... research was performed by in-depth interviews, observations and field notes. The eight main interviews are supported by an interdisciplinary narrative literature review of knowledge management and associated fields. Findings This study validates the following propositions: mobile technology can offer...

... by managers to employees; gossip as an informal information-based tactic of ODB; the insufficient protection of privacy and confidentiality of information about disabilities and personal health; and vague information messages that diminish the usefulness of university policies on disabilities. Keren Dali...

...Yan Quan Liu Librarians have been involved in collecting and disseminating statistics for many years. Utilizing statistics to describe and assess the operation of library activities as a part of library tradition has received growing attention from researchers, policymakers, library managers...

...Mary Bradley Thomas H.   Davenport and Laurence   Prusak . Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know . Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press   1998 . xv + 199 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 0 87584 655 6   $29.95 (£20.50) © MCB UP Limited 2000...

...Mugyabuso J.F. Lwehabura; Doris S. Matovelo The importance of effective management for a successful and productive organisation is stressed. Considers library and information services managers as having a centre stage role for leading their subordinates in the process of bringing an effective...

...Rachel McLean‐Shirley Robert K.   O’Neill (Ed.) . Management of Library and Archival Security: From the Outside Looking In . New York, London : Haworth Press   1998 . 120 pp. , ISBN: 0 7890 0519 0   $29.95 Simultaneously published as Journal of Library Administration, Volume...

... Kingdom   Department of Information and Library Studies, Loughborough University, Loughborough. Morris , K . (1999), “ Wiring the ivory tower ”, Business Week , 9 August. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Electronic publishing Libraries Internet Management Resources management...

...Anthony Tilke Explores the development of a major library building, costing£2 million, at Oakham School, Rutland. Looks at the management of change for the facility to operate effectively and the library and information service set up to manage the building. Looks at the role of the first chartered...

...Helge Clausen Presents a guide for development of certifiable quality management systems for the library and information sector. The project was supported by NORDINFO and was carried out in 1993‐94. Begins with an introduction to fundamental ISO 9000 philosophy, definitions and concepts. All 20...

... and the importance of image. Suggests that the latest developments in management style present libraries with the opportunity to make the most of their women employees and to provide a better service. Finally, suggests that social attitudes of men and women change male and female roles at work and in the family...

...Emmanuel M.K. Dawha; Ahmed Ali Biu Examines the management system of record/archival material in Biu Municipal Council, typical of Nigeria, through the administration of a questionnaire and interviews, as well as personal observation on the state of the art in the council. Suggests recommendations...