Leadership in academic and public libraries : a time of change / Petra Duren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Düren, Petra.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos information professional series, 2052-210X

Chandos information professional series

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries--Administration.

Academic libraries.

Public libraries--Administration.

Public libraries.

Organizational change--Management.

Organizational change.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In a time when libraries have to face constant change, this book provides examples and advises on how to lead when change is needed (for example, when quality management is implemented or when libraries have to merge or to relocate). Engaging with how constant change affects leadership in libraries and how leaders in libraries act in times of change, this book is aimed at practitioners and students of Library and Information Science (LIS) alike, and is based on both theory and expert interviews from leaders in academic and public libraries that are in the midst, or are now coming out of a proc

Contents:

part 1. Change management

part 2. Change management in practice

part 3. Change management and leadership.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

"ISSN: 2052-210X (print)."

"ISSN: 2052-2118 (online)."

ISBN:

9781780633398

1780633394

OCLC:

864746024