Management of information organizations / Waseem Afzal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Afzal, Waseem.

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is a significant step towards developing a body of management knowledge pertinent to the context of Library Information Science (LIS) and provides a succinct but deep account of management and information organizations. Management of Information Organizations presents a broad view of the information organizations and the nature of management in these organizations, and how information professionals are affected by such management systems. The book equips the reader with the knowledge that will enable them to develop a strong intellectual foundation relating to management and its mani

Contents:

Cover; Management of Information Organizations; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; About the author; 1 Information; Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom; Sources of information; Means to acquire information; Qualities of information; Content, conduit, and user; Human information behavior; Value of information; Notes; 2 Organizations; Introduction; Brief history of early organizations and progression to the current ones; Organization theory perspectives

Application of organization theory perspectives to information organizationsConstituents of an organization; Organizational departments and functions; Notes; 3 Management; Introduction to management; Management process; Management in information organizations; Management in the information age; Note; 4 Information organizations; Introduction; Information organizations: definition and description; Important foundations; Information organizations sector; Libraries and museums: information organizations; Salient features of information organizations; Notes

5 Role of information managers and information professionals in organizationsIntroduction; Information manager; Information professional; Epilogue; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 20, 2013).

ISBN:

9781780633039

1780633033

OCLC:

865333624