...”. Edited by Peter Hernon and Joseph R. Matthews Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries London Facet Publishing 2013 219 pp. 978-1-85604-948-1 £49.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Academic libraries Public libraries Library...

... Jeskins has a tough act to follow. All the keynote speakers were streamed live and recorded to view later, and presentation slides can be viewed at: www.lilacconference.com/WP/past-conferences/lilac-2013 / Conferences Libraries Information literacy Library management Library users...

... library. It asks pertinent and timely questions of relevance to the practical work of the librarian. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Hartwig Pautz can be contacted at: prb12163@uni.strath.ac.uk Public libraries Internet access Library management Online access Strategies...

... published. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Academic libraries Electronic books Library management Ebooks Backlists Weeding Acquisition United States of America Most librarians involved in the acquisition of ebooks have seen large ebook packages from well‐known academic...

... Software Predictive Budget Planning Library systems Library management Especially in the basic areas of staffing, budgets, collections, services and facilities, predictive analytics can also be used to help develop an overall strategic plan for the library. While there can...

... faced with repetitive tasks. Originality/value This paper summarizes the management literature on this topic to provide practical guidance for library managers. Repetitive tasks Motivation (psychology) Enrichment Communication Library automation Employees Library management Robert...

... and employability; active learning and creative pedagogical approaches. Originality/value The conference provided an insight into emerging trends for information literacy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Conferences Libraries Information literacy Library management Library users...

... the public library into a workspace for civil journalism and a centre not only of high culture, social cohesion and a quality information repository, but also as an integrated public space for democratic self‐publishing and news reporting. Public libraries Library management Information services...

... evidence based on the views of municipal/public library directors in Greece. Strategic planning Public libraries Library management Greece © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Over the last decades public/municipal libraries in Greece have made a considerable effort in developing...

... no easy means of being integrated with the general working collections or that involve unusual care are most often subsumed under the special collections heading. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Collections management Library management Academic libraries Ireland Waterford...

... the following year, one of the library managers wrote: Through ATL we receive a wide range of questions ‐ some of them very difficult. Users with access to specialized libraries, such as students in higher education, still send their questions to us instead of using their own institutional libraries...

... in Libraries . Bingham, NY : The Haworth Information Press 186 pp. , ISBN: 0‐7890‐2402‐0   $27.96 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Digital libraries Library management ...

... and easier to go straight to the Internet? Is this sort of reference book becoming increasingly outmoded? Dictionary of Information and Library Management, 2nd ed. . London : A. & C. Black   2006 . 229 pp. (plus 10 pages unnumbered) , ISBN: 10 0 7136 7591 8   £9.99 © Emerald Group...

... their careers. The human contribution is seen as “investment”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Information services Library management Information management This is a comprehensive text, revised and restructured from the first edition, Managing Information Services...

... School libraries Public libraries Librarians Library management This revised version of the 2001 The OPL Sourcebook aims to be an essential handbook for anyone working in a one‐person library (OPL). Not only does this work cover most of the key elements of running a solo or small...

...   Pantry and Peter   Griffiths . Setting up a Library and Information Service from Scratch . London : Facet Publishing   2005 . 195 pp.   £29‐95 Paperback , ISBN: 1‐85604‐558‐7 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Information services Libraries Library...

... Limited 2006 Students Shelf space Library management Academic libraries Ireland Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), located in the Southeast of Ireland, has developed greatly in recent years. From a small college with only several hundred students, it has evolved into the leading...

... library already do and where you want to go from here”. Importantly, Gordon stops to consider where the library manager's role fits into the wider community or institution. All jobs involve a complex web of relationships both inside and outside the institution. These relationships start with your own...

... of the major economic, political, technological and social changes internationally, over the past six years, and addresses the extent to which the efforts of librarians and libraries to address these issues have been documented in the research literature. Leadership Library management Change management...

... of their library and helpful in providing information for space rearrangement and service enhancement. Academic libraries Geographic information systems Information facilities Library users Library management United States of America One of the major concerns that users have for a library is its...