Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Library Management Collection) - Hardcover

 
9780313278785: Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers: A Management Handbook (Greenwood Library Management Collection)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0313278784 ISBN 13: 9780313278785
Verlag: Libraries Unlimited, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

This handbook offers a comprehensive discussion of the consultant/library relationship. It includes chapters written by full-time professional library consultants, information specialists, and library administrators who have had extensive experience in using consultants to solve a range or problems in information service. Parts I and II address the need to provide a solid foundation, based on an understanding of what the consultant will do, before arriving on the scene. Practical advice is offered by the contributors which should allow for the library or information center staff to more fully accept the activity of the consultant. A common thread woven throughout the chapters is the need for strong communication. Part III offers views on the roles that consultants may play in the negotiation process, the development of proposals, and in the evaluation of large-scale information systems. Specialty areas of consultancy are discussed in Part IV, while Part V explores the more vexing dilemmas associated with the consulting process. Parts VI and VII provide insights into the future use of consultants and explores alternatives to the use of the traditional external consultant. A bibliographic essay and comprehensive index complete the volume.

New library administrators will find this book of value as they seek to understand the value of using consultants and in establishing effective working relationships with them. Middle management library administrators will find the book of interest as they seek to appreciate the range of specialities that consultants now offer. In addition, library and information science students, as well as consultants themselves, will find the book of practical value.

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Edward D. Garten

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Verlag
Libraries Unlimited
Erscheinungsdatum
1992
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0313278784
ISBN 13 
9780313278785
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
308
Herausgeber
Garten Edward D.
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