Book description
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 process of change.- Provides practical solutions for real change situations and problems in libraries
- Includes expert interviews
- Written by a professor with nine years experience as a member the management team for the German National Library of Science and Technology
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- About the author
- Part 1: Change management
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Part 2: Change management in practice
- Chapter 3: When does change need change management?
- Chapter 4: Implementation of a library RFID management system
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Chapter 5: Merging libraries and implementing quality management
- Abstract.
- 5.1 Merger of three public libraries including a relocation process
- 5.2 Implementing a quality management system in an academic library
- 5.3 Merger of two academic libraries using the quality management system as a tool to support the transition
- 5.4 Merger of academic libraries and an implementation of TQM with a certification process followed by a reorganisation including downsizing
- Chapter 6: Relocation processes and reduction of space
- Chapter 7: Changes in the management of a library
- Chapter 8: Case studies of change projects described by change managers
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Part 3: Change management and leadership
- Chapter 9: Change – what can go wrong and how to do it right
- Chapter 10: What kind of leadership does change management need?
- Chapter 11: Leaders as change managers
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Chapter 12: Useful tips for the management of libraries in times of change
- Abstract.
- 12.1 Opportunities during the change process
- 12.2 Communication – say it loud and clear
- 12.3 There are people working in the team(s) or department(s) affected by a deliberate large-scale change
- 12.4 Change management
- 12.5 Learning throughout the change process
- 12.6 Scheduling
- 12.7 Things that can’t be changed
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Leadership in Academic and Public Libraries
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2013
- Publisher(s): Chandos Publishing
- ISBN: 9781780633398
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