recruitment 221

Selection 221

Application Forms 221

Tests 223

Interviews 224

Verification and Evaluation 226

Final Decision 226

The New Employee 227

Training Professional Staff 228

Performance Evaluation 230

The Unsatisfactory Employee 234

Other Factors in Personnel Work 235

13. Personnel: The System Side 244

Characteristics of the Merit System 244

Problems in the Merit System 247

What Is Collective Bargaining? 251

Forming a Collective Bargaining Unit 251

Postelection Activity 259

14. Fiscal Management 263

Budget as a Control Device 263

The Budgetary Period 267

Budget Preparation 268

Defending the Request 270

Forms of Budgets 273

Line Budget 274

Performance Budget 279

Zero-Base Budget 282

Site Budgeting 284

15. Work Analysis 289

Work Sampling 289

Types of Work Analysis 291

Scheduling: Gantt Charts 299

PERT 299

Other Useful Concepts 303

Cost Accounting 304

Systems Approach 305

Evaluating the Library 307

16. Changing Environments 319

Trends 319.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0122438566

OCLC:

8410224